Taking a firm stand against Obamacare’s controversial contraception mandate, Wheaton College on Friday will stop providing any health insurance for students.
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Appeals Panel Rejects No-Sex-Without-Contraception Order
A federal appeals panel says a judge in Kansas City exceeded his authority when he ordered a defendant to use contraception during his supervised release.
The GOP’s War on Birth Control
For 45 years, the federal government has subsidized contraception for poor and uninsured women, quietly preventing millions of abortions and unintended pregnancies.
The Best Way to Stop Men Making Babies
Contraception may traditionally be seen as women’s responsibility, but it may make more sense—financial included—to focus on men.
Federal Court Vehemently Rejects Latest Challenge to the Obamacare Contraceptive Mandate
On Monday, the Fifth Circuit—one of the most conservative appeals courts in the country—rejected a challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate in an opinion written by Judge Jerry E. Smith—one of the most conservative federal judges on the bench. The challenge, brought by nonprofit religious groups, claimed that the mandate violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) by forcing these groups to sign a form that would eventually allow their employees to access contraception.
Revisiting a Landmark Birth Control Ruling, 50 Years Later
Fifty years ago, on June 7, 1965, the Supreme Court reached a landmark decision on married couples’ “right to privacy” that effectively legalized the use of contraception.
For Women Even a Small Co-Pay For Contraception Can Be a Big Deal
On May 11 the Obama administration released updated guidance on insurance coverage of contraception. The announcement provides much-needed clarification for insurance plans regulated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
White House Warns Insurers About Surcharges and Gaps for Contraception
The Obama administration on Monday put health insurance companies on notice that they must cover all forms of female contraception, including the patch and intrauterine devices, without imposing co-payments or other charges.
U.S. Top Court Throws Out Obamacare Contraception Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday revived religious objections by Catholic groups in Michigan and Tennessee to the Obamacare requirement for contraception coverage, throwing out a lower court decision favoring President Barack Obama’s administration.
New Report Shows Insurers Are Falling Short on Covering Contraception
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requires contraception to be covered by your insurance plan without a copay. Yet many women still face serious obstacles getting their contraception of choice covered—and not just those who work for conservative employers. A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that a lot of insurers are interpreting the coverage mandate in ways that limit women’s access to certain forms of contraception, especially the vaginal ring, emergency contraception, and the IUD.