contraception
Questions remain on contraception coverage after ruling
By Jayne O'Donnell — July 3, 2014
(RNS) Observers remain divided over just how broadly Monday's Supreme Court decision in the case brought by crafts retailer Hobby Lobby and cabinet maker Conestoga Wood Specialties should be read and whether it could also apply to businesses that aren't closely held.
Awaiting Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling, public favors contraception mandate
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 23, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) In showdown of business owners vs individual choice on free contraception, the public has made its call. Soon the Supreme Court will weigh in.
Hobby Lobby’s Steve Green stands on faith against Obamacare mandate
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 17, 2014
(RNS) Hobby Lobby President Steve Green, with a life steeped in faith, may be the ideal plaintiff in the looming Supreme Court showdown over religious freedom and the Affordable Cate Act contraception mandate.
Religious liberty vs. civil rights: A balancing act
By Richard Wolf — February 28, 2014
(RNS) While religious liberty remains a "core value" in Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer said Wednesday, "so is non-discrimination." And therein lies the balancing act that's at the root of several other disputes.
Cardinals gather in Rome as debates on church reform heat up
By David Gibson — February 19, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Anticipation is mounting for a series of closed-door discussions on Thursday and Friday, when the cardinals will hold what are expected to be frank talks about issues such as contraception, cohabitation, gay marriage and whether divorced and remarried Catholics can receive Communion.
SIDEBAR: How FDA-approved contraceptive methods work
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 28, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) An FDA web site explains the four major methods of contraception and how they work.
What’s abortifacient? Disputes over birth control fuel Obamacare fight
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 28, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Religion, medicine and politics shape the way people define pregnancy and abortion -- key points in the battles over the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate.
Al Mohler responds: The evangelical unease over contraception
By R. Albert Mohler Jr. — January 8, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (RNS) Our concern is to raise an alarm about the entire edifice of modern sexual morality, and to acknowledge that millions of evangelicals have unwittingly aided and abetted that moral revolution by an unreflective and unfaithful embrace of the contraceptive revolution.
COMMENTARY: The evangelical unease over contraception
By Jacob Lupfer — December 30, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Evangelical concerns about contraception are about much more than contraception, and the debate over birth control is a mere skirmish in a larger theological and ideological battle.
2013 marked shifts in views on social issues
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — December 27, 2013
(RNS) The year 2013 ushered in a number of data milestones in American public opinion on issues such as same-sex marriage and personal freedoms.
Catholic bishops challenged to adapt to Pope Francis’ priorities
By David Gibson — November 11, 2013
BALTIMORE (RNS) As they began their annual fall meeting on Monday, the U.S. Catholic bishops heard a pointed challenge from Pope Francis’ personal representative to be pastors and not ideologues -- the first step in what could be a laborious process to reshape the hierarchy to meet the pope’s dramatic shift in priorities.
Bishops rebuke critics of Catholic Relief Services
By Katherine Burgess — September 12, 2013
(RNS) U.S. Catholic bishops have publicly rebuked conservative critics of Catholic Relief Services, flatly denying charges that the group has wavered in its commitment to church teachings on contraception and abortion.
Unsafe abortions on the rise across Africa
By Fredrick Nzwili — September 4, 2013
(RNS) More than 6 million unsafe abortions take place each year in Africa, resulting in 29,000 maternal deaths, according to the World Health Organization.
White House denies contraception exemption to private businesses
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 28, 2013
(RNS) The new rules do not apply to private businesses whose owners have religious or moral obligations to contraception -- and that issue has already been a major battleground in federal courts.
Catholic bishops oppose Violence Against Women Act over lesbian provisions
By Lauren Markoe — March 7, 2013
(RNS) Key U.S. Catholic bishops are objecting to portions of the Violence Against Women Act, which they say attempt to subvert traditional views of gender and marriage, and fail to protect the religious freedom of aid workers.
