Supreme Court decides not to decide on birth control

On Monday, the Supreme Court sent back to the lower courts seven cases that that august body had consolidated into one big ol’ hairy birth control case. This says the court punted on the case, brought by various religious groups who fear the birth control portion of the American Care Act (Obamacare) violates their religious freedom. …

Inside Amy Schumer: Birth control

And thanks, Cynical, for the link.

How do you stop the Zika virus?

Certainly not by suggesting women not get pregnant. That’s not workable, particularly when contraceptives are not accessible. And how do you stop a virus spread when you have to run counter to religious teachings against birth control? And thanks, DickG., for the link. And check out this incredible image from an artist in Argentina.

It’s time to give men more birth control options.

I wrote this for CT Health Investigative Team.

A Duggar spin-off show? Are you fucking kidding me?

Several news websites reported late yesterday that the Duggars — the face of the Quiverfull movement, with a sexual predator in their midst — are mulling over a spin-off television show that will focus on the next generation — though the new show won’t include the sexual predator, one would suppose. (Did everyone see this? …

How do religious women feel about the birth control mandate? Pretty OK, actually.

A University of Michigan study says that support for religion and birth control actually can mix when it comes to the Affordable Care Act’s (Obamacare) birth control mandate. In fact, the proportion of Protestant and Catholic women who believe employers should cover contraception are similar  — 66 percent and 63 percent, respectively. And although my …

Remember Ol’ Rush’s whole “slut” thing?

UPS just became the latest company to pull advertising from the blowhard’s radio show. That brings the total to roughly 100. And if you need a refresher, here’s more on where Ol’ Rush put his foot in his mouth, and then swallowed, hard.

If we want to reduce the number of abortions…

…might we consider making birth control more accessible? Just a thought, as it appears the two issues are connected.

Believe very little of what you hear

Rachel Maddow (Have we all read “Drift?” I’m about a third of the way through and want to discuss it with someone.) suggests that arguing against the health care mandate to cover contraceptives means we all have to tell the truth — and not dream up pretend TSA exemptions that don’t exist except in our …