In a recent op-ed piece titled “The Church needs a contraception reality check,” Linda Haller criticizes the Diocese of Pittsburgh for submitting a SCOTUS brief that claims faith-based agencies (such as the Little Sisters of the Poor) are “more likely to hire people who agree with the church teaching on contraception.” She scoffs at this, reminding us that “up to 90 percent of even regularly practicing Catholics politely ignore this teaching.” So statistically speaking, the o

“My Basic Human Right to Contraception” That’s a phrase taken from Rachel Miller’s recent post about CVS acquiring Target Pharmacies (a move that resulted in her birth control prescription cost increasing from $9 to $29). She explains the economical nuances of the merger well. I too am baffled why any prescription would cost more as a result of this corporate shift. But she lost me when referring to contraception as a “basic human right.” Many things have established themselv