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Indiana law on free birth control never implemented
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A 2005 Indiana law that would have provided free birth control to low-income women was never implemented because the state's social services agency failed to complete the process to apply for a Medicaid expansion program that...Tags: Luke Kenley, Health Treatments, Government Health Care, Health, Medicaid
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HHS rejects Indiana Medicaid plan that bans Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Health and Human Services Department rejected changes in Indiana's Medicaid plan Wednesday, saying it illegally bans funding for Planned Parenthood, and sought to make clear that a similar fate awaits other states that pass...Tags: Family, Indianapolis, Lawyers, Family Planning, Abortion Issue
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Indiana abortion law stirs divide on women's access
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Supporters and opponents of Indiana's new law eliminating Medicaid funding for abortion providers have painted starkly different pictures of Medicaid recipients' options for finding birth control, cancer screening and other...Tags: Sex, Indianapolis, Lawyers, Family Planning, Planned Parenthood
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Lawsuit over sex ed e-mail dropped
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal activist group has agreed to drop a lawsuit it filed alleging that Juneau County District Attorney Scott Southworth violated the state's open records law. The agreement reached Tuesday between One Wisconsin Now and...Tags: Health Treatments, Crime, Law and Justice, Health, Lawyers, Justice System
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Community notes Monday, May 20, 2013
Births A son, Alexander James Goldsmith, was born to Jayson and Sara Goldsmith of Boyne City at 4:41 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. Alexander weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long at birth. His...
Tags: Mashed Potatoes, Abusive Behavior, Assault, Family, Alzheimer's Disease
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A birth control double standard
In the uproar about making the morning-after contraceptive known as Plan B available to our daughters, there has been no similar outcry about condoms and our sons. Anyone of any age can walk into a drugstore — as well as most grocery and big-box...
Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Standards, Health Treatments, Judges, Science and Technology
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Parent questions birth control query
Dear Amy: My daughter, who is almost 12 years old, visited a hospital a couple of months ago, and a nurse asked her if she uses birth control. Is this is an appropriate question to ask a not-quite 12-year-old girl? I feel that it is the kind of question...
Tags: Media Industry, Health Treatments, Drugs and Medicines, Social Media, Family Planning
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LETTER: Plan B Puts No One at Risk
Regarding "Plan B Decision Praised, Criticized [May 2, CTNow]: Peter Wolfgang's views presented within are misguided and misleading. As a nursing student and contraception advocate, I want to offer some background Mr. Wolfgang left out. Plan B is a...Tags: Health Treatments, Drugs and Medicines, Plan B (drug), Family Planning, Diabetes
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Getting to responsible sexual health education
As Illinois lawmakers prepare to vote on comprehensive sex education for Illinois' youth (House Bill 2675), they should consider the experience of a young woman who was victimized twice — once by a rapist and again by the inaccurate, ideologically...
Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Treatments, Education, Sexual Health
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Community notes Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Births A daughter Lillian Dale Baynham, was born to Adam and Katy Baynham of Petoskey at 4:29 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. Lillian weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long at birth. She has a...
Tags: Everest, Abusive Behavior, Family, Assault, Alzheimer's Disease
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Judge again rejects limits on emergency contraception
In yet another scathing critique of government health officials, a federal judge refused Friday to stay his order making emergency contraceptives available to consumers of all ages without a prescription. Calling government efforts to restrict the...
Tags: Health Treatments, Crime, Law and Justice, Kathleen Sebelius, Plan B (drug), Family Planning
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Judge blasts government's Plan B contraceptive filing
In yet another scathing critique of government health officials, a federal judge refused Friday to stay his order making Plan B emergency contraceptives available to all consumers without a prescription. Ruling that government efforts to restrict the...
Tags: Health Treatments, Crime, Law and Justice, Kathleen Sebelius, Plan B (drug), Food and Drug Administration
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