“Contraception” on The Daily Caller

Conservative media mogul Andrew Breitbart told The Daily Caller on Thursday that the Obama administration’s recent clashes with the Catholic Church are a form of “thuggery” against religious Americans. (more)

The Catholic media network started thirty years ago by Mother Angelica, a cloistered nun, is now taking legal action against Obama administration officials over the new mandate requiring health insurance plans, including those offered by religious organizations, to cover contraceptives. (more)

In his recent rhetoric, the president has presented a choice to America: either embrace his vision of an ever-expanding federal government, or get ready for a world where “you’re on your own.” (more)

From junk food to emergency contraception, a vending machine at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania is now offering students the ‘morning after’ pill alongside condoms, decongestants and pregnancy tests. (more)

President Barack Obama’s campaign to woo growing Hispanic communities in southern states being thwarted by his simultaneous campaign to regulate their neighborhood churches, both Catholic and evangelical. (more)

Without former Michigan Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, President Barack Obama wouldn’t have gotten his health care overhaul in 2010 passed through Congress. (more)

Seemingly emboldened by the support he received after skipping a trip to the White House a few weeks ago, Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas has put himself in the middle of another political fight with the Obama administration, this time expressing his support for the Roman Catholic institutions that are resisting the federal government’s attempt to force them to include coverage for contraception in health plans for their employees. (more)

President Barack Obama’s deputies and his progressive allies are trying to convert the damaging controversy over federal regulation of religious groups into an advantageous fight against Catholic bishops over access to contraception. (more)

The American bishops are now reacting strongly against the new Health and Human Services mandate forcing religious institutions to provide health insurance coverage for contraception to their employees. A few thoughts: (more)

Contrary to popular belief, Rick Santorum is not “coming for your birth control.” The senator has explained that, although state governments have the power to pass laws banning contraceptive use, he is not interested in seeing these laws get on the books. (more)

A large hullabaloo has arisen after the Vatican’s official newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, leaked some comments the pope made regarding condom use in an upcoming book.  Some media outlets have declared that the pope has now actually changed the Church’s millennia-old teaching on the evil of contraceptives. (more)

Obama lied: The mandate actually is a tax — Joe Biden’s paint chip problem resurfaces on national TV — Newsweek: Charlie Crist quite good at orally pleasing voters — Tea Party purges a racist — Baby killers: We were promised free abortions — Hippie trinket seller turns on Dems  (more)

On the agenda at the G8 summit in Canada is promoting maternal and infant health in the poorest parts of the globe.  The high rates of maternal and infant mortality in many countries are an impediment to democracy and social development, to say nothing of a human tragedy for these communities. Commitments of resources from the G8 countries to address these problems should be welcomed and commended. Why, then, is the Obama delegation threatening to derail these agreements? (more)

Official Washington is aflutter with the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court. And well it should be: Kagan, age 50, a veritable child in SCOTUS terms, could serve three to four decades on the nation’s highest bench before retiring, leaving a long legacy of rulings with profound implications for many facets of American life. (more)

Sarah Palin touted what she called an “emerging conservative feminist identity” on Friday, during a speech in Washington to a pro-life group in which she said that having a child with Down’s Syndrome has given her “empathy” for women who have abortions. (more)

When lawmakers tried to pass a federal ban on same-sex marriage, the activist left was there to shout: “You can’t legislate morality.” When they tried to alter or overturn Roe v. Wade, the National Organization for Women started screaming: “You can’t legislate morality.” When they tried to pass a law saying 13-year-olds shouldn’t have government funded access to contraception, organizations like Planned Parenthood and the ACLU were there to remind us: “You can’t legislate morality.” (more)

Canadians hosted hundreds of American air passengers whose planes were grounded on 9/11. They opened their hearts and their homes to us. During the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979-81, fearless Canadian diplomats in Tehran helped smuggle out of that maddened country endangered Americans. (more)

EMILY’s List, one of many progressive activist groups recovering from Tuesday’s coup for Republican Scott Brown in the Massachusetts special Senate election, has left some Democrats questioning the group’s coordination with candidates and its narrow focus on pro-choice women. (more)

In an interview on WBSM’s Broadside with Jim Braude, Martha Coakley said of medical professionals who refuse to perform procedures contrary to their religious beliefs, ‘You can have religious freedom but you probably shouldn’t work in the emergency room.’ (more)