9th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments on #Church's Standing to Challenge #HealthInsurance Mandate

In March 2025, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision held that the #AssemblyofGod Church which opposes #abortion and some forms of #contraception lacked standing to challenge Washington's #Reproductive Parity Act which requires #health #insurance carriers to provide coverage for #contraceptives and #abortions.

https://religionclause.blogspot.com/2026/01/9th-circuit-hears-oral-arguments-on.html

China ends tax break on condoms in push to lift falling birth rate

“Decisions about having children in China today are shaped primarily by broader economic and lifestyle fac…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/309063/

Why condoms in China are about to get more expensive

China is ending a decades-long tax exemption on contraceptives to push up its birth rate. Experts say the change could leave women and young people more vulnerable.

https://quokk.au/c/world/p/488626/why-condoms-in-china-are-about-to-get-more-expensive

Women in low-income areas in Kenya face unsafe abortions due to USAID cuts

#BirthControl shortages will only worsen if #Trump goes ahead with plan to burn millions of dollars of #contraceptives

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/women-in-low-income-areas-in-kenya-face-unsafe-abortions-due-to-usaid-cuts/ #health #population

The sex ed you get depends on your ZIP code — and your state’s politics

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/sex-education-by-state

Barred from burning $9.7 million in birth control, the Trump administration may now be running down the clock

The Trump administration is holding $9.7 million worth of US-purchased contraceptives in warehouses in Belgium rather than delivering…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/210280/