Imagine if the Church had only its moral persuasion to convince the rest of us.
Health & Social Policy
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State of the Week: Women’s Health
A round up of the latest state news from around the country.
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Right to Know Versus Right to Withhold
Kansas Republicans are upping the ante on anti-abortion legislation.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Blunt Amendment Fails in the Senate
But nearly every Republican votes to restrict access to birth control
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Are Republicans Backing Away from the Contraception Fight?
Republican senators hesitate in supporting an amendment that would allow any employer to refuse to cover any health-care service for religious reasons.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Virginia Passes Sonogram Bill After All
Protests and national attention couldn’t stop legislators from ushering ultrasound legislation through the statehouse.
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Reproductive Rights: I’ve Got Some Good News and Some Bad News
Whatever side of the reproductive fight you’re on, there’s a state making you sad and another making you happy.
Posted inBooks
Obama’s Squandered Recovery
In The Escape Artists, Noam Scheiber depicts a White House out of its depth on the financial crisis.
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Republican Family Planning
Santorum and Romney’s war on contraception is about men.
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Personhood Bill Dead in Virginia
The Virginia legislature dumps the transvaginal ultrasound, but moves forward with a personhood amendment.