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Contraception
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Gene Tweaks and the Male Pill: Contraception of the Future?
By Stephanie Todd, ABC News Medical Unit:The Pill. Condoms. Intrauterine devices.They are staples of modern birth control. And while they represent some of the best options that men and women…
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New Bush Appointee to Lead Title X Family Planning Program Opposed Contraceptive Coverage
Steph Sterling of the National Women's Law Center, writes for Womenstake:Last month, we wrote about the Family Research Council’s decision to oppose the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, in part…
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Maine Middle School to Offer the Pill
Via the Associated Press:PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Pupils at a city middle school will be able to get birth control pills and patches at their student health center after the…
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Illinois Pharmacists OK Birth Control Deal
Via AP/Yahoo! News (10/10/07): Illinois pharmacists who object to dispensing emergency birth control would be allowed to let someone else fill the prescription under a deal that could settle a…
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Pennsylvania House Postpones Vote on Bill That Would Require Hospitals To Provide Emergency Contraception to Rape Survivors
Via the Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report:The Pennsylvania House on Wednesday voted 109-86 to postpone until Oct. 22 consideration of a bill (HB 288) that would require hospitals in…
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Family Planning Advocates in Philippines Sue Official for Opposing Emergency Contraception
Via MSN (9/29/07):Family planning advocates in the Philippines said Saturday they arereadying a legal suit against a member of President Gloria Arroyo'scabinet for his opposition to artificial contraception. Thegroups said…
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NYT: Supreme Court Turns Down Cases On Religious Separation
Via New York Times (10/2/07):One contentious topic missing from the Supreme Court's docket as the new term opened on Monday was religion. The justices evidently plan to keep it that…
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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Review of NY Law Requiring Insurers to Cover Contraceptives
Via American Civil Liberties Union press release:WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court today turned down a request by Catholic Charities of New York to review a state court decision requiring…
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Wal-Mart Adds Birth Control Pills to Generic Drug Program
Stephanie Saul reports for the New York Times :On its face, the expansion of Wal-Mart’sgeneric drug program yesterday seemed only incremental. The companyadded seven new compounds to the list of drugs…
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New male birth control may be 100% reversible
Via CanWest News Service/Vancouver Sun:VANCOUVER - A U.S.-based clinical trial has found a new malecontraceptive procedure works as well as a vasectomy, says theVancouver physician who designed the device.Data collected…