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Americans reject religious freedom argument regarding birth control

By | 03.15.12 | 7:26 am

Despite the Catholic Church’s efforts to frame the federal government’s decision requiring health insurers to cover birth control as a matter of “religious freedom,” a new poll shows that almost 70 percent of the Americans believe the decision was a “matter of women’s health, not religious freedom.”

Catholic voters support Obama on birth control

By | 02.10.12 | 8:48 am

Polling released this weeks indicates that a strong majority of Americans, including a majority of Catholics, support President Obama’s stanch on making few exceptions to the mandate that health insurance plans include access to no-cost contraceptives.

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo (Pic by Nieve44/La Luz)

Bishop conference lobbies against mandating contraception in health plans

By | 07.21.11 | 3:08 pm

Despite the overwhelming acceptance of birth control among Catholics, the hierarchy of the Catholic Church continues to ask U.S. lawmakers to restrict access to contraceptive services.