Staff / TruthdigMar 6, 2012
She became a household name over the last week, thanks to the vitriolic attentions of one Rush Limbaugh, and on Monday, Georgetown University law-student-turned-culture-war-front-liner Sandra Fluke went on "The View" to tell Barbara Walters and her cohorts about the controversy and Limbaugh's attempt at an apology. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigFeb 16, 2012
President Obama's adversaries don't seem to realize they have fallen into a trap, whether the White House set them up intentionally or not. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 8, 2012
John Boehner's keen instincts have compelled him to zero in on the highly charged -- and politically advantageous -- dispute about religious organizations and contraception coverage that's currently reaching the boiling point on Capitol Hill. On Wednesday, the House speaker made a special speech devoted to the topic on the floor of Congress. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 8, 2012
It's an election year, so it's time to play wedge issue roulette. Which culture war favorite is it going to be this time? Gay marriage? The Obama administration's recent and contested decision to require Catholic organizations to provide birth control coverage to employees? Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 2, 2012
The pharmaceutical manufacturer says the million packets of mis-packaged birth control pills it is recalling won't harm women's health, but it acknowledges that they could fail to prevent users from becoming pregnant. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 30, 2012
Health care, religion and contraception commingled in last weekend's Sunday services at Catholic churches around the country after new health insurance rules from the Obama administration struck some church leaders as anathema to their beliefs and a threat to their religious freedom. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 21, 2011
Health insurance companies may soon be required to provide women with free birth control among other services, as part of the health care law passed last year. On Tuesday an independent panel of health specialists released its recommendation concerning services under the law. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2011
The backlash against Planned Parenthood continues, and anti-abortion advocates have emerged victorious in New Hampshire, where the state's executive council has dropped funding for the reproductive health organization (more) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 24, 2010
Now there's a headline we didn't count on writing anytime soon, at least not with this news under it: Pope Benedict XVI followed his surprising words about male prostitutes and condoms with a clarification, according to one Father Federico Lombardi (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 2, 2010
Catholic groups are less than thrilled at the prospect that Uncle Sam might get into the contraception business. Nonetheless, a panel set to convene this month could decide that preventing unwanted pregnancies qualifies as the kind of complementary preventive care for women required by Obamacare. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 8, 2010
Fifty years ago on Sunday, U.S. authorities announced the release a contraceptive device for women in the form of a swallowable tablet. The pill, as it has come to be known, has revolutionized sex, as well as given women control over their bodies when it comes to reproductive health. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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