Amanda Marcotte writes on Slate.com: “After two solid weeks of Republicans rapidly escalating attacks on contraception access under the banner of “religous freedom,” Obama finally announced what the White House is proposing an accomodation of religiously…
Michael D. Shear writes on The New York Times blog The Caucus: “The White House may be open to compromising on a new rule that requires religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with access to free birth control, a senior strategist for Presid…
Maura Dolan reports for the L.A. Times: “A federal appeals court Tuesday struck down California’s ban on same-sex marriage, clearing the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage as early as next year.”
Laura Bassett writes on Huffington Post: “Karen Handel, vice president for public affairs at Susan G. Komen for the Cure, resigned on Tuesday following public outcry over the announcement Komen would pull funding from Planned Parenthood. After Komen reve…
Judy Norsigian writes for Our Bodies Ourselves: “Close to every cent the [Catholic] Church has not spent settling lawsuits against priests who sexually molested children has gone into this week’s media campaign to rile up opposition to covering birth con…
