The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops with its unscientific claims continues to guide medical policy across the United States. Catholic hospitals follow directives issued by the Bishops.
If spouses—same-sex or otherwise—can't automatically appear on a child's birth certificate when assisted reproductive technology is used, it has major implications for custody battles and ongoing parental rights.
The U.S. Supreme Court just declined to clear up whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
When it came to accessing contraception, women I spoke with as part of my research often framed it as a way to prevent abortions rather than preventing pregnancy: a subtle, but important, difference.
“These systems will have even greater financial and political clout and it will become more and more difficult for people to suggest that denying women reproductive health care is not appropriate."
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