Religion & Law

"Forgettable Contraception" Can Help Overcome Human Fallibility
Contraception: Forgettable Contraception, by David Grimes: The term ?forgettable contraception? has received less attention in family planning than has ?long-acting reversible contraception...

Survey Shows the Pill and Sterilization Remain the Most Popular Contraceptives Among Women
USA Today: U.S. women still prefer the pill, sterilization for contraception, by Rita Rubin: A growing percentage of U.S. women are using intrauterine devices, or IUDs, but the pill and female sterilization still lead the contraceptive pack, as they have...

Catholic Institutions and Contraception Coverage
The EEOC's decision regarding Belmont Abbey College, which Rob addresses, is lamentable, but not surprising. The EEOC has consistently taken the position that the exclusion of contraception coverage from prescription coverage constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex and/or discrimination...

Catholic Groups Urge Pope to Lift Ban on Contraception
Reuters UK: Catholic groups ask pope to end contraception ban, by Philip Pullella: ROME (Reuters) - More than 50 dissident Catholic groups published an unusually frank open letter to Pope Benedict on Friday saying the Church's ban on contraception had...

Tim Jost responds to the USCCB on the Senate bill
Tim Jost (who is a devout Mennonite) and I overlapped at Ohio State during the 1981-82 academic year. dotCommonweal is emphasizing Tim's response to the USCCB: Jost answers the USCCB?s prolife office March 15, 2010, 6:36 pm Posted by Matthew...

Can the USCCB be wrong
Michael P. linked the other day to an editorial in Commonweal which (among other things) asks "is there a possibility that the USCCB might be wrong?" It seems to me that the editors are beyond-question-right in observing that, with respect....

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Wind and Hail Coverage
Allstate Corp. agrees to restore insurance coverage and pay $250,000 settlement.

Darvon
Other Propoxyphene-Containing Meds to Require Stronger Warnings

Hip & Knee Replacement
alleging sterilization practices can cause implant failure.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement
alleging government agencies and officials violated immigrant workers' constitutional rights.

Tree Stands
Ardisam Inc. pays $420,000 settlement for failing to report defective product to government officials.

Florida Medicaid
Limiting Coverage of Drugs for Kids