emergency contraception

Plan B ruling raises health concerns

The emergency contraceptive Plan B will be available without a prescription to girls of all ages within the next 30 days, as ordered in an April 5...
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Federal judge makes Plan B available for all ages

  • Plan B pill ruling
  • April 5, 2013
Today the medication Plan B, most commonly known as the morning-after pill, was made available for women of all ages without a prescription....
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Federal court on emergency contraception: Make Plan-B OTC in 30 days (Video)

Obama's ban on Plan-B, the popular emergency contraception, for women under 17 without a prescription, was overturned by a federal district...
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Morning after pill must be available to all rules federal judge

A decade-long heated debate regarding the availability of the morning after pill, Plan B One-Step, to all without prescription is now over. On...
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Morning after pill will now be available to young teens over the counter (Photos)

The casually named "morning after pill "(also known as Plan B) is a very serious drug that has already been available in pharmacies...
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Court orders FDA to remove restrictions on ‘Plan B’ morning after pill

A federal judge ordered the FDA to remove restrictions on the sale of the emergency contraceptive commonly known as “Plan B”, in an...
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Roe v. Wade: Less relevant after 40 years?

Today--Tuesday, January 22, 2013--marks the 40th anniversary of the historic and controversial Supreme Court decision in the case of Jane Roe, et...
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Doctors say emergency contraception should be given to teens

Although teen birth rates have decreased in the US since the 1990s, the US still has one of the highest rates among developed countries. More than...
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Birth control access continues to be debated

Individual states continue to battle over birth control. In Illinois, pharmacists can now refuse to dispense birth control at all, while in New...
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Kansas Gov. Brownback Gives Pharmacists Power to Withhold Birth Control

Women have lost another battle in the Republican war against them. This time it's in Kansas, a state that joinsArizona, Arkansas, Georgia,...
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