US court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban
A federal court in San Francisco Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Health
May 21, 2013 |
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Judge in NYC rips opposition to Plan B order
A federal judge, asked by the U.S. government on Tuesday to freeze his plan giving teenage girls broader access to morning-after birth control, instead seized the chance to accuse health officials of taking steps that would ...
Health
May 07, 2013 |
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Judge in NYC refuses to suspend his Plan B ruling
(AP)—A New York judge has refused to suspend his ruling giving women of all ages broad access to morning-after birth control.
Health
May 10, 2013 |
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US Justice Department appeals morning-after case
(AP)—The Obama administration appealed a federal judge's order to lift all age limits on who can buy morning-after birth control pills without a prescription. In appealing the ruling on Wednesday, the administration ...
Medications
May 02, 2013 |
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High court throws out human gene patents
(AP) -- The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling allowing human genes to be patented, a topic of enormous interest to cancer researchers, patients and drug makers.
Genetics
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Judge orders tobacco companies to say they lied
(AP)—A federal judge on Tuesday ordered tobacco companies to publish corrective statements that say they lied about the dangers of smoking and that disclose smoking's health effects, including the death on average of 1,200 ...
Health
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Judge blocks plan for graphic cigarette warnings
(HealthDay) -- A federal judge on Wednesday blocked implementation of an FDA mandate that would have forced tobacco companies to place graphic anti-smoking images on packages of cigarettes.
Health
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Court weighs graphic health warnings on cigarettes
(AP) -- A federal appeals court is considering the constitutionality of requiring large graphic photos on cigarette packs to show that smoking can harm or kill smokers.
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Apr 10, 2012 |
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High court asked to block morning-after pill rule
(AP)—Hobby Lobby Stores is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block part of the federal health care law that requires it to provide insurance coverage for the morning-after pill and similar emergency contraception pills.
Medications
Dec 21, 2012 |
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Fed judge considers if pharmacies must sell Plan B
(AP) -- A federal judge is considering whether Washington state can require pharmacies to stock and sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, even in the face of religious objections by druggists who believe they destroy ...
Medications
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Obama faces choice on morning-after pill limits
(AP)—President Barack Obama supports requiring girls younger than 17 to see a doctor before buying the morning-after pill to help prevent unwanted pregnancies. But fighting that battle in court, after a ...
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Apr 06, 2013 |
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US judge seeks go-ahead in abortion case
(AP)—A Nevada state judge says he's got authority to order an abortion for a pregnant 32-year-old mentally disabled woman, even against the will of her Catholic adoptive parents.
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Nov 05, 2012 |
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US abortion clinic fights law that may shut it
(AP)—Attorneys for Mississippi's only abortion clinic are again asking a federal judge to block a state law that could close the facility.
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Nov 28, 2012 |
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