Reproductive Health

Updates

• CA Assembly GOP, “edited 4-28-14 Grove AB339 Health Clip (California Assembly Committee presentation on Grove-sponsored AB 1254 Health Care Service Plans – Abortion Coverage),” Vimeo: CA Assembly GOP (28 April 2015), with rebuttal by Professor Margaret Russell (SCU Law School).

 

• AB 1254 – history and current status hosted at California Legislative Information

• Shannon Grove (Assemblywoman, 34th Assembly District, California), Shannon Grove stands up to lawless state health officials who are requiring churches to pay for elective-abortion, Shannon Grove, Assembly District 34 (7 April 2015).

Campus Events

• Michelle Rouillard, Director, Department of Managed Health Care, Letter to Mark Morgan, California President of Anthem Blue Cross, (22 August 2014).
  • Catherine Short (Legal Director, Life Legal Defense Foundation), Matthew S. Bowman (Senior Legal Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom), on behalf of Patrick J. Reilly (President, The Cardinal Newman Society), Letter to Shelley Rouillard, Director, Department of Managed Health Care, Alliance Defending Freedom: ADFMedia.org (22 August 2014).

• Scott Jaschik, Defending Abortion Rights, Inside Higher Ed (25 August 2014).
• Michael Hiltzik, A Women’s Rights Victory as California Nixes an Attack on Abortion Coverage, Los Angeles Times (25 August 2014).
• Stephen F. Diamond, In Victory for Women’s Rights, California Agency Blocks Anti-choice Effort at Two Universities, Blog, Stephen F. Diamond (23 August 2014).
• Bob Egelko, Abortion Foes Threaten Suit That May Cut State’s Federal Funds, SFGate (25 August 2014).
• Hank Reichman, California Reverses Ruling on Abortion Rights at Catholic Universities, The Academe Blog (AAUP) (23 August 2014).
• Associated Press, Abortions Must Be Covered By Health Insurance Companies in California, Huffington Post (23 August 2014).
• Dave Urbanski, Abortions Must Be Covered by Health Insurance Companies in California, Officials Rule, The Blaze (23 August 2014).
• Tracy Seipel, State Reverses Position on Health Insurance Abortion Coverage, San Jose Mercury News (22 August 2014).
• Bob Egelko, State Reverses Abortion Decision at 2 Catholic Colleges, SFGate (22 August 2014).
• Targeted News Service, ADF to Calif. Agency You Cannot Force Employers to Cover Abortions, InsuranceNewsNet.com (22 August 2014).
• Adam Wilson, Newman Society, Legal Groups Warn California Violating Federal Law with Mandatory Abortion Coverage, The Cardinal Newman Society: Catholic Education Daily (22 August 2014).
• Steven Ertelt, California Forces Catholic Universities to Pay for Abortions for Their Employees, LifeNews.com (22 August 2014).

• Nina Liss-Schultz, Two California Universities Move to Drop Insurance Coverage of Abortion, RH Reality Check (18 August 2014).

 

• Grace Rubenstein and Mina Kim, State Reconsiders Letting Catholic Universities Limit Abortion Coverage, KQED Blogs: The California Report: State of Health 12 August 2014).

 

• Bob Egelko, 2 California Catholic Universities Limit Employees’ Abortion Coverage, San Francisco Chronicle (11 August 2014).

 

• Pamela A. MacLean, Uncovered: Despite Protection of Reproductive Rights in California, Some Catholic Universities are Trying to Limit Abortion Coverage for Employees, California Lawyer (June 2014).

 

• Nick DeSantis, Santa Clara U. Affirms Decision to Drop Coverage for Elective Abortions, The Chronicle of Higher Education (25 February 2014).

 

• Katy Murphy, Abortion Debate: Santa Clara University Upholds Decision to Drop Coverage, San Jose Mercury News (25 February 2014).

 

• Peter Jesserer Smith, Abortion Standoff between Santa Clara University President and Faculty, National Catholic Register (8 January 2014).

 

• David DeCosse, Santa Clara on Abortion: The Balance Michael Engh’s Decision Struck, San Jose Mercury News (1 January 2014).

 

• Colleen Flaherty, Policy Denied, Inside Higher Ed (18 December 2013).

 

• Nancy C. Unger, Santa Clara University, Father Doesn’t Know Best in Health Care Debate, San Jose Mercury News (13 December 2013).

 

• Pat Perriello, Catholic Universities Are Losing Their Autonomy, National Catholic Reporter (4 November 2013).

 

• Colleen Flaherty, Ignoring the Pope?, Insider Higher Ed (23 October 2013).

 

• Tracy Seipel, Ethics Scholar Resigns: Professor Protests University Decision to Deny Abortion Benefit, San Jose Mercury News (19 October 2013).

 

• Tracy Seipel, Flap over Santa Clara University’s Decision on Abortions Continues, San Jose Mercury News (18 October 2013).

 

• Josh Richman, Tracey Seipel and Katy Murphy, Abortion Debate Stirs at Catholic Colleges, San Jose Mercury News (16 October 2013).

 

• Rob Schwarzwalder, Three Cheers for the Santa Clara Broncos (and Not for a Sports Victory!), Family Research Council (16 October 2013).

 

• Tracy Seipel and Josh Richman, Santa Clara University President Triggers Abortion Uproar, San Jose Mercury News (9 October 2013).

 

• Dennis Romero, Loyola Marymount Erupts over Abortion Health Care Coverage, LA Weekly Blogs (7 October 2013).

 

• Office of Social and International Ministries of the Jesuit Conference, Society of Jesus in the United States, Standing for the Unborn (25 March 2003), reproduced America: The National Catholic Review (26 May 2003).

National Issues

• Patricia Miller, Cruz Backs Bishops on Religious Liberty Claims, Religion Dispatches (1 April 2015).

 

• AP, University of Notre Dame Once Again Rejected in Battle over Birth Control, Huffington Post (22 February 2014).

 

• Tim Talley, Oklahoma Birth Control Lawsuit Injunction Granted by Federal Judge, HuffingtonPost.com (20 December 2013).

 

• Sheryl Gay Stolberg, A New Wave of Challenges to Health Law, New York Times (2 December 2013).

 

• Laura Bassett, Supreme Court to Take Up Controversial Birth Control Cases, HuffingtonPost.com (26 November 2013).

 

• Bridgette Dunlap, For It Before They Were Against It: Catholic Universities and Birth Control, RH Reality Check (13 February 2013).

 

• Terrance R. Kelly, Notre Dames Lawsuit over Contraception Mandate—A Letter from One Alumnus, The Denver Post Hark (Blog) (12 June 2012).

National Statistics

• State Restriction of Health Insurance Coverage of Abortion, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

 

• Bans on Insurance Coverage of Abortion, ACLU.