Administration appeals judge's order on Plan B access

May 2, 2013 - 05:33 pm .- The Obama administration filed an appeal notice Wednesday to challenge a judge’s decision requiring that the morning-after pill be available without a prescription to girls of any age.

Wider morning-after pill access harms teens, opponents say

May 1, 2013 - 05:05 pm .- Critics slammed the FDA’s decision to make the Plan B One-Step morning-after pill available without a prescription to teenagers as young as 15, saying the pill is dangerous for young women and can act as an abortion drug.

Chile faces criticism for giving morning-after pill to minors

Apr 3, 2013 - 04:07 pm .- A new norm approved by Chile’s Ministry of Health has met with disapproval for allowing the morning-after pill to be made available to 14 year-old girls without parental consent.  

Descendant of founding American files 50th mandate lawsuit

Mar 14, 2013 - 02:06 am .- A Baptist small business owner whose ancestors fought religious persecution as founding Americans has filed the 50th lawsuit challenging the federal contraception mandate.

US report shows increase in sexually-transmitted infections

Feb 23, 2013 - 04:12 pm .- New governmental reports on sexual behavior in America show significant rises in both sexually-transmitted infections and use of emergency contraception in recent years.

Morning-after pills all have abortive potential, doctor says

Feb 22, 2013 - 02:01 pm .- The reasoning offered by the German Catholic bishops for allowing the morning-after pill in rape cases is being faulted for citing information that is not medically accurate.

Doctor says Cardinal Meisner's contraception statement was manipulated

Feb 7, 2013 - 12:30 pm .- News stories declaring that Cardinal Meisner will allow the “morning-after” pill for rape victims were the result of his words being manipulated and scientists giving him inaccurate information about the drug, according to a leading physician.

Doctor says Colombian coverage of abortion drug harms women

Jan 31, 2013 - 04:02 pm .- An official leading the Colombian bishops’ pro-life efforts expressed regret over a recent decision to continue covering a drug used to induce early abortions in the nation’s health care plan.