Blog Posts on contraception

White House defends contraception rules as criticisms mount by Fresh News Buzz on Feb 8, 2012WASHINGTON(Reuters) - The Obama administration is willing to work with Catholic universities, hospitals and other church-affiliated employers to implement a new policy that requires health insurers to offer birth control coverage, a top adviser to th...

US confirms contraception without co-pay rule by Fresh News Buzz on Jan 20, 2012Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON - US health authorities on Friday finalized a change that will force most insurance plans to cover contraception for women and other preventive health services at no extra cost. A proposed exception for churches and...

Paalam, Soledad by Filipino Freethinkers on Nov 2, 2011Based on true events, “Paalam, Soledad” follows the struggles of Sister Soledad with her faith and her principles amidst the realities of Santa Clara, a small town ruled by closed minds, false hopes and repressed sexuality. [YouTube's blo...

Paalam, Soledad by Filipino Freethinkers on Oct 25, 2011[Notice: YouTube's Content ID, an automated set of "content identification and management tools", has made an error and blocked this video for having "sound recording" owned by SME and EMI. Through YouTube's processes, we have filed a Content ID Disp...

Sin, Smallpox, and Sympathy: Why the Church Will Continue to Let Mothers Die by Filipino Freethinkers on Oct 5, 2011Because for these anti-RH conservative Catholics, protecting human lives is not as important as respecting God.

Church Morality vs. Secular Morality: A Matter of Premise by Filipino Freethinkers on Sep 29, 2011In society, Church morality and secular morality often come into conflict with each other because their standards, and especially their underlying premises which dictate these standards, are as different as night and day.

Primacy of Conscience in the Prison of the Church by Filipino Freethinkers on Sep 22, 2011Senator Miriam Santiago’s theological argument for the Reproductive Health Bill relies on the Catholic doctrine called “primacy of conscience.” But some conservative Catholics think her understanding is flawed, one of her many ̶...

[In the news] In Bataan villages, a war against contraceptives- InterAksyon.com by Human Rights Online Philippines on Sep 11, 2011In Bataan villages, a war against contraceptives InterAksyon.com MANILA – A war against modern methods of contraception has been going on in several communities in Bataan province, with some health centers in these villages turning away mothers who...

USCCB on the Use of Emergency Contraceptives in Rape Cases by Catholic Position on Aug 25, 2011In 2001 the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued their revised “Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services”. Directive 36 states: A female who has been raped should be able to defend herself against a potential conce...

Intrauterine Device (IUD): Is it for me? by Filipina MD on Aug 21, 2011I received this question from a patient: hi doctora, I’m your patient & you delivered my 2 kids, (2005 in med city & 2009 in mmc) since I already have a boy & a girl & i’m 36 years old I feel i’m done having more bab...