A May 1, 2016, New York Times story discusses the “Back to the Future” view on welfare that was taken on by the Clinton administration and, now, the Trump administration as poverty persists.

An Aug. 10, 2006, Seattle Post-Intelligencer story looks at potential problems for Washington state from changes in welfare rules.

Gerald R. McDermott is the Anglican chair of divinity history and doctrine at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Ala. He is one of nearly 100 scholars nationwide who signed a letter denouncing Obama’s contraception coverage mandate.

Elizabeth Sepper is a law professor at the University of Texas, Austin. She is an expert on religious liberty. Previously, Sepper was a Center for Reproductive Rights Fellow at Columbia University law school and co-authored a Feb. 9, 2012, U.S. News & World Report post about the Obama administration’s contraception coverage mandate.

Hannah Smith is senior counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which is representing employers in several legal challenges to the birth control mandate.

Wayne C. Shields is president and CEO of the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, which posts “stories from the front lines” (including some that address faith issues) advocating for full contraceptive coverage.

Dr. Richard H. Reindollar is the chief executive officer of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

Dr. Hal C. Lawrence III is executive vice president of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG has applauded the Obama administration’s stance on contraception coverage.

John Brehany is executive director of the Catholic Medical Association. He says there has been some confusion about whether and when sterilization is ever acceptable at Catholic hospitals. His organization opposes the contraception coverage rule and says the revised mandate falls far short of addressing opponents’ concerns.