Contraception

HHS ‘compromise’: “80 pages of nothing new”

Sheila Liaugminas | 11 February 2013

The basic mandate that employers with religious objections to the HHS contraceptive coverage still have to comply or pay punitive fines still stands. The latest fig leaf changes little, but it took a few days to wade through the dense and convoluted legalese the government issued to essentially say ‘we’re not willing to budge, more than an inch.’

Who speaks for women?

Sheila Liaugminas | 21 August 2012

Now that’s become a very interesting question.

What’s wrong with HHS birth control mandate?

Sheila Liaugminas | 04 August 2011

Let’s count the ways…

Obama administration mandates contraceptive coverage

Sheila Liaugminas | 02 August 2011

The Department of Health and Human Services, which is taking on an Orwellian context come to think of it, has just added a new twist to healthcare law.

Planned Parenthood’s political power

Sheila Liaugminas | 22 July 2011

There’s a lot in the news about contraception and health care and Planned Parenthood right now. And a lot more that should be.

Who in Congress wants you to pay for abortion?

Sheila Liaugminas | 15 February 2011

This headline caught my attention: “Pelosi rips ‘No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.‘”