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	<title>Ruth Institute Blog &#187; Birth Control</title>
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		<title>Army Silences Catholic Chaplains</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/09/army-silences-catholic-chaplains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Todd Starnes The Obama administration has been accused of telling Catholic military chaplains what they can and cannot say from their pulpits after the Army ordered Catholic chaplains not to read a letter to parishioners from their archbishop. The Secretary of the Army feared the letter could be viewed as a call for civil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Health Organization Classifies Contraceptives as Highly Carcinogenic</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/09/world-health-organization-classifies-contraceptives-as-highly-carcinogenic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/09/world-health-organization-classifies-contraceptives-as-highly-carcinogenic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=10187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA, Switzerland (LifeSiteNews.com) &#8211; A press release issued on July 29th of this year by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a division of the World Health Organization (WHO), declared the little publicized classification of combined estrogen-progestogen oral contraceptives (OCs) as carcinogenic. The IARC placed the contraceptives into their Group 1 classification, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PA school offers Plan B vending machine</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/09/pa-school-offers-plan-b-vending-machine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birth Control]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Charlie Butts Shippensburg Universityin Pennsylvania is now selling the &#8220;morning-after&#8221; pill via a vending machine. A pro-family group in that state believes that sends the wrong message to students. [Ya think?!] For $25, people with access to campus health services at Shippensburg can buy Plan B from a machine, just like they would a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regarding the Department of Health &amp; Human Services (HHS) Mandate:</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never before in our U.S. history has the Federal Government forced citizens to directly purchase what violates our religious beliefs. The issue here . . . is the survival of a cornerstone constitutionally protected freedom that ensures respect for conscience and religious liberty. -Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston This latest erosion of our first freedom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military Tells Catholic Chaplains What They Can and Can&#8217;t Say About Obama Administration&#8217;s Assault on Religion</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/08/military-tells-catholic-chaplains-what-they-can-and-cant-say-about-obama-administrations-assault-on-religion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/08/military-tells-catholic-chaplains-what-they-can-and-cant-say-about-obama-administrations-assault-on-religion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=10168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Jim Hoft Last week Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan lashed out at the Obama Administration for forcing religious organizations to go out into the marketplace and buy a product that violates their conscience. The rule would force Christian organizations to provide free contraceptives, sterilizations and abortion drugs to workers even though this violates Catholic Church teaching. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We’re All Catholics Now</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/08/we%e2%80%99re-all-catholics-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By David French I’m not the first to comment on the Obama administration’s breathtaking assault on religious liberty, I won’t be the last, and I’m certainly not the most eloquent. I am, however, a lawyer prepared to do something about it. At issue are two competing visions of religion in American public life. For the Obama [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Over 150 congressional leaders demand repeal of HHS mandate</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/08/over-150-congressional-leaders-demand-repeal-of-hhs-mandate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/08/over-150-congressional-leaders-demand-repeal-of-hhs-mandate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Michelle Bauman A letter from 154 bipartisan members of Congress is urging the Obama administration to reverse a contraception mandate that religious employers say would require them to violate their consciences. The Feb. 6 letter to Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, condemned the recent mandate as an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Things Everyone Should Know About The HHS Mandate</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/08/six-things-everyone-should-know-about-the-hhs-mandate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/08/six-things-everyone-should-know-about-the-hhs-mandate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[February 6, 2012 WASHINGTON— The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops offers the following clarifications regarding the Health and Human Services regulations on mandatory coverage of contraceptives, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs. 1.The mandate does not exempt Catholic charities, schools, universities, or hospitals. These institutions are vital to the mission of the Church, but HHS does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tightening the screws</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/08/tightening-the-screws/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by James S. Cole The Obama Adminstration is attacking religious rights by mandating that all health-care plans, even church-run one, must provide cover for abortion and contraception. On January 11, the United States Supreme Court reproved the Obama Administration by issuing a 9-0 decision against the Government in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Message from Chuck Colson</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/08/message-from-chuck-colson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=10146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Co-laborers, We must all act together NOW. What is going on today is the greatest test of religious liberty we will have faced in our life time. If the administration does not back down, religious liberty—as clearly articulated in the Constitution and in court cases—will be gravely impaired.  And your organization, like mine, will face [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The end of the world as we know it</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/08/the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=10139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Dr. Jennifer Roback  Morse No, I’m not exaggerating. The American Experiment in religious liberty is officially over. The First Amendment provided institutional structures that allow different religions to peacefully coexist. All groups agree to NOT try to capture governmental structures for the benefit of their own particular denomination.  But the Obama Administration has ended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-abortion groups cite alleged cancer-abortion link to explain Komen&#8217;s split with Planned Parenthood</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/04/anti-abortion-groups-cite-alleged-cancer-abortion-link-to-explain-komens-split-with-planned-parenthood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/04/anti-abortion-groups-cite-alleged-cancer-abortion-link-to-explain-komens-split-with-planned-parenthood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Judson Berger As the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation faces accusations that it split with Planned Parenthood over political pressure, at least a couple pro-life groups are claiming the organization may have acted out of concern over an alleged link between abortion and breast cancer. The theory that induced abortion increases the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breast Cancer and birth control/abortion links</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/04/breast-cancer-and-birth-controlabortion-links/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/04/breast-cancer-and-birth-controlabortion-links/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=10094</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Breast Cancer: Risks and Prevention&#8221;, by Angela Lanfranchi, MD, FACS and Joel Brind, PhD: &#8216;This booklet is written to help women understand what their risk factors are for the development of breast cancer and how they can reduce their risks.&#8221; A few excerpts from the preface of the last 2 editions: Over the last thirty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHITE HOUSE MISREPRESENTS ITS OWN CONTRACEPTIVE MANDATE</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/04/white-house-misrepresents-its-own-contraceptive-mandate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/04/white-house-misrepresents-its-own-contraceptive-mandate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=10092</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued the following response to the February 2 post on the White House blog.  The Obama administration, to justify its widely criticized mandate for contraception and sterilization coverage in private health plans, has posted a set of false and misleading claims on the White House blog (“Health Reform, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catholics United’s defense of contraception mandate draws criticism</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/02/04/catholics-united%e2%80%99s-defense-of-contraception-mandate-draws-criticism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kevin J. Jones Washington D.C., Jan 25, 2012 / 05:52 pm (CNA).- A Democratic-leaning Catholic group’s favorable reaction to the Obama administration’s new contraception mandate is being criticized for neglecting the threat to religious freedom and wrongly claiming that contraception lowers the abortion rate. “This is a real attack on the religious freedom of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great quote from Archbishop Timothy Dolan</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/26/great-quote-from-archbishop-timothy-dolan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=10072</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Catholic Church defends religious liberty, including freedom of conscience, for everyone. The Amish do not carry health insurance. The government respects their principles. Christian Scientists want to heal by prayer alone, and the new health-care reform law respects that. Quakers and others object to killing even in wartime, and the government respects that principle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pro-lifers: Extension proves WH &#8216;addicted&#8217; to abortion</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/25/pro-lifers-extension-proves-wh-addicted-to-abortion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2012/01/25/pro-lifers-extension-proves-wh-addicted-to-abortion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Charlie Butts According to Paul Rondeau, executive director of the American Life League, &#8220;This administration treats Catholics as useful idiots&#8221; and generally undermines religious freedom. &#8220;We all know that this administration has a contraceptive mindset. They are abortion-addicted, and this is simply one more &#8216;kick the can down the road until after the election,&#8217; where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plan B for the ages</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/09/plan-b-for-the-ages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birth Control]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Sheila Liaugminas Funny, what relativism does to public tolerance for acceptable behavior. In the relatively recent past, the “morning after pill” was controversial for use by women of any age. See… Emergency contraceptives prevent a pregnancy by preventing a fertilized egg from embedding in the uterus. They are intended for use within 72 hours [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nunsense about the pill</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/12/09/nunsense-about-the-pill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[P.S. Nulliparity definition: A medical term used to refer to a condition or state in which a woman has never given birth to a child, or has never carried a pregnancy. by Alex Perrottet Why the hazards of nulliparity in the cloister have nothing to do with the Vatican. Did you know that the Catholic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contraceptives mandate would make cowards of us all</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/17/contraceptives-mandate-would-make-cowards-of-us-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=9473</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Carolyn Moynihan A White House edict tells us to ignore our conscience when we go to work. Bernie Madoff should ask for a retrial. If there is one thing that disaffection with “Wall Street” has achieved it is the ramping up of moral discourse. Not since the Great Depression, probably, have we heard so [...]]]></description>
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