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Luminaries Criticize Pope’s Visit to UK in Light of Vatican’s Record on Contraception and Abortion
BBC News: Pope's state visit criticised in luminaries' letter:More than 50 public figures have added their names to a letter in theGuardian newspaper saying the Pope should not be given…
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Ottawa Citizen:Next liberation: Movement looking to make the pill available over the counter, By Sharon Kirkey:Someexperts say it's high time women had unfettered access to the safest,most effective form of…
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Study Shows Women More Likely to Use Birth Control if Their Partners Favor It
Bloomberg Businessweek: Male Partners May Be Key Influence on Birth Control Use, by Robert Preidt:Young women twice as likely to use contraception if their mate strongly favors its use, study…
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Looking at Two Contraceptive Pills That If Taken Can Help Prevent the Need For Unsafe Abortions in the Philippines
abs-cbnNEWS.com: A closer look at 2 contraceptive pills: MANILA, Philippines - The call to legalize abortion in the country has been getting stronger.From New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)…
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Washington State Board of Pharmacy to End Rule Forbidding Pharmacies to Discriminate or Delay in Dispensing Medications
RH Reality Check: A Step Backward in Washington: State to Undo Rule Mandating Pharmacies Fill Prescriptions Without Discrimination, by Amie Newman:On Tuesday, August 17th the Washington State Board of Pharmacy…
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Birth Control Beyond the Pill
NY Times: Birth Control Doesn’t Have to Mean the Pill, by Michelle Andrews:There was a time when Becky Thurmond Fowler neglected to take her birth control pills for days on…
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A Look at How Ella Compares With Other Birth Control Pills
Slate Magazine: Is Ella Birth Control or Abortion?, by Sarah Elizabeth Richards: The new morning-after pill.How does Ella compare with Plan B? Late last week, the Food and Drug Administration announced…
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Argentina’s President Has Reversed Steps Toward Protecting Women’s Reproductive Rights
NY Times: Argentina Faulted for Reproductive Policies, by Alexei Barrionuevo (8/10): RIO DE JANEIRO — The government of Argentina’s president,Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, has reversed steps toward protecting women’s health and reproductive…
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5-Day Emergency Contraceptive Approved by F.D.A. for Prescription Only
NY Times: F.D.A. Approves 5-Day Emergency Contraceptive, by Gardiner Harris: WASHINGTON — Federal drug regulators on Friday approved a new form of emergency contraceptive pill that prevents pregnancies if taken…
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Study shows IUD Effective as Emergency Contraception
Reuters: IUD works for emergency birth control: study, by Genevra Pittman: A copperintrauterine device was 100 percent effective at emergencycontraception in a study of almost 2000 Chinese women who had…