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With the advent of technologies that allow people to begin life outside the womb or end it the "morning after" fertilization, evangelicals have been rethinking their position on contraception. Some are simply more careful about its use, others reject contraception altogether. But while evangelicals have generally supported contraceptives, they largely opposed recent healthcare legislation mandating contraception coverage.

A Hard Pill to Swallow

How the tiny tablet upset my soul.

Make Love and Babies

The contraceptive mentality says children are something to be avoided. We're not buying it

'Be Fruitful and Multiply'

Is this a command, or a blessing?

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Does Plan B Cause Abortion?

The "morning-after pill" is the center of healthcare reform fight and a federal judge's order that it be available over the counter.

Medical Ethics and the Stewardship of Life

Many people believe that what is legal is right. An interview with C. Everett Koop.

Koop Calls on Church to Address AIDS, Sex Education

The former Surgeon General also spoke about abortion, contraception, and the health care crisis.

Move Over, Abortion? Religious Freedom Is the New Battleground for 'Personhood'

The government protects citizens' religious rights, but what about a corporation's?

Obama Administration Tweaks Rules on Contraception Coverage

HHS drops controversial definition of religious employer, but rules for nonprofits and for-profit companies are mostly as previously announced.

Courts Issue Contradictory Rulings as Contraceptive Mandate Fines Begin

Ruling Roundup: For-profits seeking injunctions against HHS have 10-3 winning record.

Contraceptives, Guns, Chicken: Top Newsmakers of 2012

CT rounds up end-of-year lists from around the web.

Government Backs Down on Contraceptive Mandate

Promises to "never enforce" current HHS rule against Wheaton College or similar religious employers. But is it a real victory?

The Surprising Christian Organizations Suing the Government

Many suing over the HHS contraception mandate are doing so "despite, not because of, the culture war aspect."

Evangelical Colleges Biola and Grace Sue Obama Administration Over Contraceptive Mandate

The California- and Indiana-based schools join Wheaton College, others in suing over health care law.

Q & A: Philip Ryken on Wheaton’s Contraception Mandate Lawsuit: 'A Last Resort'

The college president explains why it's is suing, and why now.

Wheaton College Joins Lawsuits Fighting the Contraception Mandate

Mandate "would force the College to violate its religious beliefs or pay," school says.

The Consequences of Contraception

Evangelicals need to reckon with the empirical evidence of what the sexual revolution has wrought.

Critics Challenge National Association of Evangelicals' Abortion-Reduction Initiative's Funding

Funding of soon-to-close Generation Forum by pro-contraception group draws criticism from World Magazine and Manhattan Declaration.

Both Chastity and Contraception: A Sacred Compromise

Churches discussing contraception with singles isn't about giving up. It's about being in a relationship with them.

Why Churches Shouldn't Push Contraceptives to Their Singles

Reducing abortion is a noble and urgent goal. This is the wrong way to do it.

Mass Appeal: Evangelicals Copy More of Catholic Playbook to Oppose Contraception Ruling

Mandate has evangelicals and Catholics finding common ground on ethics—and strategy.

Religious Groups Still Weighing In on Obama Administration's Contraception Plan

A recent proposal by the administration tries to address previous religious freedom concerns.

Where the Women Were During the House Contraception Mandate Hearing

The effort to tarnish religious freedom concerns as sexism is clever but wrong.

Obama Does Not Widen Religious Exemption for Contraceptive Mandate

The burden to cover contraception shifts to the insurance companies, but an earlier exemption for religious groups will not change.

First They Came for the Catholics: Obama's Contraceptive Mandate

An open letter to evangelical Christians.

Evangelicals Mounting Concerns over Obama Administration's Contraceptive Mandate

Protestants are increasingly joining Catholics in protesting Health & Human Services mandate.

Your Insurance May Already Cover 'Abortion-Inducing Drugs'

Health and Human Services ruled last week that insurance plans must provide contraception with no copayment.

Why We Don't Use Natural Family Planning

The method works wonders for many Christian couples, but shouldn't be elevated to one-size-fits-all heights.

A Christian Response to Overpopulation

We can continue to affirm life while acknowledging that unrestricted population growth can put women and children at risk.

A Horror Film about Childbirth

In aiming to spotlight infant and maternal mortality rates worldwide, Christy Turlington Burns's No Woman No Cry relies on fear instead of facts.

The Lazy Slander of Pro-Lifers

Do pro-lifers care only for life inside the womb?

Be Fruitful and Multiply?

Observers weigh in on whether Christians have a special responsibility to have children.

Before the Next After-Sex Pill

Moral, theological, and ethical questions behind 'ella,' a new pill to prevent pregnancy.

Perplexed by the Pill

How birth control pills—which turn 50 this year—led me to believe I was in control of my life and my body.

Condoms, HIV, and Pope Benedict

Leading HIV researcher Edward C. Green says criticism of the pope 'unfair.'

The Links Between Plan B and the Pill  Subscriber access only

The sanctity of human life has consequences for birth control, says Albert Mohler.

Morning-After Headache  Subscriber access only

FDA approval for Plan B does not quell criticism.

Outrage on Plan B, So Why Not the Pill?  Subscriber access only

Plus: Pro-lifers not impressed by embryo research development, Malaysia's top court won't rule soon on Lina Joy case, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Pharmacists with No Plan B

Freedom of conscience and 'reproductive rights' clash at the local drugstore.

Back to Plan B  Subscriber access only

Plus: Who was Seattle's shooter? Greg Boyd's politics, Mel Gibson's anti-Semitism, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Are Artificial Contraception Foes Anti-Sex?  Subscriber access only

Plus: Sudanese peace in our time and other stories from online sources around the world.
News Feed
Organic Eden Foods’ quiet right-wing agenda
A crunchy, natural food company marketed to liberals discreetly sues to stop covering employees' contraception (Salon.com)
Philippine top court halts contraceptives law
The Philippine Supreme Court temporarily halted the implementation of a law that provides state funding for contraceptives, legislation opposed by the dominant Roman Catholic Church but supported by reproductive health activists. (Associated Press)
God and the Profits: Religious Liberty for Money-Makers
The Bible says “You cannot serve both God and mammon.” The Constitution doesn’t. (Public Discourse)

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