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Contraception
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93 Lawmakers Sign Letter to Pelosi Asking for Legislative Action To Cut Contraception Prices
Via the Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report:Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) and 92 other lawmakers recently wrote a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) asking that she "take action…
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“First birth control pill meant to end periods poised for approval”
Linda A. Johnson of the Associated Press reports:Women looking for a simple way to avoid their menstrual period could soon have access the first birth control pill designed to let…
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Oregon Senate Passes Bill to Increase Access to Contraception in the Emergency Room and Through Employee Health Benefit Plans
Via Salem-news.com:The Oregon Senate today passed House Bill 2700, legislation that will require birth control coverage in employee health insurance plans that offer prescription drug coverage and provide access to…
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Chris Hedges on “The Greatest Threat to Choice”
Chris Hedges has written a report, The Greatest Threat to Choice, for Truthdig.com. Here is an excerpt:The relentless drive against abortion by the Christian right—the first salvo having been fired…
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Federal Deficit Reduction Act Means Female Students Will Face Sharply Higher Prices for Contraception
Dailypress.com reports in Birth control prices rise on campuses, by Cynthia Cho:Until January, when the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 went into effect, college health centers were able to purchase…
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Reps. want emergency contraceptives on base
The Army Times reports (4/30):Availability of emergency contraceptives at military hospitals and clinics is one of the issues the House Armed Services Committee will fight about when it works on…
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NY Times: Pill That Eliminates the Period Gets Mixed Reviews
From yesterday's New York Times, by Stephanie Saul:For many women, a birth control pill that eliminates monthly menstruation might seem a welcome milestone. But others view their periods as fundamental…
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Time Magazine Confuses Emergency Contraception with Abortion Pill
Jessica at Feministing points out the error:In a recent TIME magazine article about the pro-choice movement in Mexico, writer Tim Padgett writes that the morning-after pill causes abortions:As a result,…
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The Australian: “Natural contraception pioneer dies”
From The Australian:The founder of one of the world's best-known natural contraception systems, Dr John Billings, has died in a Melbourne retirement home after a short illness. He was 89.Dr…
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Anti-Contraception Bush Appointee Resigns; Kroger Pharmacy Still Not Clear on Commitment to Offer EC
News Updates from NARAL Pro-Choice America:1) Bush's anti-birth-control appointee of almost five months, Dr. Eric Keroack, yesterday resigned after Medicaid officials took action against him in Massachusetts. Keroack was the…