Religion
By Amie Newman, Managing Editor November 19, 2009 - 1:02pm
The Senate health care reform bill was released last night and maintains the status quo on abortion access, throwing out any abortion coverage bans a la the Stupak Amendment; Catholics argue against the idea that banning private insurance coverage for abortion in the House bill was some kind of common ground effort; and DC disses birth control coverage.
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By Amie Newman, Managing Editor October 22, 2009 - 6:00am
In Uganda, though homosexual acts are already illegal, a new bill would penalize homosexuality with tougher penalties - along the lines of life imprisonment and the death penalty.
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By Amie Newman, Managing Editor September 30, 2009 - 2:10pm
Findings from a recent poll conducted for Catholics for Choice presents new information on just where Catholics stand regarding health care reform and abortion coverage.
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Reader diary posted by ACLU July 15, 2009 - 10:00am
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit lifted the injunction (PDF) on the Washington State pharmacy rules that protect a patient's right to access medication without discrimination or delay. This is good news for the millions of women seeking to purchase contraception at pharmacies.
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What is common ground? Can pro-lifers embrace birth control? Can pro-choicers embrace abortion's moral complexity? Should we pay women not to have an abortion? Will Saletan, of Slate, and I consider all the complicated questions.
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The real moral challenge we face is how to ensure access to the means to prevent unintended pregnancies - specifically comprehensive sexuality education, universal access to contraceptive services, including emergency contraception, and education and employment opportunities for young women.
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Reader diary posted by Debra Haffner, Religious Institute June 2, 2009 - 3:41pm
Religious Leaders Respond to the Murder of Dr. George Tiller
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Reader diary posted by Jane Roberts, 34 Million Friends of UNFPA April 13, 2009 - 10:11am
Religion can be a positive force pointing us toward concern for out fellow human beings and respect for all people and the planet. It can also be a scourge upon the land. Examples of both types abound.
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Margaret Pollock, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration, Department of State and head of the U.S. delegation, delivered the much anticipated U.S. statement to the Commission on March 31.
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Is the search for "common ground" an electoral strategy or a real solution to the debate over abortion?
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