Celebrating A Birth Control Milestone (Cautiously)




The Jefferson Exchange show

Summary: <p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Jefferson Exchange, June 132014, Hour 1A.</p><p><span style="">Birth control is a fact of life in our society, but it was not always easy to obtain. It took a Supreme Court ruling in the mid 1960s to legalize contraception for married couples. The availability has only expanded from there, but not without challenges. <a href="http://www.choiceadvocates.org/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="">Planned Parenthood Advocates</span></strong></a> of Oregon is taking note of the anniversary of that earlier court decision. PPAO also focuses on a pending court ruling about whether religious/personal beliefs can be a basis for an employer to deny health insurance coverage for birth control. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">PODCAST 6/13, Hr. 1A: Jimmy Radosta of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon joins on PPAO’s expansion, and current contraceptive cases.</p>