Not exact matches
(Set aside for now the apparent hypocrisy implied by the fact that Hobby Lobby apparently invests some of its 401 (k) employee retirement plan's money
in the pharmaceutical companies that produce the very
contraceptives that Hobby Lobby is so hell - bent
on avoiding paying for.)
The new regulations extend the accommodation available to religiously affiliated nonprofit employers to closely held2 for profit corporations that have adopted a resolution establishing that the corporation objects to some or all
contraceptive services
on account of the owners» sincerely held religious beliefs.3 Starting
in the new plan year, Hobby Lobby and other closely held corporations with religious objections will be required to notify their insurer, third party administrator, or HHS so that the insurer or administrator can still provide the
contraceptive coverage directly to the employees and their dependents.
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In Burwell v. Hobby Lobby the Court ruled that «closely - held» for - profit corporations could be exempt
on religious grounds under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from regulations adopted under the ACA that would have required them to pay for insurance that covered certain
contraceptives.
But Podesta and his candidate want to force a religious order of Catholic women to cooperate
in the provision of
contraceptives and abortifacients; they want to compel small businesses to cater to same - sex marriage ceremonies; and they want physicians to refer troubled patients for «transgender» treatment — all against the Catholic understanding of the right to act
on one's conscience (
in these cases, one's rightly formed conscience).
(i) a woman's right to choose; (ii) teaching evolution
in school; (iii) medical immunization of teen girls against HPV; (iv) assisted suicide; (v) gay marriage; (vi) my right to view art and theatre deemed «offensive,» «blasphemous» or «obscene» by theists (vii) basic $ ex education for older school children; (viii) treating drug abuse as principally a medical issue; (xi) population control; (x) buying alcohol
on a Sunday; (xi) use of condoms and other
contraceptives (xii) stem cell research.
Let's be analytical here: A 30 year old woman, still
in law school (a prestigous and costly one at that), uses $ 1000 a year
on contraceptives.
Proponents of contraception,
on the other hand, predicted
in the late 60s that widespread
contraceptive use would decrease divorce rates, increase marital satisfaction, lower unwanted pregnancies and abortions.
The Obama Admininstration has submitted its response (available here) to the lawsuit that the Becket Fund filed
on behalf of Belmont Abbey College
in the matter of the
contraceptive mandate.
They're objecting to
contraceptives on the grounds that * they *,
in their oh - so - medically - informed - opinions, think they equate to abortion.
The policy goes into effect
on August 1, but U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced
in a statement January 20 that religious organizations that do not provide
contraceptive coverage based
on religious belief will have until August 1, 2013, to comply.
• Speaking before the House Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform
in mid-February, our friend Rabbi Meir Soloveichik protested the Obama administration's now infamous assault
on religious freedom
in the
contraceptive mandate.
Although
contraceptives have a very high failure rate amongst teenagers,
on average,
contraceptive sex is less likely to result
in pregnancy than sex with no contraception at all.
In March, after an uproar among religious institutions that didn't want to pay for
contraceptives, the Obama administration offered several policy suggestions that would require the administrator of the insurance policy, not the religious institution or the insurer, to pay for contraception coverage and invited comment
on those proposals.
A federal judge denied Hobby Lobby's request for an injunction against the Affordable Care Act's (ACA)
contraceptive mandate
on Monday, ruling that the arts - and - crafts giant must cover emergency
contraceptives in its insurance policies even though it believes the pills cause abortions.
In 2014, when Obamacare came before the Supreme Court via the Hobby Lobby case, the court ruled 5 — 4 that employers who objected to the
contraceptive mandate
on religious grounds didn't have to offer birth control directly to female employees.
The oestrogens
in contraceptives also have a lethal effect
on some elements of the larger environment; they have been shown to destroy the fertility of some groups of fish, for instance.
Because the birth control cases all focus
on a 1993 federal law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, not the Constitution, the Justices will face questions about whether the mandate to provide free access to 20 forms of birth control drugs or devices, sterilization, screenings, and counseling imposes a «substantial burden»
on religious freedom of nonprofit employers with religious objections to some or all
contraceptives, whether the mandate
in fact serves a «compelling interest» of the government, and whether an attempt to provide an exemption from the mandate satisfies the requirement that such an accommodation is «the least restrictive means» of achieving the government's policy interest.
Those who are
on the front lines of championing
contraceptive access to reduce abortion
in the developing world are having national impact among conservatives!
DeGioia took no position
on the question that started this latest skirmish
in our ongoing culture wars:
contraceptive coverage
in health care.
There are times, however, where the lack of precautions can stem from the lack of education
on the subject of se.x
in general or the lack of readily available
contraceptives to specific age groups or whatnot.
Funny to me how all the liberals who want the church to leave the government alone are the very same ones who say that churches should not discriminate
in the hiring of their clergy
on basis of religion and are saying that churches who do not support
contraceptives are required to pay for it.
If the Christian Right is successful
in their latest assault
on our rights, and
contraceptives are banned... abortions will go through the roof.
(i) a woman's right to an abortion; (iii) medical immunization of teen girls (and boys) against HPV; (iv) assisted suicide; (vi) gay marriage; (vii) my right to view art and theatre deemed «offensive,» «blasphemous» or «obscene» Catholics; (viii) basic $ ex education for older school children; (ix) treating drug abuse as principally a medical issue; (x) population control; (xi) buying alcohol
on a Sunday
in many places; (xii) use of condoms and other
contraceptives; (xiii) embryonic stem cell research; (xiv) little 10 year - old boys joining organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America, regardless of the religious views of their parents; and (xv) gays being allowed to serve openly
in the military.
Nearly seven
in 10 American Catholics say the church has become too focused
on same - sex marriage, abortion, and
contraceptives, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released Friday.
Consider all the issues
in schools alone: prayer, sex education, the dispensation of
contraceptives, creation versus evolution... the list goes
on.
(CNN)-- The Obama administration's key Catholic ally
on its controversial plan to require health insurers to provide free
contraceptive coverage is dropping support for the plan, potentially complicating the president's relations with Catholics
in an election year.
Some physicians, however, refuse to perform abortions and / or provide
contraceptives precisely because
in their view, having examined the empirical evidence, such as the recent Royal College of Psychiatrists statement
on women's mental health and abortion, these practices contradict the best interests of their patients.
All women
in the military should be required to be
on contraceptives.
And we have a brilliant analysis of the effects of a
contraceptive culture
in Mary Eberstadt's Adam and Eve After the Pill (Ignatius Press), which is must - reading for every bishop attending the upcoming synods
on the family.
We have had universal access to
contraceptives since i can remember!!!! I only pitched
in with my girlfiend, not the Neighbors or the Bum
on the corner — Get it
This is all based
on the belief that Plan B, Ella and two intrauterine
contraceptives are
in fact abortifacient; therefore, it became a «religious right to exclude such
contraceptives from ACA coverage» issue.
He correctly decoded the impact of the oral
contraceptive pill
on society; but his defense of the Church's teaching
on the morally proper means of regulating fertility was couched
in a language that few could hear, and it was left to John Paul II to devise a compelling Catholic response to the sexual revolution
in all its dimensions.
The Gov» t will allow murder
in the form of abortion but not allow the Catholic church to practice their beliefs
on contraceptives.
On Wednesday, Rush Limbaugh blasted Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown law student who testified before Congress
in favor of
contraceptive coverage
in health plans, as a «slut» and a «prostitute.»
(UPDATED) Justice Department won't oppose small - business injunctions, upping the odds that Supreme Court will weigh
in on employer - provided
contraceptives.
In the most cited experiment a male monkey
on an island with several females was faithful to three consorts until they were given chemical
contraceptives, when he took up with three other females.
«After five losses
in a row at the Supreme Court regarding the ill - starred
contraceptive mandate, it is time for the Department of Justice to move
on, and to allow the court, the universities, and other religious ministries to move
on as well.»
In the Fall of 2013, for instance, Pope Francis gave an interview which was interpreted — or rather, misinterpreted — as downplaying the ongoing abortion Holocaust, «We can not insist only
on issues related to abortion, gay marriage and the use of
contraceptive methods,» he said.
No - one is forcing
contraceptives on you, if you don't agree... don't use them but don't expect everyone else to follow your lead - some people actually care about the world they reside
in and know that we are responsible for keeping it together.
The choice to use
contraceptives or to support legislation limiting industrial emissions may be based
in part
on scientific data, but the choice itself is subjective.
Until the 1960s, Comstock Act laws were
on the books
in many states, making the sale of
contraceptives illegal even to married couples.
As the Pope still has significant influence over the less educated masses
in these parts of the World, he has exercised this power by: (a) Using some of the Vatican's incomprehensible wealth to educate these vulnerable people
on health family planning and condom use; (b) Supporting government programs that distribute condoms to high risk groups; (c) Using its myriad of churches
in these regions to distribute condoms; or (d) Scaring people into NOT using condoms, based upon his disdainful and aloof view that it is better that a person die than go against the Vatican's position
on contraceptive use.
Very few women
in the United States rely
on LAM alone to protect them from pregnancy, due
in part to easy access to other
contraceptive methods.
In terms of how to avoid pregnancy after sex, there are multiple emergency
contraceptive brands
on the market, but for the best results, you should know which ones work best.
Our analyses focused
on five conditions that have been consistently associated with breastfeeding
in observational studies that adjusted for parity as well as known or suspected confounders such as diet, physical activity, oral
contraceptive use (
in the case of cancer and hypertension), 6,7,18 and socioeconomic status (Table 1).
Most studies show no change
in the amount of breast milk produced by moms
on progestin - only
contraceptives, and some studies even show a small increase
in milk supply.
This concept is primarily based
on a 1977 study published
in the New England Journal of Medicine that showed women who got pregnant shortly after stopping oral
contraceptives were twice as likely to have twins.
Such education should provide age - appropriate information
on: confidential sexual and reproductive health - care services;
contraceptives; prevention of sexual abuse or exploitation, including sexual bullying; available support
in cases of such abuse and exploitation; and sexuality, including that of LGBT children».
It really started with an image: The all - male, clerical - heavy line - up was speaking before Rep. Darrell Issa's House hearing
on the Obama administration's new policy requiring
contraceptive coverage
in new health insurance policies, with a small exemption for churches that object.
«Many of those with an unmet demand for
contraceptives live
in the poorest countries
on earth,» the statement said.