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Obama administration reverses course on Plan B pill
The Obama administration dropped its long-standing opposition to over-the-counter sales of a controversial morning-after pill Monday and decided to permit consumers of any age to buy Plan B One-Step without a prescription. In papers filed in federal...
Tags: Family Planning, U.S. Department of Justice, Food and Drug Administration, Barack Obama, Health Treatments
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U.S. group amends transplant policy for kids after lawsuits
Reuters* Group adds temporary category to allow children to qualify * Group to study transplant policy for children By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, June 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. group that sets policy for organ transplants voted to give some children access to...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, University of Chicago, Cystic Fibrosis
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Feds now back morning-after pills for all girls
NEW YORK (AP) — After setting off a storm of criticism from abortion rights groups upset that a Democratic president had sided with social conservatives, the Obama administration said it will comply with a judge's order to allow girls of any age...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Abortion, Family Planning, Food and Drug Administration, Over-the-Counter Medicines
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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: Planned Parenthood, Family Planning, U.S. Department of Justice, Food and Drug Administration, Health Treatments
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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: Abortion, Family Planning, Barack Obama, Food and Drug Administration, Over-the-Counter Medicines
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Letters to the Editor: Ozzie & Harriet, lung transplant, tea party
Ozzie & Harriet days Recently, I overheard two women cheering the end of the "Ozzie & Harriet" days. I've since wondered what was so bad about those days. Were there too few no-fault divorces, making both spouses poorer? Too few latch-key kids? Too...Tags: Maitland, Salt, Justice System, Judges, Sarah Palin
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U.S. sale of some 'morning-after' pills to all ages allowed
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said that some emergency contraception pills now can be sold over-the-counter without age restrictions while the federal government fights a lower court judge's order allowing unrestricted sales....Tags: Family Planning, Food and Drug Administration, Health Treatments, Judges, Justice System
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Philadelphia rulings on dying children spur debate on transplants
A second dying child has been given a chance to get a transplant of adult lungs, the latest step in a debate over a policy that has raised medical and legal questions. Javier Acosta, 11, has been placed on the official list to receive an adult lung...Tags: Tropical Storms, Lung Transplants, Human Interest, Judges, Justice System
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Pennsylvania girl given opportunity for adult lung transplant
A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl has been given a chance at a transplant that could save her life after a judge ordered that the desperately ill child be added to the list of those hoping to receive an adult lung. The case, involving Sarah Murnaghan,...Tags: Tropical Storms, Lung Transplants, Cystic Fibrosis, Lotteries, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Judge blasts government's Plan B contraceptive filing
In yet another scathing critique of government health officials, a federal judge refused Friday to stay his order making Plan B emergency contraceptives available to all consumers without a prescription. Ruling that government efforts to restrict the...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Food and Drug Administration, Health Treatments, Judges, Justice System
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Snyder seeks help from Obama administration to allay Republican concerns over Medicaid growth
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder says he's asking a member of President Barack Obama's cabinet for help in reaching a deal with Republican state legislators to expand government health coverage for low-income Michigan residents....Tags: Politics, Government Health Care, Barack Obama, Health Insurance, Rick Snyder
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
SYRIA-MICHIGAN Family of mom dead in Syria had prior FBI contact BURTON, Mich. (AP) — The aunt of a 33-year-old Michigan mother killed during fighting in Syria says relatives were contacted by the FBI after she took a previous trip to the Middle...Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Judges, Bars and Clubs, Parties and Movements, Accidental Death
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