“The Complicated History of Catholics, Protestants, and Contraceptives”
Read a Feb. 9, 2012, article at Slate.com on how, historically, the issue of contraceptives divided Catholics and Protestants.
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“United We Stand for Religious Freedom”
Read a Feb. 10, 2012, op-ed column in The Wall Street Journal by Roman Catholic Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Rabbi Meir Y. Soloveichik and Charles Colson.
“Evangelicals ‘Outraged’ by Obama’s Contraceptive Compromise”
Read a Feb. 10, 2012, Christian Post story about some Christian leaders and organizations responding negatively after Obama tweaked the initial coverage mandate in an attempt to accommodate religious objections.
“Some Christians Endorse Obama’s New Contraception Policy”
Read a Feb. 11, 2012, Christian Post story about some Christian leaders and organizations responding positively after Obama tweaked the initial coverage mandate in an attempt to accommodate religious objections.
“Religious Groups Equate Some Contraceptives With Abortions”
Read a Feb. 16, 2012, New York Times article about how religious groups equate some contraceptives and abortion.
“Santorum defends backer after contraception remarks”
Read a Feb. 17, 2012, CBS News story in which Rick Santorum discusses his views on birth control.
“Santorum clarifies birth control stance”
Read a Feb. 17, 2012, post on CNN’s Political Ticker blog about former GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum seeking to distinguish between his personal views and his public policy positions on birth control.
“What an abortifacient is — and what it isn’t”
Read a Feb. 20, 2012, column on the National Catholic Reporter website about emergency contraception and abortifacients, and why many scientists say that the IUD, Plan B and ella are not abortifacients.
“The Other Birth Control Debate”
Read a Feb. 20, 2012, post at InsideHigherEd.com about debates on college campuses – secular and religious – over availability of the emergency contraception known as “the morning-after pill.”