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Bayer to pay $1.6 billion in contraception injury settlement
The pharmaceutical company Bayer has agreed on a $1.6 billion settlement payout for women who were injured by its now-discontinued... Read more
UK court order requiring contraceptive device for disabled woman is ‘deeply problematic’, says bioethicist
A British judge’s order requiring a contraceptive device be implanted in a woman with learning disabilities against her will is... Read more
Judge allows student group’s abortion lawsuit to progress against Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame’s refusal to pay for drugs that can cause early abortions will face further litigation in... Read more
CDC confirms US fertility rate fell to 'all-time low' in 2018
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Wednesday that the US fertility rate continued to fall in 2018, to... Read more
Appeals court upholds injunction against contraception mandate exemption
A federal appeals court on Friday unanimously blocked Department of Health and Human Services rules that would have exempted employers... Read more
Families are a radical witness to hope in modern society, Archbishop Gomez says
The Christian family must become a “radical” sign against a climate of despair and isolation Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los... Read more
Americans split on morality of abortion; birth control remains widely accepted
A narrow majority of Americans now consider abortion “morally unacceptable,” while less than 10% disapprove of birth control, a new... Read more
Lowest-ever fertility rates have complicated causes, no easy solutions, experts say
Fertility rates in the United States have fallen to an all-time low, according to provisional figures released by the Centers... Read more
Federal judge in Oregon blocks Title X abortion rule
A federal judge in Oregon has issued a temporary nationwide injunction against the Trump administration’s requirement that recipients of Title... Read more
Has the birth control pill increased childbearing outside marriage?
Access to the birth control pill in the U.S. has increased the births of children outside of marriage, especially among... Read more
What went wrong in the Sexual Revolution? This documentary takes a look
The story of a donor-conceived woman. The Sexual Revolution of the 1960s. The development of birth control. And a papal... Read more
'Natural cycles' fertility app gets FDA approval to prevent pregnancy
The FDA has approved a fertility-tracking app that boasts a lower unintended pregnancy rate than the pill, without the side... Read more
On 50th anniversary of Humanae Vitae, reasons for hope
Fifty years after Pope Paul VI issued Humanae Vitae, the landmark encyclical reaffirming Church teaching against contraception, many Catholics still... Read more
Have questions on Humanae Vitae? Social media discussion offers answers
A month-long social media conversation on Pope Paul VI’s Humanae Vitae kicked off this week, facilitated by the Diocese of... Read more
UN contraception campaign 'undermines' Rohingya refugees
A United Nations-led campaign to provide contraception to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camps fails to show respect for the views... Read more
Report promoting abortion in developing nations denounced as 'grotesque'
A report calling for access to contraception and abortion in the developing world is an example of ideological colonization and... Read more
Misunderstanding NFP: Where Catholics and non-Catholics get it wrong
The encyclical Humanae Vitae by Pope Paul VI shocked the world when it was published in 1968. Read more
Symposium: 'Humanae Vitae' teachings essential for stable marriages, families
The promise of the sexual revolution and contraception was total sexual freedom for everyone. Read more
Humanae Vitae is needed now more than ever, say conference attendees
Fifty years after its release, the teachings of Humanae Vitae are more relevant and necessary for the life of the... Read more
Analysis: Overturning Humanae Vitae's teaching, a 'crime against the Church'
Speaking at a presentation of a book on Humanae Vitae, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for... Read more
