Health and Human Services published President Obama's official proposal to rescind Bush's "conscience rule" in the Federal Register today. Bush's rule expanded protections for healthcare providers who are morally opposed to performing or aiding in certain procedures—abortions, sterilizations, birth-control prescriptions, treating gays and lesbians, etc.
For the next 30 days, the public is invited to comment [...]

Yesterday, Connecticut's Bristol Press published an op-ed by Alicia Watkins, a District resident-turned-Bristol columnist. The piece, titled "‘Take responsibility’ not effective answer," detailed why Watkins was against abortion, but supported its legality. Fine. But while Watkins' piece—targeted at the pro-life set—argued for keeping abortion legal and accessible, it also suggested that women who aren't opposed [...]