Ruling on Hobby Lobby Draws Strong Outcry
The hashtag #NotMyBossBusiness is going strong on Twitter as critics decry a dangerous precedent that targets women and gives employers control over healthcare.
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Birthing of Health Care Plan Put Midwives in Limbo
About half of all U.S. births are covered by Medicaid, which means decisions about delivery practices under this part of the Affordable Care Act could ripple far and wide. The American College of Nurse Midwives is assessing all 277 marketplace plans.
Abusers Gun Ban Upheld; Michigan Spouses in Limbo
The U.S. Supreme Court OK’d the law banning possession of guns by people convicted of domestic violence. Also this week, in Michigan, the governor said the state will not recognize 300 same-sex marriages performed between a court ruling and its appeal.
Hobby Lobby Case Could Deliver Women a Bitter Pill
The government’s right to require employers to cover women’s birth control faces a High Court decision on the competing demand by a corporation to assert religious principles. Many expect the court decision to split along party lines.
Religious Birth Control Barriers Block the Best RX
Getting health insurance through a Catholic organization is one way that some women aren’t getting coverage for contraception, says Carol Roye in this excerpt from “A Woman’s Right to Know.” Attacking birth control access is especially damaging for poor women.
Saudi Law Firm Opens; Birth Control Mandate Halted
The first female law firm has opened its doors in Saudi Arabia to protect women’s rights in the kingdom. Also this week, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily delayed key requirements related to contraceptive coverage of the Affordable Care Act impacting religious-affiliated groups.
High Court Takes on Birth Control, Activists Ignited
Activists on both sides rushed to Twitter when the Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases this spring that are classic conflicts between religious beliefs and women’s right to unbiased health care.
Title X Needed Now More Than Ever Under Obamacare
The only federal program dedicated to family planning will be critical to the job of providing and expanding women’s health care under the Affordable Care Act. But several states are attempting to restrict Title X at the very time it is needed most.
Affordable Care Act Benefits Women: Here’s How
Read on to learn or review the ways the ACA will dismantle costly gender discrimination in health insurance and benefit millions of American women when its major provisions take effect next year.
Birth Control, Abortion Crucial to Reducing Deaths
Contraception and abortion need to be understood in a public health context. As access comes under heavier attack in this country we can expect higher maternal and infant mortality, more teen anemia and higher risks of child abuse and neglect.
