Supreme Court Sacrifices Reproductive Choice for Religious Rights
The Supreme Court handed religious conservatives a major victory, a 7-2 ruling solidifying religious autonomy and diminishing reproductive choice.
Tagged: contraception
Choice, not Chance
Contraception is more than healthcare; in a modern free society, it’s a universal human right.
Guest writer zic explains.
2013-2014 Term Recap (Save Two)
It’s the close of the term, and here’s a recap of the major cases from SCOTUS this year. Some surprising results. Some, not so much. Alsotoo: we’re waiting until Monday for the Hobby Lobby and Harris decisions.
In My Opinion’s Wake
Burt Likko thinks that Citizens United and McCutcheon were correctly decided. But how can he square that conclusion with his recent Ordinary Court opinion?
Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Part IV: Government’s Showing, Disposition
The Ordinary Court’s majority moves on to the final issue left in the case, and issues its ruling.
Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Parts II and III: Dissenting and Concurring Opinion
Tim Kowal agrees the Greens have individual standing, but suggests the corporation is the appropriate party to assert their claims.
Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Part III: Justiciability of Individual Claims [Updated]
In Part III of the Ordinary Court’s treatment of the Hobby Lobby case, the Ordinary Justices’ voting pattern shifts, with dramatic results.
Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Part II: Justiciability of Corporate Claims
Part II of the opinion, dealing substantively with whether Hobby Lobby can state a claim for relief under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Part I: Background and Standards of Law
The first part of the Ordinary Court’s treatment of one of this year’s most-publicized legal cases. To begin, we must understand the factual and legal landscape.
All Rise! Ye Ordinary Court Is In Session
Introducing a new project by some of the lawyers and scholars writing for Ordinary Times: The Ordinary Court.
How To: Get A Vasectomy
Last month, my wife and I welcomed our third and final child into the world. Our new daughter is everything a baby is supposed to be. This is good for a variety of reasons,...
Contraception mandate and liberalism (a.k.a Beating a dead horse) (updated 19/3/2012, 8:40am GMT+8)
Kevin Vallier over at Bleeding Heart Libertarians argues that liberals must oppose the contraception mandate. In order to determine whether a law or policy is illiberal, we must describe the various forms of coercion...
Contraception and Causality; r/K Selection and Population Growth
Tod’s recent post on contraception contained this thought-provoking segment: Another note of interest was this argument by Connell: “Birth control as it is now practised in the United States is bound to bring about...
The More Things Change : Contraception Controversy Edition
Over at the Atlantic, Brian Resnick has dug up two essays from his magazine’s October 1939 edition. One argues for legal contraception, the other against. Birth Control: The Case for the State by Don...
Attention Conservatives: This is why the correct answer was always, “What he said was inexcusable.”
And why it was never, ever, “slut,” “prostitute,” “whore,” Flake,” “she didn’t mind having things stuck up there before she got pregnant,” or “hold the pill between your knees.” Fresh off two straight weeks...
A Bloggy Puttanesca
(A staple in my house since my single years, a puttanesca is a cheap, low-class pasta dish that clears out little bits of other stuff from the fridge you are trying to get rid...
Sailing Away to Irrelevance: Rush Limbaugh & The Right’s Self-Destructive Dependency on The Media Machine
Nine months ago, Jaybird asked readers and contributors alike to take a stab at predicting the outcome of the then-burgeoning 2012 Presidential Campaign. My answer then stands today. (BTW, a big hat tip to...
Contraception is pretty damn important to a woman’s health
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook So our healthcare system is all screwed up for innumerable reasons like the...
A (Long) Musing On The New Contraception Rule
There’s been a long and somewhat intense discussion going on in the comments over at Kyle’s sub-blog about the Obama administration’s rule requiring Catholic institutions to provide coverage for contraception in their health care...
