News tagged with morning after pill
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.
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Apr 30, 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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Risk of unwarranted pregnancies with morning after pill conscience clauses
Conscience clauses, which allow pharmacists to opt out of providing the "morning after pill" without a prescription, risk unwanted pregnancies and undermine the principle of universal healthcare in the NHS, say pharmacists ...
Medications
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Intrauterine devices provide the most effective emergency contraception
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) should be used routinely to provide emergency contraception, according to the authors of the first systematic review of all available data from the past 35 years. They found that IUDs had a failure ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
May 08, 2012 |
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Block of OTC morning-after pill sparks debate
It's the morning after and the controversy over how to sell emergency contraception still looms.
Medications
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Pa. college machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill
(AP) -- Students at a Pennsylvania university can obtain the "morning-after" pill from an unusual source - a vending machine at the campus health center.
Health
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Morning-after pills available at 13 NYC schools
(AP)—The New York City Department of Education is making the morning-after-pill available to high school girls at 13 public schools.
Medications
Sep 24, 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 ...
Health
Apr 06, 2013 |
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