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• Feds to comply with morning-after pill ruling

  June 10, 2013 in Health, Legal , Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government on Monday told a judge it will reverse course and take steps to comply with his order to allow girls of any age … 6

• US abortions fall 5 pct, biggest drop in a decade

  November 21, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. abortions fell 5 percent during the recession and its aftermath in the biggest one-year decrease in at least a decade, perhaps because women are more …

• Hobby Lobby asks judge to block health care law

  November 1, 2012 in Nation/World OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An arts and craft supply company owned by a Christian family asked a judge Thursday to block a portion of the new federal health care law, … 1

• Steve Massey: Free birth control encourages irresponsibility

  October 6, 2012 in City on Page B2 Would you be in favor of giving away your cash if it helped lower the number of thefts in your community? Most of us would answer no. 18

• Study: Free birth control leads to fewer abortions

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Free birth control led to dramatically lower rates of abortions and teen births, a large study concludes. The findings were eagerly anticipated and come as a bitterly … 10

• Pastors protest Hobby Lobby on morning-after pill

  September 27, 2012 in Nation/World OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Christian activists attempted Thursday to deliver a petition to Hobby Lobby criticizing its challenge to a portion of the new federal health care law, but guards …

• Pastors protest Hobby Lobby birth control fight

  September 27, 2012 in Nation/World OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A coalition of liberal Christian groups has come out against Hobby Lobby’s lawsuit challenging federal health care guidelines that require companies to provide insurance that covers …

• NYC schools dispensing morning-after pill to girls

  September 25, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a campaign believed to be unprecedented in its size and aggressiveness: New York City is dispensing the morning-after pill to girls as young as 14 …

• IUDs, implants urged for teen girls’ birth control

  September 20, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Teenage girls may prefer the pill, the patch or even wishful thinking, but their doctors should be recommending IUDs or hormonal implants — long-lasting and more effective …

• Mo. lawmakers override veto of birth control bill

  September 12, 2012 in Health JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers enacted new religious exemptions from insurance coverage of birth control Wednesday, overriding a gubernatorial veto and delivering a political rebuke to an Obama …

• Hobby Lobby sues over morning-after pill coverage

  September 12, 2012 in Health OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Christian-oriented Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging a mandate in the nation’s health care overhaul law that requires employers to provide coverage …

• Fight for women’s vote defines presidential race

  August 27, 2012 in Health ARVADA, Colo. (AP) — A nation at war, crippling joblessness and a looming budget standoff that could wreck the economy have been overshadowed in recent days by an issue that … 2

• Women get help through Care Act

  August 1, 2012 in City, Health on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Starting today, nearly 1.1 million women in Washington state will no longer be charged a co-pay for birth control, HIV screening and several other health care services under … 5

• Obama: Birth control policy meets everyone’s needs

  February 10, 2012 in Nation/World President Barack Obama declared Friday he’s found a solution to a birth-control uproar that will protect religious liberty but also ensure that women have access to free contraception, as he … 34

• The sheer options of birth control can be daunting

  December 20, 2011 in Features on Page C1 WASHINGTON – Worried about birth control in light of headlines about side effects from Yaz and the patch? Women have a lot of options that are safe and effective, including …

• FDA overruled: No to younger teens getting morning-after contraception without prescription

  December 7, 2011 in Nation/World In a surprise move with election-year implications, the Obama administration’s top health official overruled her own drug regulators and stopped the Plan B morning-after pill from moving onto drugstore shelves … 2

• Insurers must cover birth control with no copays

  August 1, 2011 in Nation/World Health insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, with no copays, the Obama administration said today in a decision with far-reaching implications for health care as … 49

• Birth control pill gets backing

  June 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Federal health experts said Thursday a new type of morning-after contraceptive that works longer than existing drugs is safe and effective. The Food and Drug Administration’s panel of …

• Couples Who Lapse, Repent Deserve Mercy

  March 2, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A7 Married couples who use contraceptives in violation of Roman Catholic Church teaching can be forgiven if they repent and intend not to sin again, according to new Vatican guidelines for …

• Pope Calls Contraceptives A Form Of ‘Hedonism’

  November 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A12 Pope John Paul II urged Saturday that doctors pay more attention to “natural” family planning as an alternative to contraceptives, which he called a form of “hedonism.” The Catholic church …

• Contraceptive Use Boosts Survival Of Moms, Babies

  September 17, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 The increasing use of contraceptives in Uzbekistan has lead to a significant decline in the deaths of infants and their mothers, a U.N. official said Monday. Between 1992 and 1994, …

• Sterilization Using ‘Glue’ Being Studied

  March 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 A doctor believes he has found a way to sterilize women permanently without surgery or scars: two squirts of a substance similar to Super Glue. Researchers injected small amounts of …