Meanwhile, Outside the Panic Room: Contraception, Hobby Lobby, and Women's Rights.

HOBBY Lobby Stores Inc. -- Trials, litigation, etc.; ABORTION -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church; CONTRACEPTION -- Religious aspects; WOMEN'S rights; RETAIL stores -- Trials, litigation, etc.

The article presents a reprint of the article "Meanwhile, Outside the Panic Room: Contraception, Hobby Lobby, and Women's Rights," by Helen M. Alvare, which appeared in the July 10, 2014 issue of the online journal "Public Discourse: Ethics, Law, and the Common Good." Topics discussed include the lawsuit faced by retail store chain Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., the religious conscience of the issues of abortion and contraception, and women's rights.