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Pence chooses running mate
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican Mike Pence picked freshman state Rep. Sue Ellspermann, a former business consultant and economic development official, as his running mate Monday in an Indiana governor's race that Republicans and Democrats expect will...Tags: Social Issues, Labor Legislation, Politics, Elections, Regional Authority
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Holy War
Holy War. That was the headline emblazoned atop the Huffington Post last week just hours after a number of U.S. Catholic entities, including Notre Dame, filed suit against the provision in the health care law concerning birth control. And, just in case...Tags: Health, Religion and Belief, Barack Obama, Fox News Channel (tv network), Gallup, Inc.
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U.S. women in 20s less likely to get pregnant or have abortion
Reuters(Reuters) - Pregnancy rates for U.S. women in their early 20s fell nearly 18 percent from 1990 to 2008 and their abortion rate dropped by 32 percent, as those women delayed the decision to have a baby and used more effective birth control, said a...Tags: Social Issues, Health, Health Treatments, Birth Control, Demographics
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Critics blast Tennessee's 'no holding-hands bill'
(AP) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Spurred by a classroom demonstration involving a sex toy, Tennessee recently enacted a pro-abstinence sex education law that is among the strictest in the nation. The most debated section of the bill bars educators from...Tags: Health, Judges, Education, Politics, Culture
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South Bend religious freedom rally melds to city's proposed anti-discrimination law
WSBT-TV ReporterTwo years ago Friday, President Obama signed the controversial Affordable Health Care Act. On that anniversary, protesters hit the streets in cities across the country. More than 100 people gathered in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center in...Tags: Religion and Belief, Social Issues, Health, Health Treatments, Birth Control
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Koman reverses decision to cut Planned Parenthood grants
AP National WriterAfter three days of controversy, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity says it is reversing its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood. "We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast...Tags: Cancer, Social Issues, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Planned Parenthood
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Officials urge Indiana Planned Parenthood to split up
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana officials who want to cut funding to Planned Parenthood say the organization could solve the issue by simply splitting its abortion business into a separate affiliate. But officials in states where Planned Parenthood has...Tags: Social Issues, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Planned Parenthood, Abortion, Mitch Daniels
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Notre Dame president protests birth control inclusion
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The president of the University of Notre Dame has written the Health and Human Services secretary asking the administration of President Barack Obama to change its health care overhaul so that the school need not provide...Tags: Judges, Barack Obama, Labor Legislation, Health and Safety at School, Healthcare Policies
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Indiana, Planned Parenthood in court over funding
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana has asked a federal appeals court to lift an injunction that bars the state from cutting off Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood because it provides abortions. Attorneys for the state and Planned Parenthood appeared...Tags: Social Issues, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Government Health Care
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Planned Parenthood offers free Pap tests next week
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Planned Parenthood of Indiana says it will offer free Pap tests at 19 of its health centers next week. The free tests are in celebration of National Women's Health Week. Locally, the free testing will be on May 17 in...
Tags: Cancer, Health, Social Issues, Women's Health, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Girl Scouts under scrutiny from Catholic bishops
AP National WriterLong a lightning rod for conservative criticism, the Girl Scouts of the USA are now facing their highest-level challenge yet: An official inquiry by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The committee that will conduct this inquiry is headed by Bishop...Tags: Social Issues, Religion and Belief, HIV, Media Industry, Youth Organizations
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National 'religious freedom' rally sparks big South Bend turnout
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterA large crowd rallied Friday at Jon R. Hunt Plaza as part of a nationwide network of protests against the federal mandate that insurers provide birth control in all employer health plans, even those at many religious organizations. Men, women and...Tags: Religion and Belief, Health, Barack Obama, Politics, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
May 21, 2012
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May 10, 2012
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Mar 23, 2012
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