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Pence signs bill tightening Indiana abortion pill rules; Planned Parenthood expects challenge
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Planned Parenthood officials say they anticipate a court challenge to a bill signed into law by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence that tightens the state's regulations on distribution of the abortion pill. The governor's office says Pence...Tags: Abortion, Planned Parenthood, Hospitals and Clinics, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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Questions remain after judge lifts age limit on Plan B
With a federal judge clearing away age restrictions on purchasing emergency contraception, many Chicago-area health care providers, teens and others are preparing for more accessibility — even if they're not exactly sure how the drug will be made...
Tags: Health Treatments, Target, Pharmaceuticals, Food and Drug Administration, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Black women may gain more weight with contraceptives
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Black women were the most likely to gain weight while using a long-acting form of contraception, such as a hormone implant or intrauterine device (IUD), in a small new study. Researchers found that during a year of using...Tags: Science and Technology, Health Treatments, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Birth Control
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IUDs safe, effective for teenagers: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Intrauterine devices are safe for teenagers, according to a new analysis of more than 90,000 women who used the long-term contraceptives. Researchers found less than 1 percent of all women developed serious complications...Tags: Health Treatments, Health Insurance, Mirena (drug), Gynecology, Medical Specialization
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The misunderstood IUD
The Washington Post, ReutersMost women had inaccurate perceptions about the safety and effectiveness of intrauterine devices (IUDs) in preventing pregnancy, including not knowing that IUDs are more effective contraceptives than birth control pills, researchers said. In addition,...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Health Treatments, Gynecology, Medical Specialization, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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COLUMN: Politics going back to the '50s
Addressing a meeting of Planned Parenthood last Friday, President Barack Obama accused pro-lifers of wanting to "turn back the clock to policies more suited to the 1950s than the 21st century." Like any decade, the ’50s had its problems —...Tags: Women's Health, Kermit Gosnell, Social Issues, Abigail Johnson, Family
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Myanmar panel proposes measures to ease ethnic tensions
NEW DELHI, India -- Ever since Myanmar opened to the West, released political prisoners and allowed the opposition led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to run for office, it has been dogged by tensions among its many ethnic and religious minorities....
Tags: New Delhi (India), Burma, Islam, Human Rights Watch, Buddhism
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Community notes Monday, April 29, 2013
Birth A son, Bentley Joseph Goodman, was born to Rosemarie Goodman and Chad Jackson of Petoskey at 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. Bentley weighed 6 pounds, 8.2 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long at...
Tags: Sexual Assault, Health Treatments, The Salvation Army, Abusive Behavior, Christianity
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Community notes Friday, April 26, 2013
Meetings Sunday, April 28 Petoskey Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 1:30 p.m. on Sundays at 2144 Cemetery Road, Petoskey. All players welcome. Visit www.petoskeybridgeclub.com or call (231) 881-0829 for information. Monday, April 29 Boyne City Rotary...Tags: Sexual Assault, Health Treatments, Abusive Behavior, Behavioral Conditions, Suicide
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
WELFARE-MICHIGAN House panel OKs welfare school attendance policy LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A House panel has approved legislation that would strip some welfare benefits for families whose children don't meet school attendance requirements. Under the...Tags: Regional Authority, Human Interest, Business, Executive Branch, Ecosystems
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Community notes Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Birth A son, Jayzen Michael Rowe, was born to Adam and Holly Rowe of Petoskey at 11:33 a.m. on April 22, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. Jayzen weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19 inches long at birth. His sibling is Olivia Grace....
Tags: Sexual Assault, Health Treatments, Lutheranism, Abusive Behavior, Christianity
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Common sense on Plan B
Last week, a federal district judge in New York ruled that girls younger than 17 should be allowed to purchase the Plan B contraceptive pill over the counter. Unlike the Obama administration, Judge Edward Korman got this one right. The 2011 decision by...Tags: Women's Health, Health Treatments, Social Issues, Food and Drug Administration, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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