Birth Control
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Plan B ruling not suspended, NY judge rules
CommentA judge on Friday refused to delay enforcement of his decision giving women of all ages broad access to morning-after birth control, calling the government's appeal frivolous, a "silly argument" and an insult to the intelligence of women.
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Morning-after pill: NY judge urged not to delay decision
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Reproductive rights advocates have asked a New York City judge not to delay a plan to let women and teenage girls buy morning-after birth control without a prescription.
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Birth control pills should be sold over the counter, specialists say
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No prescription or doctor's exam needed: The nation's largest group of obstetricians and gynecologists says birth control pills should be sold over the counter, like condoms.
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United Nations: Contraception is a universal right
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The United Nations says access to contraception is a universal human right that could dramatically improve the lives of women and children in poor countries.
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Archdiocese of Washington takes legal action against birth control mandate
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The Archdiocese of Washington on Monday is taking legal action to challenge the administration’s mandate that requires religious organizations to provide coverage for birth control.
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Rush Limbaugh calls Georgetown Law student a 'slut' and a 'prostitute'
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Limbaugh lambasted Sandra Fluke, who two weeks ago was blocked by Republicans from testifying before a Capitol Hill hearing on religious freedom and contraception. House Speaker John Boehner denounced Limbaugh.
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Republican push against birth control coverage defeated
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The U.S. Senate has defeated a Republican effort to roll back President Barack Obama's policy on contraception insurance coverage.
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Glenmark Generics recalls birth control because pills in wrong order
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Drugmaker Glenmark Generics said it is recalling seven lots of birth control pills because in some packages, the pills were in the wrong order.
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Georgetown woman blocked from one-sided hearing on religious freedom, healthcare
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Democrats say the panel was stacked with conservative, male religious leaders. The committee chair refused to allow testimony from Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown Law School student. ABC7's Autria Godfrey talks with Fluke.
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Va. House panel endorses controversial 'personhood' bill
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A Virginia House committee endorsed legislation Friday stating that human life begins at conception. Opponents said the bill could lay the groundwork for outlawing abortion and many forms of birth control.
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Obama announces birth control compromise
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U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday announced that his administration found a solution that will protect religious liberty but also ensure that women have access to free birth control, as he rushed to defuse an election-year political uproar that threatened to overtake his administration.
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President Obama on birth control: Should he compromise? (Poll)
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Just weeks after saying that religious institutions should have to cover contraception for their employees, the White House is saying that compromise might be coming. Should the president backtrack? Take our poll.
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White House hinting compromise on birth control
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On the campaign trail, GOP presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich heaped new criticism on the president, with Romney accusing Obama of an "assault on religion" and Gingrich calling the rule an "attack on the Catholic Church."
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White House hinting compromise on birth control
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Lawmakers are bracing for a nasty battle over President Obama’s new policy on birth control, which requires religious schools and hospitals to provide health insurance that covers contraceptives.
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Birth control debate: Should employers be compelled to provide it? (Poll)
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The debate over whether employers should be compelled to include birth control as part of their employee's health care has reached a fever pitch. Should it be required? Take our poll.
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Pfizer recalls one million birth control packets
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Pfizer Inc. is recalling one million packets of birth control because of a packaging error that could leave women at risk of getting pregnant accidentally.
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Religious employers must cover the pill
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Many church-affiliated institutions will have to cover free birth control for employees, the Obama administration announced Friday.
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Teenage birth control purchases restricted
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The nation's health secretary says young teenagers cannot buy the Plan B morning-after pill without a prescription - a surprise move overruling her own experts, who were preparing to let it be sold on drugstore shelves like condoms.
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