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A Missouri Republican Senate candidate said victims of “legitimate” rape rarely get pregnant. According to Todd Akin, many of you ladies who claim you’ve been raped have apparently not been “legitimately” raped. One of our society's most pressing problems is the the number of women who claim…
Brewer signs birth control exemption
PHOENIX - Arizona businesses that designate themselves as a "religiously affiliated employer" will no longer have to include contraception in the insurance coverage they provide for their workers.
Fitz Blog: News of the week
This is the news this week from Arizona, also known as the latest scoop from the Tea Party's sand box.
AZ bill to let more employers bypass contraception coverage goes to Brewer
PHOENIX — An Arizona Senate vote provides the final legislation approval for a bill to allow more employers to exempt themselves from the state’s requirement that health plans cover contraception.
House OKs contraception bill allowing more bosses to opt out
PHOENIX - A divided state House voted Thursday to expand the list of employers that can refuse to include contraceptive coverage in their health-care plans for workers.
Contraceptive-funding measure is set to return in scaled-back form
PHOENIX - State senators voted Thursday to resurrect a controversial measure over contraceptive funding after its chief proponent promised to change it.
Contraception exemption bill may be finished
Lawmakers who support a religious exemption allowing employers to opt out of contraception coverage received these gifts on Thursday.
Contraception exemption bill may be finished
PHOENIX - Arizona employers will not be able to deny contraceptive coverage to their workers because of their religious beliefs.
AZ lawmakers given knitted uteruses
PHOENIX — Several dozen state lawmakers got an unusual -- and unsolicited — gift Thursday: their very own uterus.
AZ lawmaker says contraceptive bill will have narrower focus
PHOENIX (AP) — A conservative bill that aimed to limit birth control coverage and generated a heated political fight is being revived in the Arizona Legislature.
Glendale lawmaker defends her birth-control bill
PHOENIX - A state representative who introduced legislation that would let more Arizona employers drop coverage for contraceptives defended her proposal at a rally Friday, responding to critics who say it intrudes on women's private lives.
Birth-control-exclusion bill goes to Arizona Senate
PHOENIX - A Senate panel voted Monday to let employers with religious or moral objections refuse to include contraceptive coverage in their health insurance plans for their workers.
Josh Brodesky: Good luck getting those (fictional) $4 birth control pills
Women's health has become an important men's issue.
Any employer could opt out of birth control under Ariz. bill
PHOENIX - The state House voted Thursday to allow any employer to refuse to provide contraceptive coverage based on its religious beliefs.
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