Updates: Contraception and the states

4/13/2012 - Catholic Bishops Announce New Campaign 
The Catholic Bishops announced a new "religious freedom campaign" on Thursday, partially in response to the Obama Administration's recent announcement that employers' insurance plans must include contraception...
4/4/2012 - Xavier University Will Not Provide Contraception Coverage
Xavier University announced yesterday that it will no longer provide contraceptive coverage for its employees....
3/23/2012 - Affordable Care Act Second Anniversary
Today marks the second anniversary of the enactment of the Affordable Care Act.... 
3/16/2012  -  Statement of Eleanor Smeal, President, of the Feminist Majority Foundation, concerning Obama Administration Moving Forward in Providing Women Contraceptive Services
The Feminist Majority Foundation welcomes and is encouraged by the release by the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, of advance notice of proposed rule-making on preventive services policy that would ensure employees and s . .  3/15/2012 - Catholic Bishops Prioritize Defeating Birth Control Access
After a "closed, two-day meeting," Catholic Bishops made their top priority defeating birth control coverage in the preventive care package of the Affordable Care Act....
 3/1/2012 - Senate Democrats Preserve Preventive Care for Women
Today the US Senate voted down the Blunt Amendment 51 to 48....
3/1/2012 - Women Leaders Vow to Fight Back Against Assaults
As the Senate prepared to vote on the Blunt Amendment, a coalition of over 50 women's organizations held a press conference to announce an unprecedented drive to mobilize women voters on the ground and online around Health and Economic Rights�HERvotes�in 2012.... 
2/10/2012  -  Feminist Majority Applauds Obama's Implementation of Birth Control Coverage for Women
The Feminist Majority Foundation applauds President Obama's announced implementation of Health and Human Services guidelines requiring insurers to provide women employees and women dependents, including those of religiously-affiliated institutions, b .  1/31/2012 - Women's Rights Groups Launch Campaign to Save Birth Control from Catholic Bishops
Beginning today, women's rights groups - including the Feminist Majority Foundation, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the National Organization for Women (NOW), the National Council of Jewish Women, and others - have launched a campaign and blog carnival to support the Obama Administration's decision to maintain full contraceptive coverage under the Preventive Care package of the Affordable Care Act....
1/20/2012 - Feminist Majority Applauds HHS for Rejecting Religious Exemption for Contraceptive Coverage
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services announced today the Obama Administration will not broaden the religious exemption for contraceptive coverage under the Preventive Care package of the Affordable Care Act....
1/20/2012 - Statement of Eleanor Smeal On the Decision of Kathleen Sebelius and the Obama Administration Not to Broaden the Religious Exemption for Contraceptive Coverage
The Feminist Majority Foundation applauds the decision of Kathleen Sebelius, Health and Human Services Secretary, and the Obama Administration not to broaden the religious exemption for contraceptive coverage under the Preventive Care package of the Affordable Care Act....