Tag Archives: Contraception
Arizona bill would force employees to prove they’re not using birth control for sex
Tweet Not to be used for sex. (If you want your benefits, that is.) Why? Because it’s Arizona: The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-2 Monday to endorse a controversial bill that would allow Arizona employers the right to deny health insurance coverage for contraceptives based on religious objections. Arizona House Bill 2625, authored by Majority [...]
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Blunt Amendment tabled
TweetThank goodness that is over. The Blunt Amendment has been tabled by the Senate–the bill that Maya wrote about yesterday would allow your boss to decide what specific pieces of coverage and you and can’t have based on personal belief systems. This would not just be a threat to access to contraception (the most obvious benefit [...]
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Ladies-Only Panel Settles Longstanding Men’s Health Questions
Tweet“There’s a long simmering debate over hanging left or hanging right. And we’ve made the decision for you.” Bwahaha. Watch this video and laugh. And then cry. Tweet
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No-duh contraception reminder of the day: Birth control costs money
TweetThere a lot that’s surreal about the recent debate over birth control coverage. For one: the timing. It’s 2012 and news stories about birth control in the U.S. have to include a reminder that 99% of heterosexually active women have used it. You’ve got Fox news saying liberals support birth control “to get rid of [...]
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The Wednesday Weigh-In: Sandra Fluke for President edition