Once again, bosses are trying to block women’s access to birth control coverage. Next stop: the Supreme Court.

Nov. 16, 2015

Should businesses have the right to discriminate? Should employers be able to decide for their employees what their health insurance covers?

June 3, 2014

March 25, 2014

Earlier this week, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor grabbed some headlines (and understandably caused some confusion) after she temporarily blocked implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s birth control benefit requirement as applied to religiously affiliated organizations. To be clear: the dispute does not in any way involve whether or not churches and places of worship are exempt from covering birth control (they are). Rather, the dispute is about other, religiously affiliated organizations, and how they can choose to “opt out” of the requirement.

Jan. 3, 2014

The Supreme Court will decide whether bosses have the right to deny birth control to their employees based on their personal beliefs. They are taking up Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby & Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius.

Nov. 26, 2013

Missouri State Representative Paul Wieland (R-Imperial) recently filed a federal lawsuit suit asking the court to declare the mandate for contraception coverage in Obamacare unconstitutional. More specifically, he’s looking for a personal exemption for his family (the fact that Wieland is a man, who would probably find little use for birth control, is apparently beside the point).

Aug. 26, 2013

As of today, 18 for-profit companies have filed lawsuits to earn the right to deny women access to birth control with no co-pay.

June 11, 2013