Healthcare

December 14, 2011

Fordham Fights Pro-Abortion Law Students Group

Local chapter of Law Students for Reproductive Justice holds off-campus birth control clinic.

December 13, 2011

Obamacare Could Obliterate Most Health-Care Conscience Protections, Experts Say

The Abortion Non-Discrimination Act, to be voted on this month, may relieve some of the pressure.

December 7, 2011

Massachusetts Voters Likely to See Physician-Prescribed Suicide Measure

Success in November 2012 ballot initiative could make commonwealth third state to allow the practice.

December 6, 2011

Ad Targets Obama on Religious-Liberty Issues

Catholic Vote TV spot seeks to influence direction of Health and Human Services mandate.

November 18, 2011

The Supreme Court and Obamacare

As Catholics and pro-lifers welcome the news that the high court will take up the health-care issue, the future remains murky.

November 15, 2011

New Jersey's 'Nurses of Conscience'

Congressman Chris Smith urges the University of Medicine and Dentistry to allow health-care professionals to opt out of abortions.

November 1, 2011

Presidential Hopefuls: Michele Bachmann

Minnesota senator spent time in the 1970s campaigning for Jimmy Carter — but also doing sidewalk counseling. Her campaign is fueled by her pro-life views.

October 18, 2011

The Fight to Eliminate Down Syndrome: Eugenics at Work?

Are medical advances and health-care reform leading to the elimination of unborn babies with Trisomy 21?

September 20, 2011

New York Surprise: A Look at Bob Turner's Victory

Catholic Republican businessman wins congressional seat long held by Democrats.

August 3, 2011

Presidential Hopefuls: Mitt Romney

Is the former Massachusetts governor too much of a flip-flopper for pro-lifers to trust? Mary Ann Glendon doesn’t think so.

August 2, 2011

Obama Administration Approves Mandated Contraception Coverage

Critics say religious exemptions and conscience protections are too weak, and legislation is needed.

July 28, 2011

Obamacare: Mandated Contraception Collides With Religious Freedom

Will ‘preventative services for women’ that must be covered by insurance companies include contraception and sterilization? We’ll find out Monday.

May 10, 2011

Indiana to Defund Planned Parenthood

Mitch Daniels has bill on his desk that cuts $3 million of taxpayer funding that goes to the well-known abortion provider.

April 29, 2011

Blagojevich Rule Challenged

Pharmacists in Illinois score a victory for conscientious objection — for now. Nationwide, will conscience-protection issues end up at the Supreme Court?

April 8, 2011

Government Shutdown Showdown

Is it really the Republicans’ ‘waging war on women,’ or being good stewards of the people’s money?

March 29, 2011

Assisted Suicide Mystery: What’s Really Going On?

Annual reports show increasing number of deaths and decreasing amount of information.

February 23, 2011

Obama Rescinds Bush-Era Conscience Regs

The new set of rules raises fears that doctors and pharmacists will face more pressure to violate their principles.

February 22, 2011

Conscience Tug-of-War in Washington

State Pharmacy Board: ‘The original ruling stands.’

January 31, 2011

Defund Planned Parenthood?

The family planning group could reap a financial windfall, if healthcare reform includes contraceptive services with mandated preventive care for women.

January 27, 2011

Catholic Hospitals and Bishops: Trust, but Verify

Could the dispute in Phoenix between Bishop Olmsted and St. Joseph’s Hospital be just the tip of the iceberg? Bishops and public-policy experts weigh in on what can be done about a silent and growing problem.

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