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Obama Administration Announces Plans to Make Plan B One-Step Available Without Age Restriction

Obama Administration Announces Plans to Make Plan B One-Step Available Without Age Restriction Center for Reproductive Rights calls for equal access to more affordable, generic options (PRESS RELEASE) The Obama Administration has submitted a plan [...]

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No More Delays for EC: 2nd Circuit Partially Denies Federal Government’s Request to Delay Bringing Emergency Contraception Over the Counter

2nd Circuit Partially Denies Federal Government’s Request to Delay Bringing Emergency Contraception (PRESS RELEASE) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has to immediately comply with U.S. District Court Judge Edward Korman’s court order to make [...]

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Affordable Contraception on Trial

Affordable Contraception on Trial The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act included a mandate for employers to provide copay-free contraception to its workers, effectively putting birth control within the reach of millions more women—and [...]

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Federal Judge Denies Government’s Request to Delay Over-the-Counter Emergency Contraception

Federal Judge Denies Government's Request to Delay Over-the-Counter Emergency Contraception Judge Korman denies stay of his April order, gives government until Monday to appeal to 2nd Circuit (PRESS RELEASE) Calling the Obama Administration’s appeal of [...]

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Judge Condemns Latest Fed Delays on EC

Judge Condemns Latest Fed Delays on EC Just weeks after issuing a landmark decision in the Center’s epic battle to make emergency contraception available to all women without a prescription, Judge Edward Korman was back [...]

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Obama Administration Appeals Federal Court Order to Make Emergency Contraception Available to Women of All Ages

Obama Administration Appeals Federal Court Order to Make Emergency Contraception Available to Women of All Ages Government also requests a stay of Judge Korman’s order pending its appeal to 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals (PRESS [...]

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Despite Court Order to Make EC Available for Women of All Ages, FDA Approves Plan B One-Step Only for Women 15 Years Old and Older

Despite Court Order to Make EC Available for Women of All Ages, FDA Approves Plan B One-Step Only for Women 15 Years Old New drug approval only applies to one brand of emergency contraception, ignores [...]

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USA Today: ‘Plan B’ contraception ruling correct

USA Today: 'Plan B' contraception ruling correct by Nancy Northup, President & CEO, Center for Reproductive Rights As a mother, I can understand the visceral reaction of many parents to the idea of teens having [...]

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Federal Judge Orders FDA to Broaden Access to Emergency Contraception

Federal Judge Orders FDA to Broaden Access to Emergency Contraception Court rules FDA must allow over-the-counter sale of “morning-after pill” to women of all ages and lift current point-of-sale restrictions (PRESS RELEASE) In a landmark [...]

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New CDC Reports Show Increased Use of Emergency Contraception and Other Birth Control Methods

New CDC Reports Show Increased Use of Emergency Contraception and Other Birth Control Methods (PRESS RELEASE) Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics released two new reports on [...]

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New HHS Regulations on Contraception Coverage Preserve Benefit for Millions of Women, But Contraception Should Not Be Separate From Other Health Care

New HHS Regulations on Contraception Coverage Preserve Benefit for Women (PRESS RELEASE) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today issued new proposed rules for the copay-free birth control benefit under the Affordable Care [...]

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2012: U.S. in Review

2012: U.S. in Review Put 2012 against any year since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, in 1973, and you would be hard pressed to find a period that offered as many highs [...]

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