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Obama Didn't Cave on Birth Control

People will tell you the Obama administration retreated on mandating birth control coverage for all. Don't believe it.

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| Fri Feb. 10, 2012 10:56 AM PST
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Details of the White House "Accommodation" on Birth Control Rule

Insurance companies will have to reach out to employees of religious organizations directly to offer them free birth control.

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| Fri Feb. 10, 2012 9:25 AM PST

Women Who Use Birth Control Are the 99 Percent

Reality check: Nearly every American woman has used some form of contraception.

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| Fri Feb. 10, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Why I'm Feeling So Hard-Nosed Over the Contraception Affair

There's less to the controversy over Obama's birth control rule than meets the eye.

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| Fri Feb. 10, 2012 4:00 AM PST

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Catholic Bishops Want Entire Birth Control Rule Repealed, Not Just the Religious Exemption

That doesn't sound like a compromise.

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| Thu Feb. 9, 2012 9:11 AM PST
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The Republican War on Contraception

Not satisfied with restricting abortion rights, the GOP is now coming after your birth control.

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| Thu Feb. 9, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Marco Rubio's Plan Could Cut Off Birth Control Coverage for Millions

How the Florida senator—and potential VP pick—aims to use religion to undermine Obama's health care policy.

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| Thu Feb. 9, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Boehner Pledges to Reverse Free Birth Control Decision

The House Speaker wades into the contraception wars.

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| Wed Feb. 8, 2012 1:44 PM PST

Catholics Do Not Have a Deep Moral Objection to Contraception

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| Tue Feb. 7, 2012 4:50 PM PST
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Romney's Ever-Changing Birth Control Stance

Does the presumptive GOP presidential candidate think you should have access to birth control or not?

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| Tue Feb. 7, 2012 10:02 AM PST
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Komen VP Blamed for Planned Parenthood Decision Resigns

The fallout from the cancer foundation's decision continues.

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| Tue Feb. 7, 2012 9:04 AM PST
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House GOP Memo: "Abortion Is the Leading Cause of Death in the Black Community"

Republicans in Congress continue to push a racially charged antiabortion measure.

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| Mon Feb. 6, 2012 10:31 AM PST

Komen Isn't the Only Do-Gooder Group Conservatives Targeted for Planned Parenthood Ties

The Girl Scouts have taken a lot of heat over their connection to Planned Parenthood, too.

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| Fri Feb. 3, 2012 1:12 PM PST
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Komen's Position on Stem Cells Remains Unclear

The major cancer foundation is hedging its Planned Parenthood decision, but what about embryonic stem cells?

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| Fri Feb. 3, 2012 11:13 AM PST

What Does Komen's Latest Statement on Planned Parenthood Really Mean?

The cancer foundation is changing its story. Again.

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| Fri Feb. 3, 2012 10:27 AM PST
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Did Komen Also Kill Funding Over Stem Cell Research?

The foundation can't seem to get its story straight.

—By Kate Sheppard with additional reporting by Adam Serwer

 | Thu Feb. 2, 2012 3:30 PM PST
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Komen's $7.5 Million Grant to Penn State Appears to Violate New Policy

Planned Parenthood lost Komen funding because it's under investigation. But Penn State is, too.

—By Adam Serwer with additional reporting by Kate Sheppard

 | Thu Feb. 2, 2012 1:56 PM PST

Fallout Over Komen's Planned Parenthood Decision

Looks like not everyone at the foundation is a fan of the new "rule."

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| Thu Feb. 2, 2012 9:06 AM PST
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Komen Founder Is Major GOP Donor, Bush Ambassador

Maybe the decision to end Planned Parenthood's grant wasn't all that surprising after all.

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| Wed Feb. 1, 2012 1:05 PM PST
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Komen Kills Grants for Planned Parenthood Breast Cancer Screenings

Anti-abortion activists push the cancer foundation to cut funding that helps thousands of women.

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| Tue Jan. 31, 2012 4:10 PM PST