Despite controversy, report says young Catholic women support birth control use

According to the report by the Guttmacher Institute, these women perceive the recent debate surrounding contraception coverage as a political one. Meanwhile, analysis continues about Rush Limbaugh's comments on the subject.  

Boston Globe: Young Catholic Women Back Birth Control Use
Candidates, commentators -- most recently Rush Limbaugh -- and religious conservatives may be exercised over contraceptive coverage, but the majority of women see the issue as long settled. For young Catholic women born after birth control became accessible, the debate is about politics, not their lives. Ninety-nine percent of women have used birth control at some point, including 98 percent of Catholic women, according to a 2011 report by the Guttmacher Institute (English, 3/6).

Los Angeles Times: Don't Rush To Write Off Limbaugh, Analysts Say
But a backlash that might be a career-breaker for some commentators seemed unlikely to dent Limbaugh's considerable stature among his 15 million weekly listeners and conservative leaders. The criticism delivered by most Republican officeholders was muted. One political action committee stepped up to buy even more advertising on his program. All of which suggested that "The Rush Limbaugh Show" might be too big to fail. The controversy began last week, when the radio host addressed President Obama's proposal that health insurance provide free birth control. Georgetown University student Sandra Fluke spoke at a congressional hearing in favor of that idea, only to be attacked by Limbaugh (Rainey and Gold, 3/5).

USA Today: Not Everyone Accepts Rush Limbaugh's Apology
The intensity of the conflict reflects not only the usual skittishness of advertisers, who hate controversy even when they deliberately choose a controversial show, but also the volatile political climate during a Republican primary that, to Democrats' delight, has veered into sensitive social issues (Moore, 3/5).

The Associated Press: Limbaugh Advertisers Keep Heading For The Exits
Rush Limbaugh's mouth is taking a bite out of his wallet. Nine advertisers and a radio station in Hawaii dropped his show after he called a law student a "slut" and a "prostitute." One of the most popular radio shows in the country on Monday lost advertisers including AOL Inc. and Tax Resolution Services Co (Freed, 3/5).