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Fox News (USA)
U.S. Roman Catholic bishops are rejecting the Obama administration’s plan to accommodate faith groups that object to the birth control mandate.
Consumer Reports (USA)
Despite a health-care system that outspends those in the rest of the world, infants and mothers fare worse in the U.S. than in many other industrialized nations.
Huffington Post (USA)
Greater education about contraception is directly correlated to a decrease in risky sexual behavior among young adults, according to a new study. But when researchers for the Guttmacher Institute surveyed 1,800 males and females aged 18-29, they found that more than half of young men and a quarter of young women proved to show little knowledge of contraceptive services.
As a pro-choice Independent, I’m glad to see that there are Republicans who are pro-choice, pro-healthcare, and sex education rather than abstinence-only education. Kudos!
Jane E. Schneider
May 17, 2012