House OKs new restrictions on pill-induced abortions, clinics

INDIANAPOLIS | The Republican-controlled Indiana House voted 70-26 Tuesday to strictly regulate the use of abortion-inducing pills and the clinics that distribute them.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Fine-tune Obamacare so it serves everyone

We at Franciscan Alliance believe the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, is in need of significant alterations. We hope the 113th Congress agrees.

YOUNG VOICES: GOP's goals invading Americans' private lives

It has come to my attention that the Republican Party has a few main goals, none of which involves the economy.

Pence not conservative but 'radical,' warns former Congressman

INDIANAPOLIS | A former Indiana Congressman who served eight years alongside U.S. Rep. Mike Pence believes the Republican candidate for governor will enact "radical" social policies if he's elected.

Top Democrat claims Republicans want to ban birth control

INDIANAPOLIS | The Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor warned women Wednesday that continued Republican control of every branch of Indiana government is likely to lead to a ban on contraception, including the birth control pill.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Help Catholic health care providers guard beliefs

The nation's Catholic hospitals are taking issue with the Health and Human Services mandate to guarantee "free" contraceptives for all women. Under the umbrella of guaranteed services for women are sterilization, abortion-inducing drugs and contraception.

We stand against mandating insurance for birth control

On Jan. 20, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the ruling that the new mandated health coverage would include coverage of contraception and abortion-inducing drugs, regardless of any religious or moral problems one might have with providing such services. Over and over…

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Unborn children require our protection

I am troubled by the lack of care in our country shown to the unborn children, that is, those children who are growing inside of their mother's body.

Interactive: Contraceptive controversy

View a timeline on birth control in the U.S., see state contraception laws and learn more about types of contraceptives.

Americans shouldn't have to subsidize destruction of new life

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced a new and onerous mandate which will force all health insurance policies to pay for free contraception without co-pays or co-insurance, including every birth control drug or device approved by the Food and Drug Administration.