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DAILYCALLER (Spencer Lombardo) - Nuns Fight Back Against Blue States’ Attempts To Force Them To Cover Contraceptives

‘All we want is to keep serving’

Two blue states are still trying to force nuns’ healthcare plans to cover contraceptives. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty asked an appeals court today to thwart a ruling requiring the Little Sisters of the Poor to include contraceptives in their healthcare plan, Becket stated in a press release Tuesday. An Obama-appointed federal judge ruled in August 2025 that the group of Catholic nuns must comply with Pennsylvania’s and New Jersey’s mandate or risk facing millions of dollars in fines. (RELATED: Pope Praises American Legal Fund’s Efforts To Defend Religious Liberty) “For fifteen years, government officials have stepped into the ring with the Little Sisters and gotten pummeled every time,” Becket president Mark…Open

NPR (Gabrielle Emanuel) - Pakistan ends 'luxury tax' on menstrual products, contraceptives. Will prices drop?

In Pakistan, taxes on menstrual products can add up. Activists have long worked to change this. Now a new budget wipes out the 18% sales tax. But questions remain about the impact on prices.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Nathaniel Weixel and The Hill) - Trump admin paying thousands to store ruined USAID contraceptives

Millions of dollars' worth of contraceptives meant to be distributed to low-income nations in Africa have expired, but the Trump administration is paying tens of thousands of dollars a month to keep them in storage in Belgium, according to a report from the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) inspector general.