Aug 24 Photos: Inside one of the world’s busiest maternity wards By Brian Epstein The Jose Favella Hospital in Manila has one of the busiest maternity wards in the world, with an average of 60 births per day. The Philippines is grappling with a population boom, where in the past three decades the number… Continue reading
Aug 22 Obama administration announces new birth control fixes for religious groups By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Seeking to quell a politically charged controversy, the Obama administration announced new measures Friday to allow religious nonprofits and some companies to opt out of paying for birth control for female employees while still ensuring those employees have access to… Continue reading
Jul 06 SCOTUS to consider contraception at faith-affiliated nonprofits By Associated Press The issue in more than four dozen lawsuits from faith-affiliated charities, colleges and hospitals that oppose some or all contraception as immoral is how far the Obama administration must go to accommodate them. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch Birth control injunction for religious college draws dissent from female justices By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 04 Dissenting justices argue Wheaton contraception decision ‘undermines confidence’ in Supreme Court By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A divided Supreme Court on Thursday allowed, at least for now, an evangelical college in Illinois that objects to paying for contraceptives in its health plan to avoid filling out a government document that the college says would… Continue reading
Jul 04 More than half of privately insured women get free birth control By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Recent data from the IMS Institute document a sharp change during 2013. The share of privately insured women who got their birth control pills without a copayment jumped to 56 percent, from 14 percent in 2012. The law's requirement that… Continue reading
Jun 29 Supreme Court poised to deliver verdict on right to birth control By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is poised to deliver its verdict in a case that weighs the religious rights of employers and the right of women to the birth control of their choice. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Can corporations exercise religious rights? Supreme Court hears case on contraception coverage By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch Concerns linger about enrollment glitches as millions start new health coverage Concerns linger about enrollment glitches as millions start new health coverage… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch News Wrap: Celebrations around the world usher in 2014 In our news wrap Wednesday, the first day of 2014 was marked by a papal address, mayoral inaugurations and a series of bowl games for football fans. Also, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor temporarily blocked a health care law mandate… Continue watching