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Planned Parenthood giving away contraception - 25 Mar 2008
Richmond Times Dispatch,The Virginia League for Planned Parenthood will give away free packs of emergency contraception today from 9 am to 7 pm at the Planned Parenthood clinic at
Study: Progestin May Hold Key to Male Birth Control - 25 Mar 2008
FOXNews...“It is possible to suppress sperm output to concentrations that are comparable with reliable contraception in most, but not all men,� said associate
Emergency Contraception Giveaway - 25 Mar 2008
WCAX,Planned Parenthood in Burlington is taking steps to put Emergency Contraception in medicine cabinets right next to the aspirin.
Got Plan B? Essay Contest for Young Women! - 25 Mar 2008
RH Reality Check,Why access to Plan B emergency contraception is important." The winning opinion piece will be published on RH Reality Check! We're launching our contest
Compassion in 'morning after pill' disclosure - 25 Mar 2008
Daytona Beach News-Journal,And anti-contraception activists have exploited that confusion to push their agenda, demanding "conscience" exemptions for pharmacists who refuse to stock
BRIEFS: NEWS NEAR YOU - 25 Mar 2008
Richmond Times Dispatch,Richmond The Virginia League for Planned Parenthood will give away free packs of emergency contraception today from 9 am to 7 pm at the Planned Parenthood
Tony Blair and Cherie release lovers guide DVD for catholics - 25 Mar 2008
The Spoof (satire),...that highly sexed couples face in wanting to maintain a healthy physical relationship, but without using the satanic invention of contraception.
Abstinence advocate uses humor to shift teens' focus from sex to ... - 25 Mar 2008
Longview Daily News,I know that Planned Parenthood actually does come in and speak, about contraception. Do I agree with this approach? No I do not. But, I realize that is part
Our Gender Agenda - 25 Mar 2008
Socialist Alliance (press release),Women in prison be able to use contraception and have access to pregnancy or abortion care if necessary. * Abolish all taxation measures that penalise
Silenced in a Sex Obsessed Culture - 25 Mar 2008
RH Reality Check,..."The abstinence-only program is not productive, but sex ed that just addresses the physical act of sex and contraception is also outdated," Darcy continues.
Lap Band Surgeon Give Hopes for Healthy Pregnancies In Obese Women - 25 Mar 2008
PR UrgentContraception is vital for one year following both procedures, and for gastric bypass in particular, since oral contraceptives (OCP) may not be sufficiently
Free 'Emergency Contraception Day' today in Burlington - Mar 24, 2008
BurlingtonFreePress.com,BURLINGTON -- Planned Parenthood of Northern New England will host its 2nd free Emergency Contraception (EC) Day from 9 am to 5 pm today at its Mansfield
Emergency Contraception Case Lands in Illinois Supreme Court - Mar 19, 2008
Wall Street JournalPharmacists shouldn’t be forced to dispense the “morning-after pill,� a form of emergency contraception known as Plan B, lawyers argued yesterday in the
Women’s Reproductive Rights vs. Doctors and Their ‘Conscience’ - Mar 24, 2008
North Star Writers Group,According to one account, a woman named Lori Boyer was denied emergency contraception by an ER physician after she had been raped. Her doctor simply said,
Insurance Commission staying out of Belmont Abbey contraception ... - Mar 20, 2008
Gaston Gazette,Neipert said the faculty's point of contention involves contraception, not abortion. The state Department of Insurance also received a complaint,
In worst areas, one in 23 teenage girls has had an abortion - Mar 22, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,...claims that Labour's sex education policy had failed and that young women were being offered abortions in some areas as a form of contraception.
“Antithetical to the Catholic ethos� - Mar 24, 2008
California Catholic Daily,...quality and culturally appropriate health and reproductive services, including contraception and emergency contraception, without requiring guardian,
Hormonal Contraception in Women of Older Reproductive Age - Mar 19, 2008
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),A healthy, lean 46-year-old woman who is a nonsmoker requests advice about contraception. She notes that her menstrual periods are less regular than
Illinois pharmacists ask state high court to overturn emergency ... - Mar 19, 2008
JURIST...issued by Illinois Governor Rod Blogjevich which requires pharmacies to fill prescriptions for contraceptives, including emergency contraception.
Emergency Contraception for rape victims - Mar 19, 2008
WHOI,TALLAHASSEE, FLA. -- Emergency birth control pills would have to be offered to rape victims and the same drugs would be easier to get for any woman under a
Real solutions to keep teens healthy - Mar 24, 2008
The Evening Sun,...about abstinence as well as contraception, healthy communication, responsible decision making, and prevention of sexually transmitted infections.
Emergency Contraception Under House Consideration - Mar 19, 2008
CBS 4,Emergency birth control pills would have to be offered to all rape victims, and the same drugs would be easier to get for any woman if a new bill
Reassured Wall Street...Obama speech...Contraception battle ... - Mar 18, 2008
KXMC,SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) Some pharmacists in Illinois are trying to get a rule thrown out that requires them to offer emergency contraception even if they
Sex education and contraception do not reduce abortion rates - Mar 4, 2008
Guardian,George Monbiot's argument against the Catholic church's stance on abortion and contraception is wrong on virtually every point (Face facts, Cardinal.
Birth Control for Others - Mar 23, 2008
StarNewsOnline.com,One of the movement’s early sins was a fondness for eugenics, the belief that contraception was perfect for “dull-minded natives,� as one enthusiast put it,
Sex Education To Include Information On Contraception - Mar 17, 2008
NBC Sandiego.com,But the state Board of Education said students must also learn about contraception at an appropriate age. Planned Parenthood said the move is a positive
Contraception: SAPC concerned - Mar 3, 2008
Independent Online,This followed a report published last week that pharmacists in the Pretoria area were concerned about teenagers using the pill as a form of contraception.
Alleged Rapist Gave Emergency Contraception to 13 Y/O Girl. - Mar 17, 2008
ProLife BlogsIn fact, I warned about this possibility in an August 2006 press release: Over the counter access to emergency contraception will make minors more
The cultural climacteric that was 1968 - Mar 21, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,Humanae Vitae was the title of the Pope's encyclical of July 25, which condemned artificial contraception. Rivers of Blood was the name given to Powell's
Abortion at industrial level - MP - Mar 20, 2008
BBC News,Health chiefs say they are working to improve access to contraception. Almost £27m would be spent on this in the next financial year, the Department of
Hospital Emergency Contraception Bill Becomes Law - Mar 14, 2008
WBAY,All Wisconsin emergency rooms must offer education and access to emergency contraception, such as the so-called morning-after pill.
Emotional ceremony marks signing of contraception bill - Mar 13, 2008
The Capital Times,Jim Doyle signed a long awaited bill today that requires hospitals to provide emergency contraception to rape victims. "This is one bill I've been working
Program introduces contraception for squirrels - Mar 14, 2008
Sauk Valley Newspapers,Wildlife Research Center, will be done at the Clemson Experimental Forest and is designed to reveal the effectiveness of two methods of contraception.
Lawmakers Pass Emergency Contraception Bill - Mar 14, 2008
WKBT,It was a bill that provides emergency contraception for rape victims. Governor Jim Doyle signed into law a requirement that hospitals provide rape victims
Doyle signs emergency contraception bill - Mar 14, 2008
New Richmond News,Jim Doyle signed a bill Thursday that forces hospitals to tell rape patients about their options for emergency contraception and to give it to them if they
New law provides emergency contraception for rape victims - Mar 13, 2008
Janesville Gazette,Jim Doyle has signed into law a requirement that hospitals provide rape victims with emergency contraception upon their request.
Letter: Those who sell contraception, abortion one and the same - Mar 11, 2008
TCPalm,Mr. Lawrence Finer’s letter, “Birth control allows Americans to make responsible decisions� (March 4), criticizing Anne Lotierzo about contraception’s link
Deacon preaching NFP finds most couples don’t know teaching on ... - Mar 13, 2008
Catholic Online,...“I thought there was more leeway (to use artificial contraception).� After Mass that morning, Leisle went home and had a frank discussion with her husband
College contraception costs rising - Mar 14, 2008
Charlottesville Daily Progress,At Virginia Tech, the price tag of some methods of contraception has tripled since the change went into effect. At George Mason University,
5 things you didn't know about emergency contraception - Mar 11, 2008
MiamiHerald.com,BY DESONTA HOLDER 1 Emergency contraception, sold under the brand name Plan B, is ''the best-kept secret in all of health care,'' says Carol Cohan,
Bishop to churches: Reject funds from firms promoting abortion ... - Mar 11, 2008
GMA news.tv,...gambling sources, another senior prelate warned churches against accepting donations from pharmaceutical firms that "promote abortion and contraception.
Pharmacists ask Illinois high court to drop rule forcing them to ... - Mar 18, 2008
International Herald Tribune,Rod Blagojevich issued the rule in 2005, prohibiting pharmacies from turning away women seeking emergency contraception. The medicine is a higher dosage of
Doyle signs contraception bill - Mar 13, 2008
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription),By Erica Perez Both Senate and Assembly versions of a bill that would have boosted financial aid grants for students from low- to middle-income families who
School Party Turns Into a Sex Feast - Mar 23, 2008
ShortNews.com,Cumbria, were involved in an event that left many of the girls involved undergo emergency contraception through help of school, and a boy hospitalized.
Who's Responsible for Contraception - the Man or the Woman? - Mar 8, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,If you are both ready to have sex, then you should be able to have an honest conversation about contraception. Another very common, and I think disturbing,
Buttars and STDs - Mar 16, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune,The usual reason they get checked, particularly if they are symptom-free, is to obtain contraception. Many girls for whom cost is a factor go to Planned
Oregon Requires Hospitals to Dispense Emergency Contraception to ... - Mar 7, 2008
Ms. Magazine,Oregon state legislature established rules on Monday that will ensure the 2007 law requiring hospitals to offer emergency contraception (EC) to victims of
Oregon Implements New Emergency Contraception Law for Sexual ... - Mar 3, 2008
Salem-News.Com,Women who are victims of sexual assault now have state mandated options when it comes to emergency contraception. (SALEM, Ore.
Sexually Active Teens With Romantic Relationships More Likely To ... - Mar 5, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),The study found that contraception use is not as regular as health officials thought, the Post reports. Four out of 10 sexually active teenagers reported
Health clinic to give away emergency contraception - Mar 2, 2008
The Herald-Times (subscription),The Free Emergency Contraception Day promotion comes as many college students across the state get ready to take a weeklong vacation.
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