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FDA lowers age for buyers of Plan B pill to 15
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprise twist to the decade-plus effort to ease access to morning-after pills, the government is lowering the age limit to 15 for one brand — Plan B One-Step — and will let it be sold over the counter. Today,...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Justice, Judges, Justice System, Plan B (drug)
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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: Judges, Hospitals and Clinics, Planned Parenthood, Executive Branch, Politics
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FDA: Morning-after pill OK for ages 15 and up
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is moving the morning-after pill over the counter but only those 15 and older can buy it — an attempt to find middle ground just days before a court-imposed deadline to lift all age restrictions on the...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Justice, Judges, Justice System, Plan B (drug)
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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, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Birth Control, Health Treatments
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Kermit Gosnell and the 'liberal media'
The murder trial of Kermit Gosnell, a Philadelphia abortion provider, entered its fifth week today riding a peculiar media firestorm. The focus of much attention in recent days was not on Dr. Gosnell, who is charged in the death of seven babies and an...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Judges, Fox News Channel (tv network), Justice System, Lawyers
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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: Gynecology, Birth Control, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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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: Barack Obama, Planned Parenthood, Family, Elections, Abigail Johnson
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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: Religion and Belief, Illegal Immigrants, Burma, Armed Conflicts, Aung San Suu Kyi
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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: Entertainment, Alzheimer's Disease, Dance, Planned Parenthood, 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: Alzheimer's Disease, Behavioral Conditions, Entertainment, Personal Service, Gaming
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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: Alzheimer's Disease, Planned Parenthood, Apricots, Christianity, Family
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Lawsuit filed over Garrard teen's death
tkleffman@amnews.comSTANFORD — The estate of a Garrard County teenager who died last year is suing a Stanford medical clinic, doctor and nurse, alleging the girl was negligently prescribed birth control pills that caused her death. Named as defendants in the lawsuit,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Laws, Justice System, Health and Medical Professionals, Birth Control
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