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Claire Rafford | Friday, July 17, 2020
This report was updated at 11:42 a.m. on July 20. The Supreme Court ruled July 8 that employers with religious or moral objections do not have to help provide insurance coverage for contraceptives in the case of The Little Sisters of the Poor v. State of Pennsylvania. This ruling applies to the section of the
Jackie O'Brien | Wednesday, March 6, 2019
“Aren’t you worried you’re going to get breast cancer?” Every single woman who has consulted with her doctor and chosen birth control for her health, lifestyle or both has been asked this question before. By friends, partners and family members. But honestly, since when did we all begin to think we’re all gynecologists? It is
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Updated Wednesday at 10 p.m. A lawsuit challenging recent changes in University policy regarding birth control was filed in the U.S. District Court for Northern Indiana, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) announced in a press release Tuesday. The suit — filed by NWLC, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Center
BridgeND | Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Last week, against my best judgement, I wrote a column for The Observer titled “An Attack on Planned Parenthood is an Attack on Women’s Rights.” Even though the article was not about abortion, I was sincerely worried about the personal consequences of publishing it under my name. Primarily, I feared the damage that expressing my support
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, February 20, 2018
When the federal government changed its regulatory guidance on the Affordable Care Act last fall, Notre Dame announced its intention to ensure that thousands of its students and employees would no longer be able to afford birth control. However, when the ensuing outrage of those living and working on campus, including a petition with over
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, January 17, 2018
I am writing in response to the University’s reversal of its decision to end contraceptive coverage for staff and students. As a Catholic woman and an alumna of Notre Dame, I am concerned about what this decision means for all women within the Notre Dame community. Throughout the controversy of the U.S. Department of Health
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, December 6, 2017
There has been quite a bit of turmoil recently over the University’s willingness to give insurance coverage for our female students on birth control. The University has recently second guessed its willingness to continue providing coverage and, even though they decided to continue the insurance, there have still been heated arguments about many different aspects
Letter to the Editor | Friday, November 17, 2017
Your decision to assure employees of our University that they will not lose contraceptive insurance coverage even though the use of contraceptives is not an accepted method of birth control by the Catholic Church is an another unfortunate mistake by your administration. Again, because of our University’s stature and notoriety, we have a pronouncement that
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, November 16, 2017
First, I would like to offer my support and appreciation to the University for reversing its oppressive decision to exclude birth control from employee health care plans. However, it is also necessary to address the rhetoric on campus that has encompassed the issue. Specifically, the letter to the editor entitled “Notre Dame doesn’t owe you
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Firestorms erupted across social media after the University announced it would discontinue birth control coverage for students and employees. Students, alumni and pundits alike have shared their criticisms, showering the administration with a vast array of accusations ranging from elitism to misogyny. Insurers’ recent announcements that they will continue to provide birth control coverage regardless