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It's not the stork

International Tests Prove New Male Contraceptive is almost 100% Effective

The only existing contraceptive options for men are withdrawal, condoms or a vasectomy.

AIDS Emerges From Behind The Veil In Pakistan

Pakistan Bans all Advertisements Related to Condoms, Says it Incites Curiosity Among Children

Pakistan's media regulator has announced a ban on all advertisements related to condoms and contraceptives in general on prime time television as well as radio. Authorities feel that the promotion of these products incites curiosity among children.

Pope Reaffirms Church's Ban On Artificial Birth Control Methods

Pope Reaffirms Church's Ban On Artificial Birth Control Methods

Pope Francis has defended the Catholic Church's ban on artificial methods of contraception saying that international groups and organizations should not meddle and impose its western views on families regarding family planning and birth control methods

Affordable Care Act, Obamacare Contraceptive Protest

U.S. Court Upholds ObamaCare Contraceptive Exemption For Religious Groups

A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled against arguments from religious nonprofit organizations that providing for employees' contraction under Obama's Affordable Care Act violates their right for expression of religion.

Pope Francis

Pope Francis Tells Bishops To Climb Down From ‘Ivory Towers’

Pope Francis warned bishops and cardinals yesterday at the global synod attended by 200 global religious leaders in St. Peter's Basilica telling them to come down from their "ivory towers" and deal with issues modern families face.

Russell Pearce

Birth Control Comments Prompt Arizona Republican Party Vice Chairman To Step Down

Arizona Republican Party vice chairman Russell Pearce stepped down from his position after his comments about birth control stirred controversy among both Democrats and Republicans.

Affordable Care Act

White House Amends Birth Control Mandate to Appease Religious Companies

Amid mounting political and legal tension, the White House on Friday rolled out a policy to guarantee that female employees will have access to birth control even with religious employers who refuse to include it in the insurance policies.

Hobby Lobby Ruling

Democrats Unveil Legislation To Reverse Hobby Lobby Ruling

Senate democrats unveiled a new legislation that would reverse the US Supreme Court’s recent ruling that gave companies like Hobby Lobby the discretion to not pay for their employees’ birth control.

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Hobby Lobby Wins Case Against ObamaCare Contraceptives

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties, the two companies that challenged ObamaCare by refusing to pay for the contraceptives of their employees because it violated their religious principles.

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