Topic
Contraception
913 published works
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Canada: Emergency Contraceptive Approved for Over-the-Counter Sales
Reuters: Morning-after pill sold over the counter in Canada:TORONTO (Reuters) - The so-called "morning after" pill Plan B hasreceived full over-the-counter status in Canada, drug maker PaladinLabs Inc said on Thursday.Paladin…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Concerns Mount Over Contraceptive Patch
US News & World Report: Should the Birth Control Patch Be Pulled?, by Deborah Kotz:News is looking worse and worse for the contraceptive patch made by Ortho Evra. Well-known consumer…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
90% of Czech Women Approve of Contraception
The Prague Post: Survey: 90 percent feel birth control is OK:Czech Republic has one of most liberal attitudes More than 90 percent of Czech women see birth control as a…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Are Men Ready for Male Contraception?
LA Times: Male contraception almost ready. Are men?, by Shari Roan:Several recent scientific papers and conferences have made clear that male hormonal contraception is doable. The most recent paper, by…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Chilean Contraception Case Prompts Plans for “Massive Apostasy”
Womens eNews: Chile Birth-Control Case Spurs 'Apostasy' Planning, by Matt Malinowsky: Chilean judges, siding with the Vatican, have dealt…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Kathryn Joyce on “Catholics and Contraception”
AlterNet: Catholics and Contraception, by Kathryn Joyce:In the midst of the wall-to-wall press coverage of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the U.S. last week, The New York Timespaused to note…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
ME Middle School Offers Prescription Contraceptives But Has Few Takers
Associated Press: Middle school has 1 taker months after contraceptives furor, by David Sharp:PORTLAND, Maine -- For all the firestorm surrounding the decision tomake prescription contraceptives available at King Middle…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Norway: Christian Democratic Party Proposes New Abortion Law
Aftenposten: Christian party proposes new abortion law, by Catherine Stein:The Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti, KrF)of Norway has proposed a new abortion law, which includes obligatorycounselling for everyone considering abortion…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
The Pope’s Visit
NY Times: The Pope’s Visit: Candles, Clergy and Communion for 57,000, by Sewell Chan:...He will be accompanied on this trip by an entourage of about 30 Vatican officials and 70…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Book Review: Fatal Misconception, by Matthew Connelly
Wall Street Journal: The War Against Fertility, by Martin Morse Wooster:It is a cliché but nevertheless true thatphilanthropists and government bureaucrats often do more harm thangood, not least when they…