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The fight is heating up between President Obama and America’s Catholic bishops. At issue: Whether employers in Catholic institutions other than churches should be required to pay for contraception as part of health insurance for female employees. In January, President Obama announced that health insurance plans must cover contraceptives for women free of charge. The [...]
When Republicans and Democrats join forces on reproductive issues, women always lose. Such was the case last week. President Obama decided to go the anti-science route and refute an FDA finding on Plan B while the Pennsylvania legislature voted in SB732, which will likely further restrict abortion in Pennsylvania. Both measures were cited as “protections” [...]
Sometimes I feel like one of the few remaining leftist progressives in Philadelphia. The consensus for Democrats in the city regarding political candidates, be they local, state or federal, is to just accept whatever political candidate is proffered, regardless of how anti-progressive they might be. Each time I have criticized President Obama for his right-wing [...]
