Caroline Johnston Polisi, Author at Women's eNews

Religious Hospitals Probed for Denying Women Care

By Caroline Johnston Polisi ● Arts & Culture ● July 8, 2010

A legal commentator analyzes the possible reverberations of a Catholic nun being excommunicated for authorizing an abortion that saved the life of a young woman and the ACLU’s decision to act against what they say is a violation of federal law.

Sotomayor Hearing Test: Did You Catch the Code?

By Caroline Johnston Polisi ● Commentary ● July 24, 2009

Last week’s Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Sotomayor were loaded with insights into competing judicial philosophies and their links to partisan issues, such as a woman’s right to an abortion. Caroline Johnston Polisi cracks the legal code.

Spousal Rape Laws Continue to Evolve

By Caroline Johnston Polisi ● Arts & Culture ● July 1, 2009

Remnants of the “marital rape exemption” still exist in many states’ laws, even though all 50 states now criminalize spousal rape. Plea bargains can also lead to more lenient sentencing. Caroline Johnston Polisi looks at how these laws have changed.

On Sex Education, Bristol’s Ex Is Voice of Reason

By Caroline Johnston Polisi ● Commentary ● June 12, 2009

Obama cuts federal funding for abstinence-only education and Bristol Palin emerges as its “do as I say” champion. Caroline Johnston Polisi picks apart the tangle of federal policy and real-life national sit-com.

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Religious Hospitals Probed for Denying Women Care

Sotomayor Hearing Test: Did You Catch the Code?

Spousal Rape Laws Continue to Evolve

On Sex Education, Bristol’s Ex Is Voice of Reason