SWA #16 Annotations 2/29/12

Poole, Sheila M. "Controversy over Birth Control Mandate Isn't Going Away." The Atlanta Journal Constitution. 24 Feb. 2012. Web. 29 Feb. 2012. http://www.ajc.com/news/controversy-over-birth-control-1361747.html.

The object of this article published in an online newspaper in Atlanta is to inform the public about reactions of the Catholic community in the Atlanta area to a mandate in Obamacare. The mandate calls for the insurers of all (including faith-based) employers to provide health care coverage for birth control. The article uses direct quotes from a principal of a Catholic high school and other Catholics in the Atlanta area to show the opinions on the mandate. Seeing as how most Catholics do no believe in using birth control, most are against the mandate and many are outspoken in their oppostion. The author, Sheila Poole, is trying to prove that the mandate is too controversial to stop recieving attention any time soon. She is also bringing attention to just one group's reaction to the birth control mandate. From this article I got to see one view of the mandate outlined in Obamacare on birth control. This will be usefu in my paper because it clearly illustrates one view of the controversial law.


"Public Divided Over Birth Control Insurance Mandate." Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. Pew Research Center, 14 Feb. 2012. Web. 29 Feb. 2012. http://www.people-press.org/2012/02/14/public-divided-over-birth-control-insurance-mandate/?src=prc-headline.

This is an article that acts as a summary of research conducted on the public's view of the birth control mandate. The survey was conducted by interviewers at Princeton Data Source under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates International. In the article, different opinions and percentages of approval/disapproval from different groups are shown. The survey showed results from republicans, democrats, and independents, along with Catholics. This article is very beneficial because it shows that the issue of religious groups having to follow this mandate is an issue that has sides that are divided almost 50/50. This will be beneficial to my paper because it shows different views on the mandate besides the view of Catholics.