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Viewpoint: Plan B Is Very Misunderstood
Emergency contraception is not "the abortion pill." Like other forms of birth control, it prevents fertilization in the first place
Critics and Supporters React To Decision to Expand OTC Access to Plan B
On Tuesday, the FDA announced that the Plan B morning-after pill will move out from behind the counter and be available for girls ages 15 and older without...
More Women Using Morning-After Pill
About 1 in 9 younger women have used the morning-after pill after sex, according to the first government report to focus on emergency contraception since its...
Religious Groups Remain Concerned About Contraception Mandate
Religious nonprofits won't have to pay for contraception coverage under ObamaCare, but their employees must be offered the benefit, the Department of Health and...
Culture Wars: After a Decade of Debate, the Philippines Passes Reproductive Health Bill
After a long battle, the Philippines' legislature on Monday approved a landmark piece of legislation that will allow the government to provide basic funding for...
Photo Essays
‘Drama of Life Before Birth’: Landmark Work, Five Decades Later
In the five decades since Lennart Nilsson’s portrait of an 18-week-old human fetus appeared on the cover of the April 30, 1965, issue of LIFE — along with other,...
Articles from Around the Web
National Briefing | Health: Temporary Limit Put on Sales of Morning- After Pill
The Justice Department appealed the Obama administration's request for a stay of an order that the pill be available without a prescription for everyone. ...
National Briefing | Washington: Judge Rebukes F. D. A. Over Contraception Restriction
A federal judge on Tuesday criticized the Food and Drug Administration over its refusal to make emergency contraception available to girls of all ages without a prescription. ...
Justice Department appeals morning- after pill ruling
The Justice Department filed an appeal Wednesday over a federal judge's ruling that directed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make emergency contraception available to...
U. S. to Defend Age Limits on Morning- After Pill Sales
With its appeal of an order to make the most common next-day birth control pill available to all ages with no prescription, the Obama administration is returning to a charged...
