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Applauding pill's unrestricted access
Both the National Council of Jewish Women and Jewish Women International, two high profile organizations that champion women's issues, are applauding the Obama Administration's recent turnabout on the accessibility of the Plan B One-Step emergency...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Women's Health, Fort Lauderdale, Family Planning, Religion and Belief
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Community notes Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Volunteer connections Bay Harbor Foundations annual vintage car and boat festival, June 20-22, needs volunteers to register exhibitors as they arrive. You will check in the exhibitors, offer them refreshments and assist as they review their schedule. ...Tags: Potatoes, Human Interest, Diseases and Illnesses, Alzheimer's Disease, Health Treatments
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Abortion advocates challenge Hoag ban
Hoag Hospital's decision to stop performing elective abortions in the wake of its affiliation with a Catholic health-care group has sparked an outcry among women's rights advocates, who say the move diminishes access to high-quality reproductive care....Tags: Politics, Planned Parenthood, Christianity, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Hoag Hospital criticized after dropping elective abortions
Hoag Hospital's decision to stop performing elective abortions in the wake of its affiliation with a Catholic healthcare group has sparked an outcry among women's rights advocates, who say the move diminishes access to high-quality reproductive care....
Tags: Women's Health, Social Issues, Feminism, Hospitals and Clinics
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Birth control without permission
We all know that every day, people in Mexico come across the border in pursuit of something they can't find in their country. What you may not know is that every day, people in the United States go across the border to Mexico for the same reason. They...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Pharmaceuticals, Flu, Medical Specialization, Over-the-Counter Medicines
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The anti-Plan B myths
The Obama administration's decision to allow Plan B to be sold over the counter without an age restriction, forced by a judicial ruling, has many people aghast by the horrors it will unleash. But really, it's nothing to fear. Consider the claims: 1)...
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Plan B emergency contraceptive pill battle: Confusion endures
It was hailed as a significant step forward in women's reproductive rights, but this week's decision by the Obama administration to allow non-prescription, over-the-counter sales of the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step may do little to dispel...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Georgetown, Feminism, Health and Medical Professionals, Over-the-Counter Medicines
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U.S. judge approves FDA plan to drop limits on morning after pill
ReutersBy Karen Freifeld and Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - A U.S. district court judge on Wednesday approved a U.S. Food and Drug Administration plan to allow unrestricted sales of Plan B One-Step, a one-pill version of the emergency...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Justice System, Family Planning, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama administration to drop limits on morning-after pill
ReutersBy Caroline Humer and Jessica Dye NEW YORK, June 11 (Reuters) - The Obama administration will scrap age restrictions on the sale of emergency contraception pills, making the morning-after pill available to women and girls without a prescription. The U....Tags: National Government, Kathleen Sebelius, Food and Drug Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Politics
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Feds to comply with morning-after pill ruling
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government on Monday told a judge it will reverse course and take steps to comply with his order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions. The Department of Justice, in the latest...Tags: National Government, Kathleen Sebelius, Food and Drug Administration, Politics, Justice and Rights
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Q & A: OTC morning-after pill sales coming, but not yet
WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't look for the morning-after pill to move next to the condoms on drugstore shelves right away — but after a decade-plus fight, it appears it really will happen. Backed into a corner by a series of court rulings, the Obama...
Tags: Kathleen Sebelius, Food and Drug Administration, Over-the-Counter Medicines, White House, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Feds: Morning-after pill appeal officially on hold
NEW YORK (AP) — The Obama administration's appeal in the legal fight over morning-after pills has been officially put on hold until a judge weighs a new plan to allow girls of all ages to buy the contraceptives without a prescription, according to a...
Tags: Kathleen Sebelius, Food and Drug Administration, Judges, White House, Crime, Law and Justice
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