Marriage, Reproductive Justice & Other Privacy Issues

Marriage, reproduction and other privacy issues are some of the intimate and personal matters affecting Americans. As much as possible, decisions about these issues should be left to the individual. Government must refrain from basing policy in these areas on any group's theology. Laws in this area should reflect secular rationales and, as much as possible, respect private choice and individual rights.

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Bishops Take Religious Freedom Fight to Each State

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Associated Press

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Fatuous ‘Fortnight’: Bishops’ Crusade Is About Power, Not Religious Freedom

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Catholic bishops press cause against federal mandates

In The News

USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2012-06-15/catholic-bishops-fortnigh...

Baltimore archbishop: ‘Let us be Catholics’

In The News

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/baltimore-archbishop-went-from-leading-conne...

Americans’ Access To Birth Control Must Be Protected, Americans United Tells Obama Administration

Church-State Watchdog Says Religious Groups Should Not Be Allowed To Dictate National Policy On Contraceptives

Press Release

Dakota Decides: Voters Reject Misguided Religion Amendment

Wall of Separation

Orange County (CA) to Show Award Winning Documentary "How To Die In Oregon"

In The Field

Columbia (OR) Chapter Hosts NOW Action VP Erin Matson on "The War on Contraception"

In The Field

Bishops’ Lawsuits Seek To Impose Birth Control Ban Through Health-Care Policy, Says Americans United

Church-State Watchdog Group Blasts Phony ‘Religious Freedom’ Claims Of Catholic Hierarchy

Press Release

AU’s Barry Lynn on MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton”

Press Appearance

Blogs

Wall of Separation

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Jun 21, 2012

Fatuous ‘Fortnight’: Bishops’ Crusade Is About Power, Not Religious Freedom

Jun 13, 2012

Dakota Decides: Voters Reject Misguided Religion Amendment

May 21, 2012

‘A Fundamental Principle’: HHS Secretary Sebelius Affirms Church-State Separation

May 10, 2012

Wedding Announcement: Obama Shift On Marriage Equality Reignites ‘Culture Wars’

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Mar 27, 2012

HHS Seeks Additional Input on Implementing Contraception Regulations

Mar 1, 2012

Senate Supports Real Religious Freedom and Stops the Blunt Amendment

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May 29, 2012

Orange County (CA) to Show Award Winning Documentary "How To Die In Oregon"

May 29, 2012

Columbia (OR) Chapter Hosts NOW Action VP Erin Matson on "The War on Contraception"

Press Releases

Jun 19, 2012

Americans’ Access To Birth Control Must Be Protected, Americans United Tells Obama Administration

Church-State Watchdog Says Religious Groups Should Not Be Allowed To Dictate National Policy On Contraceptives

May 22, 2012

Bishops’ Lawsuits Seek To Impose Birth Control Ban Through Health-Care Policy, Says Americans United

Church-State Watchdog Group Blasts Phony ‘Religious Freedom’ Claims Of Catholic Hierarchy

Apr 12, 2012

Catholic Hierarchy’s ‘Fortnight For Freedom’ Campaign Is ‘Thoroughly Misguided,’ Says Americans United

Bishops Want To Keep Massive Taxpayer Funding While Refusing To Comply With Basic Civil Rights And Civil Liberties, Says AU’s Lynn

Feb 16, 2012

Religious Liberty Does Not Grant A License To Deny The Rights Of Others, Americans United Tells Congressional Panel

Church-State Watchdog Group Argues Against Sweeping Exemptions For Religious Groups In Health Care Law’s Birth Control Mandate

Feb 10, 2012

Americans United Commends Obama Commitment To Birth Control Access, But Questions Continuing Political Power Of Sectarian Lobbies

Catholic Bishops, Religious Right Shouldn’t Get Veto Over Federal Health Care Policy, Says AU’s Lynn

Feb 7, 2012

Americans United Applauds Federal Appeals Court Ruling Against California’s Proposition 8

Americans’ Civil Rights Should Not Be Subject To Whims Of Religious Majorities, Says Watchdog Group

Jan 20, 2012

Americans United Hails Obama Administration Ruling On Provision Of Contraceptives

Church-State Watchdog Group Says President Was Right To Resist Sectarian Pressure

Dec 14, 2011

Americans United Urges Kentucky Governor To Keep Public Hospital Free Of Church Control

Watchdog Group Says Planned Merger Violates Church-State Separation And Undermines Patients’ Rights

Oct 26, 2011

Americans United Urges Congress To Uphold Church-State Separation, Resist Religious Right Pressure

It’s Religious Minorities And Nonbelievers Whose Religious Liberty Is In Greatest Danger, Not Members Of Majority Faith, Says AU’s Lynn

Oct 26, 2010

Proposition 8 Ban On Same-Sex Marriage Has No Legitimate Basis, AU Tells Appeals Court

Like Historic Opposition To Interracial Marriage, California Measure Is Based On Intolerance, Psuedo-Science And Religious Dogma, Says AU Brief

Church & State

June 2012 Church & State

Oklahoma High Court Rejects ‘Personhood’ Amendment

June 2012 Church & State

Catholic School Fires Indiana Teacher For In Vitro Fertilization

June 2012 Church & State

‘Pregnancy Crisis’ Centers Preach And Discriminate With Public Funds, Says Report

May 2012 Church & State

When Words Lose Their Meanings

The Bishops, Religious Liberty And Dubious Definitions

May 2012 Church & State

‘Monumental’ Mischief

In His New Movie, Kirk Cameron and His Religious Right History Boys Peddle Religious Extremism

May 2012 Church & State

Contraceptive Controversy

Catholic Bishops, Religious Right Allies Step Up Their Campaign To Deny Americans’ Access To Birth Control

May 2012 Church & State

Sex, Sects, And The Battle Over Contraception

Americans Today Enjoy Access To Safe And Effective Birth Control – But It Wasn’t Always That Way

April 2012 Church & State

Senate Votes To Table Health Care ‘Conscience’ Law

April 2012 Church & State

‘Personhood’ Laws Run Afoul Of Religious Liberty, AU Activists Say

April 2012 Church & State

Marriage, Reproductive Justice & Other Privacy Issues

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Church-State Watchdog Says Religious Groups Should Not Be Allowed To Dictate National Policy On Contraceptives

Church-State Watchdog Group Blasts Phony ‘Religious Freedom’ Claims Of Catholic Hierarchy

Church-State Watchdog Says Religious Groups Should Not Be Allowed To Dictate National Policy On Contraceptives

Church-State Watchdog Group Blasts Phony ‘Religious Freedom’ Claims Of Catholic Hierarchy

Bishops Want To Keep Massive Taxpayer Funding While Refusing To Comply With Basic Civil Rights And Civil Liberties, Says AU’s Lynn

Church-State Watchdog Group Argues Against Sweeping Exemptions For Religious Groups In Health Care Law’s Birth Control Mandate

Catholic Bishops, Religious Right Shouldn’t Get Veto Over Federal Health Care Policy, Says AU’s Lynn

Americans’ Civil Rights Should Not Be Subject To Whims Of Religious Majorities, Says Watchdog Group

Church-State Watchdog Group Says President Was Right To Resist Sectarian Pressure

Watchdog Group Says Planned Merger Violates Church-State Separation And Undermines Patients’ Rights

It’s Religious Minorities And Nonbelievers Whose Religious Liberty Is In Greatest Danger, Not Members Of Majority Faith, Says AU’s Lynn

Like Historic Opposition To Interracial Marriage, California Measure Is Based On Intolerance, Psuedo-Science And Religious Dogma, Says AU Brief

The Bishops, Religious Liberty And Dubious Definitions

In His New Movie, Kirk Cameron and His Religious Right History Boys Peddle Religious Extremism

Catholic Bishops, Religious Right Allies Step Up Their Campaign To Deny Americans’ Access To Birth Control

Americans Today Enjoy Access To Safe And Effective Birth Control – But It Wasn’t Always That Way

House Panel Wanted One-Sided Hearing On Religious Freedom’