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Common sense on Plan B
Last week, a federal district judge in New York ruled that girls younger than 17 should be allowed to purchase the Plan B contraceptive pill over the counter. Unlike the Obama administration, Judge Edward Korman got this one right. The 2011 decision by...Tags: Women's Health, American Academy of Pediatrics, Health Treatments, Family Planning, Science and Technology
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A Spanish star dies, Don Draper lies and contraception flies
Spanish actress Sara Montiel is dead at 85, Don Draper is having a depressing time of things, and a nice German man has invented a faster way to apply contraception. Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for Monday, April 8, 2013. Montiel, who...
Tags: Kelly Clarkson, Jason Aldean, Health Treatments, Google Inc., Family Planning
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Court ruling lifts age limit on morning-after pill
President Obama once fretted about the prospect that girls as young as 10 or 11 could walk into a drugstore and buy emergency contraception pills as easily as "bubble gum or batteries." With his blessing, the Department of Health and Human Services...
Tags: Health Treatments, Family Planning, Benadryl (drug), Chemical Industry, Social Issues
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Teen contraception decision: Doctors say science trumps politics
Science trumped politics, but politics may still present problems for teens trying to purchase emergency contraception. “A lot of stuff is going to happen over the next 30 days,” said Dr. Cora Breuner, a pediatric medicine specialist at...
Tags: Health Treatments, Family Planning, Disasters and Accidents, Sex Crimes, Medicaid
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Community Notes Friday, March 8, 2013
Meetings Sunday, March 10 Petoskey Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 1:30 p.m. on Sundays at 2144 Cemetery Road, Petoskey. All players welcome. Visit www.petoskeybridgeclub.com or call (231) 881-0829 for information. Monday, March 11 Boyne City Rotary...Tags: Criminals, Behavioral Conditions, Human Interest, Health Treatments, Wii
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A major decision
A federal district court overturned Friday the Obama administration's ban against women under 17 purchasing over-the-counter emergency contraception without a prescription. Judge Edward Korman of the District Court of Eastern New York described the...Tags: Health Treatments, Family Planning, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Plan B (drug)
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Obama faces choice on morning-after pill limits
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama supports requiring girls younger than 17 to see a doctor before buying the morning-after pill. But fighting that battle in court comes with its own set of risks. A federal judge in New York on Friday...
Tags: Health Treatments, Family Planning, Elections, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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The Plan B morning-after pill and the new war on abortion
North Dakota is trying to ban all abortions. Arkansas is trying to ban them after 12 weeks. Mississippi is down to its last abortion clinic. If you think the abortion question in this country was settled after the Supreme Court made its historic Roe vs....
Tags: Health Treatments, Elections, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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City teen and country teen
We are pretty sure of our stereotypes in this country, and we hold them close. One of them is that teen pregnancy is an inner-city problem, a poor problem, a black problem. Another is that "rural" equals "farm," and life there is wholesome and God-...
Tags: Health Treatments, Family Planning, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Politics, Elections
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Plan B must be available to all without a prescription, judge rules
A federal court judge has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lift controversial restrictions on the so-called morning-after pill, saying females of all ages should have unimpeded access to emergency birth control. In a ruling released...
Tags: Health Treatments, Family Planning, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Plan B (drug)
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Community notes Friday, April 5, 2013
Meetings Sunday, April 7 Petoskey Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 1:30 p.m. on Sundays at 2144 Cemetery Road, Petoskey. All players welcome. Visit www.petoskeybridgeclub.com or call (231) 881-0829 for information. Monday, April 8 Boyne City Rotary Club...Tags: Criminals, Human Interest, Behavioral Conditions, Health Treatments, Wii
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What we need in a pope
On Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI became the first pontiff in nearly 600 years to willingly step down from his position. What kind of man will the cardinals who have gathered in Rome from around the world choose to be his successor? We asked Catholics from a...
Tags: Jesus Christ, Health Treatments, Human Interest, Islam, Family Planning
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