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20 posts tagged "HHS Mandate"

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Contraception controversy at Notre Dame

Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Admirable and justifiable is Notre Dame and University President Fr. John Jenkins’ recent handling of the case of the contraceptive insurance coverage at the University for its employees. On Feb. 7, 2018, Fr. Jenkins made the following clarification: “[I]t is best that the University … provide coverage in the University’s own insurance plan for simple

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Give Notre Dame women the facts

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

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Students march for reproductive rights

Kelli Smith | Wednesday, October 11, 2017

The Graduate Workers Collective of Notre Dame hosted a demonstration Tuesday at Main Building to peacefully protest the University’s stance on a recent mandate by the Trump administration regarding health insurance. Titled “March for Reproductive Freedom,” the demonstration arose as a response to a statement released by University President Fr. John Jenkins on Friday. The

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Four years in review

Observer Staff Report | Friday, May 13, 2016

Fr. Theodore Hesburgh dies at 97 On Feb. 26, 2015, Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, 15th president of Notre Dame and one of the most influential figures in higher education, died at the age of 97. Friends, family and the Notre Dame community came together to celebrate his life at his funeral held at the Basilica of

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Keynote address explores religious liberty

Catherine Owers | Monday, November 9, 2015

John H. Garvey, president of The Catholic University of America and former Notre Dame Law professor, delivered the keynote address of the Notre Dame Law Review Symposium on Friday afternoon and addressed the recent shift in focus in the religious liberty debate. This year’s symposium is titled “Religious Liberty and the Free Society: Celebrating the

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Federal court again rules against Notre Dame in HHS lawsuit

Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, May 20, 2015

The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has once again rejected Notre Dame’s request for relief from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate requiring health insurance to cover contraception, the latest setback for the University in a three-year-long legal battle, according to court documents released Wednesday. On March 9, the U.S. Supreme Court

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ND continues to challenge HHS ruling

Madison Jaros | Monday, March 16, 2015

Last Monday, the Supreme Court called the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to revisit its earlier ruling on Notre Dame’s case against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Notre Dame’s court case, which the University initially filed in May 2012, asks for an exemption to the mandate in the Affordable Care Act that requires that employers provide their employees

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Supreme Court throws out ruling on HHS mandate

Observer Staff Report | Monday, March 9, 2015

This Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out a lower court’s ruling against the University’s lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) contraception mandate. In February 2014, the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied Notre Dame an injunction against the mandate, which requires insurance companies to provide contraceptives. In response, the University

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University asks Supreme Court to review HHS case

Ann Marie Jakubowski | Monday, October 6, 2014

In May 2012, Notre Dame filed its initial lawsuit for relief from Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate. Two years and four months later, after several rounds of denials and appeals, the University’s attorneys filed paperwork Friday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case, citing the Court’s June ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby’s

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Scholar examines religious freedom in light of HHS mandate

Elizabeth Kenney | Thursday, October 2, 2014

At an event hosted by Saint Mary’s Campus Ministry on Wednesday evening, Margaret Harper McCarthy from the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family at the Catholic University of America spoke about contraception and religious freedom in light of the HHS mandate. The event, titled “The Contraceptive Mandate: What do Catholics Want When They Ask

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University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in an email on Tuesday that Notre Dame will open a mass vaccination site in partnership with the St. Joseph County Health Department. 

🏥 The site will be at the Compton Family Ice Arena and will be open Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

🔬In his email, Fr. Jenkins said that the testing site “will provide vaccinations for those Indiana residents eligible at that time under the Indians Department of Health vaccine guidelines, whether or not they study or work at the University.”

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“So we talked about abortion and marriage and re “So we talked about abortion and marriage and religious freedom, and I don’t know how we could not talk about it. I mean, we have to be authentic teachers. We’re not going to be silent about the truths that we hold dear.”

Joseph R. Biden has become the second Catholic President in United States history, but his position on abortion is “one that cannot be condoned” according to Rev. Robert Dowd. 

“Other bishops think that, because he’s a conscientious Catholic whose faith is obviously important to him, we should strike a more positive tone, particularly at the outset of his presidency. After all, in many ways Biden’s positions are more in line with Catholic teaching than Trump’s, particularly when it comes to migrants, refugees, climate issues, poverty and inequality,” Dowd continued. 

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🗳 Not sure who to vote for in Wednesday’s stu 🗳 Not sure who to vote for in Wednesday’s student body presidential elections? 

Meet the candidates and the platforms they are running on below. 

Candidates Allan Njomo and Matthew Bisner plan to:
📚Expand sexual education materials.
💵Subsidize summer classes for low-income students.
📝Alter the non-discrimination clause to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
🏳️‍🌈Establish a Pride Fest.

Candidates Max Siegel and Zachary Holland plan to:
💵Increase club funding through outside grants.
🔈Amplify Speak4ND.
💲Raise student job wages.
🗣Promote sexual assault and racially-charged reporting.
🟢Expand GreeNDot training to the outside community.

Candidates Mabry Webb and Jacob Calpey plan to:
👥Create a Sexual Assault Response task force.
💵Increase funding for the UCC and subsidize off-campus referrals.
♿Make campus buildings more disability accessible.
🩺Increase awareness of STI testing.
Thank you all for sharing your ND love stories! Fr Thank you all for sharing your ND love stories! From class encounters to love at first sight at Hesburgh Library, swipe to read more shared experiences!
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