| HEADLINES |  |  Contraception and women's well-being: NFP, disillusionment, and the poor
The Public Discourse
In yesterday's essay, I described a new alliance formed between our national government and Planned Parenthood, and how they are waging an unprecedented campaign against religious liberty in the United States----and threatening female well-being at the same time. Contraception isn't the only way to plan a family, and it certainly isn't cost-free: contraception leads to sexual disillusionment and weakens the marriage culture at the expense of the least well-off women. (Second in a three part series.) |
|  Suit challenges Wisconsin abortion law
Fond du Lac Reporter
A state law that subjects doctors who perform medication-induced abortions to possible criminal charges is unconstitutionally vague and should be struck down, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin charged in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday. The suit in U.S. District Court in Madison challenges the law, which requires doctors and patients to take a series of steps before a woman can receive a so-called "pill abortion." Doctors who fail to follow some of the requirements can be subjected to criminal charges, civil penalties or disciplinary actions, the lawsuit said. |
|  Lawsuit takes on birth control mandate
Washington Times
A lawsuit against the Obama administration's "contraception mandate" in its health care law is heading to a federal appellate court this week, while a Mennonite-owned company filed the 41st lawsuit seeking relief from it. Forty-one lawsuits have been filed against the federal government, including one filed Dec. 4 by Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., in East Earl, Pa. That lawsuit, brought by three Mennonite men who founded and run the wood-cabinet and specialty-products manufacturer, said the ACA coerces them to "engage in acts they consider sinful and immoral, in violation of their most deeply held religious beliefs." | |
