Cardinal Newman Society: Boston College Required to Provide Contraceptives
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, October 09, 2009 8:22 AM
In an amended press release issued today, the Cardinal Newman Society acknowledged it omitted some important relevant facts in reporting this week that Boston College’s student health plan covers contraception.
The amended press release states,
Since releasing this report, we have learned that Massachusetts state law requires insurers to provide coverage for contraceptive drugs when other... READ MORE
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A Tale of Two Colleges
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, October 08, 2009 1:06 PM
The Cardinal Newman Society has reported that Boston College’s student health plan includes coverage for “family planning services,” including contraception.
Here’s an excerpt from the Cardinal Newman Society’s Oct. 7 press release about the matter:
“Contraception and birth control services are explicitly covered under the student health plan, Blue Care Elect Preferred (PPO), which is... READ MORE
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Pro-Marriage Prof
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, September 25, 2009 11:10 AM
Boston College Law School professor Scott FitzGibbon is featured in the first two pro-marriage ads that have been produced in support of a ballot measure in Maine to veto a state law passed last spring legalizing same-sex “marriage.”
The ads, titled “Consequences,” cite a letter several legal scholars sent to Maine Gov. John Baldacci warning the same-sex “marriage” law will trigger a... READ MORE
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Boston College’s Iconic Gesture
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, February 09, 2009 3:29 PM
The Cardinal Newman Society reports today on an unexpected move at Boston college — the placement of crucifixes and icons on many classrooms.
According to the Boston College Observer, the religious articles were placed in the classrooms during Christmas break at the instruction of Jesuit Father William Leahy, the president of Boston College.
The Observer reports that the move has met with a... READ MORE
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Boston College to Stage V-Play
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, December 19, 2008 4:29 PM
The student senate at Boston College has voted to allocate $1,000 in college funds for increased 2009 campus productions of a sexually explicit play.
The Cardinal Newman Society reports that the student senate voted 8-7 to support staging “The Vagina Monologues,” which was written by Eve Ensler with the ostensible objective of raising awareness and funds to combat violence against women.
But... READ MORE
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