US expands no-cost women’s health services

Kerry “Forcing insurance companies to cover contraception is one of the most important things you can do for women’s health,” NOW president Terry O’Neill told AFP. “The fanatics who want to withhold birth control from women should not be coddled by the…

Boehner, Brownback and Operation Rescue

Prior to the beginning of this 112th Congress, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) had his chief of staff meet with Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry, and just weeks ago Governor Sam Brownback (R-KS) appointed a former attorney for Operation Rescue, Rick Macias, to a state board that has authority to regulate abortion providers. The phrase “palling around with terrorists” does come to mind.

The Courts Step In

A New York Times editorial says: “In three new rulings, federal judges in different states have acted to block immediate enforcement of measures that restrict abortion rights and women’s access to affordable contraception, lifesaving cancer screenings an…