Research continues to show that the controversial abortion drug mifepristone might have another use, as a therapeutic option besides hysterectomy for women who suffer from severe symptoms associated with uterine fibroids.
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Rates of unintended pregnancies and abortions decrease significantly when women receive a one-year supply of oral contraceptives, instead of being prescribed one- or three-month supplies, a UCSF study shows…
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Rates of unintended pregnancies and abortions decrease significantly when women receive a one-year supply of oral contraceptives, instead of being prescribed one- or three-month supplies, a UCSF study shows…
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The House-passed budget bill that would cut off federal funds to Planned Parenthood for the remainder of the year would result in an increase in abortions, said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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Pregnancy rates in behaviorally HIV-infected youth were increased 2.5-fold to 5-fold, and there were higher rates of premature births and spontaneous abortions. Medscape Medical News
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Two New York Times editorials examine the current “wars” over abortion in the states and in the federal government. Also, Center for Reproductive Rights President Nancy Northup addresses potential court challenges to state abortion legislation…
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State Rep. Allen Peake (R) on Thursday introduced a bill (HB89) banning abortions after 20 weeks’ gestation based on the notion that a fetus can feel pain, the Macon Telegraph reports. The bill contains an exception to allow abortion if a woman’s life or the life of another fetus is in danger (Lee, Macon Telegraph, [...]
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The following summarizes selected women’s health-related blog entries. “I Went to the March for Life, and All I Got Was This Lousy Fear for Choice,” Sarah Erdreich, Feminists For Choice: The crowd at the March for Life in Washington, D.C…
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Bishop Thomas Olmsted’s decision to revoke St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center’s Catholic status in December “is a bellwether of a profound disagreement that is playing out at many Catholic hospitals around the country,” New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof writes. The loss of the hospital’s Catholic status is related to its authorization of an [...]
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The following summarizes selected women’s health-related blog entries. ~ “Standing Up For Women’s Health 38 Years After Roe,” Jennifer Dalven, ACLU’s “Blog of Rights”: Thirty-eight years after Roe v…
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