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Federal Judge Requires Non-Prescription Access to Morning-After Pill in a Month

April 05th, 201312:25 PM ET

By Evan Lenow

U.S. District Judge Edward Korman (Eastern District of New York) has ruled that the FDA must make the multiple versions of the morning-after pill available over-the-counter without a prescription and without age restrictions within one month. The FDA had previously decided to make the morning-after pill available to girls younger that 17, but ...
Use of “Morning-After Pill” on the Rise

February 19th, 201305:57 PM ET

By Evan Lenow

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report last week that flew under the radar of most news organizations. They conducted a five-year study (2006–2010) on the use of the “morning-after pill” (labeled “emergency contraception” in the study—more on that later) and found that 11% of “sexually experienced women ...
Government, Religious Liberty, and Women’s Health

December 04th, 201202:08 PM ET

By Evan Lenow

There is an excellent article posted today on Public Discourse by Helen Alvare addressing the issues of government, religious liberty, and women’s health. Here are some of the highlights. On the issue of the administration’s campaign targeting women: The result is an administration—led by men, but fronted by women—blatantly in favor of ...
The Inconsistent Logic of Abortion Rights Advocates

October 16th, 201204:07 PM ET

By Evan Lenow

During last week’s debate between Vice President Joe Biden and GOP Vice President nominee Paul Ryan, the moderator asked a very interesting question. Basing her question on the fact that both Biden and Ryan are Catholic, Martha Raddatz asked the candidates to explain how their faith impacts their politics, especially related to the issue of abort...
Can an Unjust Law Be a Law at All?: The Contraceptive Mandate

March 01st, 201205:19 PM ET

By Evan Lenow

I have previously written about the Health and Human Services guideline to the Affordable Care Act (aka, ObamaCare) that will require religious institutions to provide all FDA-approved contraceptives to their employees at no charge through their group health insurance plans. I believe that such a mandate violates religious liberty and freedom of co...
To Mr. Obama, From a Conscientious Objector

February 13th, 201211:25 AM ET

By Evan Lenow

Dear Mr. President: In recent weeks, a decision by your Administration has stirred great controversy among people of faith regarding the requirement that insurance policies offer free access to all FDA-approved contraceptives and sterilization. On the basis of the freedom of religion guaranteed to me as a citizen of the United States of America in...