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Anti contraceptive mandate
1:28 pm
Sat June 16, 2012

Thousands email Nixon about Mo. contraception bill

Gov. Jay Nixon
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Thousands of emails and letters are flooding the Missouri governor's office as he decides whether to sign health insurance legislation.

The Republican-led Legislature approved a measure stating no employer or health plan provider can be compelled to provide coverage for abortion, contraception or sterilization if those items run contrary to their religious or moral convictions.

Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon has until mid-July to veto the bill, or it will take effect.

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Anti contraceptive mandate rally
5:28 pm
Fri June 8, 2012

Rally against president's contraceptive mandate held at Mo. Capitol

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Bishop John Gaydos addresses the crowd at a rally on June 8th, 2012, opposing President Obama's contraceptive mandate.
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Rally participants hold signs expressing their opposition to the president's contraceptive mandate.
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About 200 people attended the rally on the South Lawn of the Missouri Capitol opposing the contraceptive mandate.
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Around 200 people rallied at the Missouri Capitol today against President Obama’s mandate that employers provide coverage for contraceptive services.

Churches are exempt from the mandate, but religious non-profit organizations, such as schools and hospitals, are not.  John Gaydos is bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City.

“Religious freedom is not merely about our ability to attend church on Sunday," Gaydos said.  "It is impossible to exercise that religious freedom and at the same time compromise the faith that inspires us to action.”

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Women's Health - Contraceptives
4:02 pm
Wed May 23, 2012

Study: IUDs, implants 20 times better than pill at preventing pregnancies

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IUDs and implants are 20 times more effective at preventing pregnancy than short-term birth control options like the pill, patch, or vaginal ring (pictured).
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A new study out of Washington University has found that long-term birth control methods are 20 times more effective at preventing unplanned pregnancies.

The research compared the rates of contraceptive failure in women using long-term methods like intrauterine devices or contraceptive implants to those using short-term methods like oral birth control pills or a contraceptive patch.

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