Health
Use of morning-after pill on the rise: CDC
(HealthDay)—The number of U.S. women using the "morning-after" contraception pill has risen dramatically in the last decade, federal health officials report.
Feb 14, 2013
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News tagged with emergency contraception
Medications
Policy makes Plan B more accessible to American Indian women
The federal Indian Health Service has finalized a policy that makes emergency contraception more accessible to American Indian women.
Oct 16, 2015
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Medications
Feds fight morning-after pill age ruling in NY
(AP)—Department of Justice lawyers have again asked a federal appeals court in New York to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after ...
May 25, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
US women prepare for what comes after abortion ruling
The US Supreme Court ruling that overturned the nationwide right to abortion has spurred a rush to prepare for an America where the procedure is banned in many states.
Jul 7, 2022
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Medications
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.
Dec 21, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
'We must change': Japan's morning-after pill debate
When Megumi Ota needed the morning-after pill in Japan, she couldn't get a prescription in time under a policy activists call an attempt to "control" women's reproductive rights.
Jun 10, 2022
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Health
Court strikes down Costa Rica in-vitro ban (Update)
(AP)—A Costa Rican ban on in-vitro fertilization has been struck down by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in a decision that reproductive health groups said could lead to greater access to abortion and some contraception ...
Dec 21, 2012
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Medications
US: Morning-after pill OK for ages 15 and up (Update)
The U.S. government on Tuesday lowered to 15 the age at which girls can buy the morning-after pill without a prescription and said the emergency contraception no longer has to be kept behind pharmacy counters.
Apr 30, 2013
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Medications
Poll finds many US women confused about legality of medical abortion
Changes in U.S. abortion laws have prompted confusion among women about medication abortion and emergency contraception, or the "morning-after" pill.
Feb 1, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Women seeking emergency contraception more likely to use IUDs if offered counseling and 'same-day service'
(Medical Xpress)—Health care clinics should routinely offer same-day placement of intrauterine devices (IUDs) to women seeking emergency contraception, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of ...
Apr 4, 2014
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