Health
Unplanned pregnancy remains high among young Australian women
Despite high rates of contraceptive use, unwanted pregnancies resulting in terminations remain high among young women.
Apr 2, 2014
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Medications
Morning-after pill may not work in heavier women
The European Medicines Agency says it has started a review of emergency contraceptives to see if they work less well in heavier women.
Jan 24, 2014
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Health
Supreme Court exempts nun group from Obamacare birth control clause (Update)
US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has granted a temporary reprieve to a group of nuns challenging a requirement of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law that health insurance they offer include birth control.
Jan 1, 2014
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Health
Pharmacy staff frequently misinform teens seeking emergency contraception
Despite the fact that emergency contraception, also known as the morning-after pill, has been available since 2003, many teens still face barriers to obtaining the medication, a safe and effective way to prevent up to 74 ...
Dec 20, 2013
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Medications
FDA OKs sale of 'Morning-after' pill without age limit
(HealthDay)—The so-called morning-after pill is about to go over-the-counter, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announcing Thursday that it has approved unrestricted sales of Plan B One-Step.
Jun 21, 2013
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Medications
Feds: Morning-after pill appeal officially on hold
A government appeal in the legal fight over allowing girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions has officially been put on hold.
Jun 12, 2013
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Medications
OTC morning-after pill sales coming—but not yet
Don't look for the morning-after pill to move next to the condoms on drugstore shelves right away. But after a fight that's last more than a decade, it appears it really will happen. Backed into a corner by a series of court ...
Jun 11, 2013
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Medications
US to allow morning-after pill for girls of any age
The Obama administration said Monday it would comply with a judge's order to allow women and girls of any age to purchase emergency contraception, ending its efforts to restrict the drug's availability.
Jun 11, 2013
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Medications
Court to allow girls to buy morning-after for now (Update)
A federal appeals court is permitting girls of any age to buy generic versions of emergency contraception without prescriptions while the federal government appeals a judge's ruling allowing the sales.
Jun 5, 2013
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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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