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April 09, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: California bill would eliminate tax breaks to punish Boy Scouts for excluding gays
California lawmakers are considering taking some tax exemptions away from youth groups that do not accept gay, transgender or atheist members — a move intended to pressure the Boy Scouts of America to lift its ban on gay Scouts and troop leaders.
April 06, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Risk for Obama in pursuing legal appeals after judge reverses morning-after pill limits
President Barack Obama supports requiring girls younger than 17 to see a doctor before buying the morning-after pill. But fighting that battle in court comes with its own set of risks.
April 04, 2013 - The National Journal
National Journal: Why the culture wars now favor Democrats
It’s no coincidence that gay marriage, gun control, and immigration are all in the news this month. Their prominence measures a critical political shift: In the culture wars, the offense and defense have switched sides.
April 04, 2013 - The Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune: Black lawmakers may hold key on gay marriage in Illinois
The Rev. James Meeks took to the pulpit of the enormous House of Hope at Salem Baptist Church of Chicago and exhorted his congregation to make its voice heard by lawmakers who will vote on whether to allow gay marriage in Illinois.
April 01, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: In Washington, abortion debate counters trend
The legality or availability of abortion is under challenge from North Dakota to Arkansas this spring as conservative state legislatures throw down roadblocks. But here in this corner of the Far West, winds may blow the other way.
April 01, 2013 - The Washington Times
Wash. Times: Abortion bills at state level reveal pro-life split
Forty years after Roe v. Wade, a growing number of abortion foes say they are tired of waiting.
March 30, 2013 - The Economist
Economist: Catholicism and economics: The poor pope
Pity the pontiff. Not only does he face the urgent task of sorting out sordid power struggles in the heart of the Vatican; in the wider world of Catholicism, rival political camps are eagerly looking forward to his first pronouncements on social and economic questions.
March 30, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: Ex-Anglican leader says Britain's PM alienating Christians
British Prime Minister David Cameron is alienating Christians by promoting gay marriage, an influential former leader of the world's 80 million Anglicans said on Saturday.
March 28, 2013 - The Boston Globe
Boston Globe: Catholic universities agree with BC on condom distribution
Catholic universities across the United States say they would tell student groups distributing condoms on campus to stop and would potentially threaten disciplinary action, just as Boston ­College did earlier this month.
March 28, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: However Supreme Court rules, sharp divisions over gay marriage will persist across U.S.
However the Supreme Court rules after its landmark hearings on same-sex marriage, the issue seems certain to divide Americans and states for many years to come.
March 28, 2013 - The Arizona Republic
Ariz. Republic: Abortion enters Arizona debate on Medicaid expansion
One of the Legislature’s most powerful lobbying groups says Gov. Jan Brewer’s Medicaid-expansion plan would subsidize abortions and is pushing for an amendment that complicates negotiations and threatens the proposal.
March 27, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: New laws ban most abortions in North Dakota
Gov. Jack Dalrymple of North Dakota approved the nation's toughest abortion restrictions on Tuesday, signing into law a measure that would ban nearly all abortions and inviting a legal showdown over just how much states can limit access to the procedure.
March 26, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Oral arguments echo in gatherings across nation
Most United States Supreme Court cases, however significant, pass largely unnoticed when they are argued. But the opening of hearings over the legal definition of marriage was a cultural moment that brought America to its front porch.
March 24, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Protesters clash with police at last-ditch demonstration against French gay marriage law
Paris police used tear gas and batons to fight crowds who pushed their way onto the landmark Champs-Elysees avenue and toward the presidential palace as part of a huge protest against a draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children.
March 24, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Gay marriage at the Supreme Court: What are the pivot points?
It has been 10 years since the US Supreme Court last issued a landmark ruling expanding gay rights in America.
March 23, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Shadow of Roe v. Wade looms over ruling on gay marriage
When the Supreme Court hears a pair of cases on same-sex marriage on Tuesday and Wednesday, the justices will be working in the shadow of a 40-year-old decision on another subject entirely: Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established a constitutional right to abortion.
March 22, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: Gay-marriage cases to define Supreme Court legacy
When the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of marriage for gay men and lesbians in the coming week, the justices will be taking a major step toward defining their own legacy.
March 22, 2013 - USA Today
USA Today: Gay marriage? These voices say 'No' and explain why
They are moms and dads, authors and activists, a former police officer and a former single mom.
March 22, 2013 - USA Today
USA Today: Support grows in Vermont for an end-of-life bill
Dick and Ginny Walters envision a new approach to dying for Vermont residents: They want terminally ill patients with a prognosis of less than six months to live to have the right to request and take life-ending medication.
March 21, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Colorado approves same-sex unions
With a stroke of the governor’s pen, Colorado on Thursday legalized civil unions for same-sex couples, a major shift for a Western state where voters outlawed same-sex marriages in 2006.
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