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Letters: Sexism and the Plan B debate
Re "A birth control double standard," Opinion, May 20 Bravo to Meg Waite Clayton's articulate Op-Ed regarding society's double standard for male and female sexuality, and the Obama administration's consequent restriction of access to emergency...
Tags: Birth Control, Pharmaceuticals, Abdominal Pain, Plan B (drug), Science and Technology
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Abortion clinics lose licenses again
State health regulators suspended the licenses of several abortion clinics owned by Associates in OB/GYN Care for the second time after an employee with no health care license or certification gave a patient a drug to induce an abortion at the Baltimore...
Tags: Finance, Procedural Sedation, Disasters and Accidents, Politics, Heart Problems
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LETTER: Shield Daughters From Hazardous Contraceptives
Regarding the May 19 letter "Be An Advocate For Your Life": Parents need to advocate for their daughters as well. Health care providers do not routinely inform both parents of minors and patients that oral contraceptives are classifed as Group I...Tags: Birth Control, Plan B (drug), Medical Research, Health Treatments, Family
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Commentary: Hoag is committed to women's health
The recently completed affiliation between Hoag Hospital and St. Joseph Health (SJH) was the result of a thoughtful process by both organizations and their boards of directors. Our combined purpose was to create a collaborative network of care —...Tags: Corporate Officers, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Planned Parenthood, Family
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Community notes Friday, May 24, 2013
Religion briefs Alanson Church of the Nazarene’s “What’s Up” Sizzlin’ Summer Kickoff cookout is 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at the church. Bring your own meat to grill, and a dish to pass. There will be pony rides and a...Tags: Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice, Women, Infants and Children, Event Planning, HIV
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Teen birth rate decreasing, according to CDC report
WSBT-TVTeen pregnancy rates are down, way down, about half what they were twenty years ago, according to a new government report. It's encouraging news for nurses and counselors who say more teens are showing up at their offices, asking about contraception,...Tags: Birth Control, Disease Prevention, Health Treatments, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Business' birth control coverage up for federal appeal
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes...
Tags: Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Sonia Sotomayor, Employment Opportunities
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Community notes Thursday, May 23, 2013
Meetings Friday, May 24 Up North Network of BNI meets every Friday at the Charlevoix Public Library. Meetings are from 7-8:30 a.m. and visitors are welcome. For information or a reservation to attend, call Bill Ulvund, (231) 881-6700. Petoskey...Tags: Christianity, HIV, Birth Control, Plan B (drug), Anglicanism
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Quinn to decide whether birth control must be taught in sex ed classes
— Illinois public schools that teach sex education would be required to provide students information about birth control under a measure sent to Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday. The legislation is a departure from current policy, in which abstinence...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Politics, Education, Birth Control
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Illinois business urges federal court to lift contraception mandate
Lawyers for two Roman Catholic-owned companies in Illinois and Indiana argued before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago on Wednesday that a law forcing them to include birth control in their employees' benefits would violate their First...
Tags: Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Trials, Birth Control
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Mandating birth-control benefits unlawful, appeals court told
Tribune reporterLawyers for two Roman Catholic-owned companies in Illinois and Indiana argued before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday that a law forcing them to include birth control in their employees' benefits would violate their First Amendment rights....Tags: Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Church and State Relations, Trials
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Truck driver shot while beating officer now charged
A 43-year-old truck driver who was shot by a Merrillville police officer he was beating in a Planned Parenthood parking lot this week has been charged. Craig Leonard Strand, of Portland, Ore., was charged Wednesday by the Lake County, Ind., prosecutor'...
Tags: Interior Policy, Hospitals and Clinics, Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice, Planned Parenthood
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