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Fox News on Birth Control Coverage: "Is [Obama] Provoking An Unnecessary War With America's Religious Leaders?"
By allowing birth control coverage, Obama is sparking an "unnecessary war" with religious leaders?! Something sounds awry. From the January 25 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends. [via Media Matters for America.]
Protecting Women's Rights in a Religious "Right" World
by mycultlife, My Cult Life
January 21, 2012 - 10:19pm (Print)
Women received a small victory yesterday when the Obama administration announced that most employers will have to provide contraceptives at no cost to their employees. But the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops remain strong and determined to take away your rights.
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Score One for Women’s Health! Obama Administration Stands Up For Birth Control
Today, the Obama administration stood up for women's health and announced it would keep in place a proposed rule that ensures that new insurance plans include coverage of contraception.
President Obama, Please Keep Your Promise to Insulate Science from Politics and Ideology
by Wayne Shields, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
January 9, 2012 - 11:11am (Print)
One of the most difficult things to do is tell a friend that we are disappointed or upset with them, but that is what we are doing here today.
Why Scientific Integrity Policies are So Important for Government Agencies
by Francesca Grifo, Scientific Integrity Program at Union of Concerned Scientists
January 6, 2012 - 6:15pm (Print)
Sadly, only about a quarter of the relevant agencies have developed scientific integrity policies as required under White House guidelines and publicly released them.
The Plan B Decision: A Dangerous Precedent
by Kelly Cleland, Office of Population Research (Princeton University)
January 6, 2012 - 4:58pm (Print)
To the FDA, the evidence is clear: Plan B is safe for women of all ages. Yet in a dangerous precedent, the Secretary overturned the decision based on pseudo-scientific concerns about misuse among younger adolescents.
The EC Decision: Where Were The President's Science Advisors?
by Susan Wood, ThePumpHandle.wordpress.com
January 6, 2012 - 4:34pm (Print)
Dr. Susan Wood discusses the recent misuse of science and data as part of the decision by the Secretary of HHS to overrule the scientific determination by the FDA Commissioner on bringing Plan B fully over the counter.
The EC Decision: Dismissing the Concerns of Latinas and Low-Income Women
by Ryann Dubiel, Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR)
December 19, 2011 - 9:55am (Print)
The Administration's decision to ignore medical and scientific evidence and deny increased access to Plan-B suggests a failure to understand and acknowledge the effects of this decision on Latinas, women of color, undocumented immigrants and low-income women.
Disappointed Doesn’t Cut It Anymore: A Mother’s Rebuttal of President Obama’s Plan B Politics
by Kate Stewart, Advocates for Youth
December 8, 2011 - 8:34pm (Print)
Disappointed, angry, dismayed -- these are only some of the emotions I am feeling this afternoon after hearing President Obama's poor excuse for restricting access to Plan B One Step. I am also scared. How does Obama's hollow rationale and rejection of science make him any different than Michele Bachmann?
"Dr." Sebelius's Bitter Pill: A Case of National Malpractice
by Kirsten Moore, Reproductive Health Technologies Project
December 8, 2011 - 6:32pm (Print)
"Dr." Kathleen Sebelius prescribed us a bitter pill when she ignored overwhelming evidence on the safety and effectiveness of emergency contraception to prohibit its sale over-the-counter. Is this change we can believe in? It’s certainly not a “common sense” solution. President Obama and Secretary Sebelius should listen to real doctors and the FDA Commissioner, and make this decision based on science, not politics.
