“Democrats See Benefits in Battle on Contraception Access”
Read a Feb. 28, 2012, New York Times article about how Democrats are welcoming the focus on contraception.
Category: Marriage & family
“Church could be forced to ‘give up’ public work, Cardinal George says”
Read a Feb. 28, 2012, EWTN News/CNA article in which Chicago Cardinal Francis George says the Catholic Church may be forced to halt its work in the public square, such as in hospitals and universities, because of the contraception coverage mandate.
“Disparities in Unintended Pregnancy Grow, Even as National Rate Stagnates”
An August 2011 Guttmacher report outlines increasing disparities between the rich and the poor in rates of unintended pregnancy and abortion.
“Most Catholic women use birth control banned by church”
A Guttmacher Institute study found that 98 percent of sexually active Catholic women in the U.S. have used a birth control method not sanctioned by the church. The full report, titled “Countering Conventional Wisdom: New Evidence on Religion and Contraceptive Use,” provides numerous other religion-related statistics, as well.
“Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori on US Supreme Court’s DOMA, Proposition 8 rulings”
Statement in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on DOMA and Proposition 8.
“Catholic leaders respond to Supreme Court rulings on DOMA, Prop. 8”
A Catholic Sun article about the Catholic reaction to the Supreme Courts rulings on same-sex marriage.
“Between the Lines of the Defense of Marriage Act Opinion”
This New York Times article is a guide to United States v. Windsor, the case where DOMA was ruled unconstitutional.
“Stories about faith and family help Romney open up”
Read a Dec. 15, 2011, Associated Press story (posted by Yahoo) about Romney opening up about his faith on the campaign trail.
David Dollahite
David Dollahite is a professor of family life at Brigham Young University. He studies how religious beliefs and practices affect family relationships.