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Constitutional Law

Mar. 17, 2012

Contraceptive coverage: Whose religious freedom is it anyway?

The current debate over religious freedom and contraceptive coverage misunderstands constitutional principles. By Margaret Crosby of the ACLU of Northern California


By Margaret C. Crosby


When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the 10 greatest American public health achievements of the 20th century - including such triumphs as the polio vaccine - contraception made the list. Family planning, the CDC said, has decreased infant, child and maternal deaths. Should anyone be surprised then, that a 21st century approach to health reform emphasizing prevention over treatment of disease would include access to b...

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