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Contraception
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Drug & Device Law
PMA Preemption Revisited in Pennsylvania
Back in October we posted about the Eastern District of Pennsylvania decision McLaughlin v. Bayer Corp, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37516 (EDPA Mar. 22, 2016) saying that while we liked…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Free Birth Control in Philippines Ignites Religious Skirmish
New York Times (Jan. 27, 2017): Duterte’s Free Birth-Control Order Is Latest Skirmish With Catholic Church, by Aurora Almendral:The Philippines, where six million women have no access to contraceptives, delivers free birth control…
The Right Coast
Proposed Trump Executive Order Could Curtail LGBT Rights – ABC News
The order which may never become administration policy, depending on internal deliberations would also free some private companies from being forced to provide contraceptive coverage as part of the health…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Abortion Rate in U.S. Falls to Lowest Level Since Roe v. Wade
NPR (January 17, 2017): Abortion Rate in U.S. Falls to Lowest Level Since Roe v. Wade, by Sarah MacCammon:The Guttmacher Institute reports that the U.S. abortion rate fell to its…
The Right Coast
Survey: Abortion rate now lowest since Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973 « Hot Air
Great news, if not surprising news. As contraceptive technology has improved, as the taboo against using it has shrunk, and as new restrictions on abortion have passed in various red…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
The first steps toward over-the-counter birth control in the US are finally underway
Vox (December 30, 2016): The first steps toward over-the-counter birth control in the US are finally underway, by Emily Crockett: A French drug company is planning to apply to the…
Drug & Device Law
Law Review Article Argues that Contraception Mass Torts Injured Consumers
It is bad enough that the mass tort system in our country approximates a system of jackpot justice that, if it ever does justice among the parties, does so accidentally.…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Protecting Reproductive Rights Under Donald Trump
New York Times (Dec. 7, 2016): Protecting Reproductive Rights Under Donald Trump, by Editorial Board:The New York Times Editorial Board notes that although it may be a long time before…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
HHS Nominee Tom Price, A Step Backwards for Reproductive Health
Atlantic (November 30, 2016): Tom Price: 'Not One Woman' Struggled to Afford Birth Control, by Olga Khazan:The New York Times has suggested that Donald Trump's nomination of Tom Price for…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Will Changes to the ACA Make It Even Harder to Get Contraception?
(November 10, 2016): Despite the Affordable Care Act's requirement that insurance companies cover contraception, prior to the election, there was already concern that many women do not have access to…