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Melinda Gates speaking at the opening of the London Summit on Family Planning.

Family planning summit neglects women's real needs

Jul 12, 2012

By Kevin J. Jones

A critic of the London Family Planning Summit says that the international gathering does not address the true needs of... Read more

Dr. Pia de Solenni, Ethicist and Moral Theologian.

Panelists warn of birth control's threats to health, minorities

Jun 5, 2012

By Michelle La Rosa

Experts in medicine, theology and minority issues warned that although the birth control pill is widely used by women in... Read more

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Smokers' use of contraceptives up risk of heart attacks, blood clots

May 21, 2012

Women who are smokers and use hormonal contraceptives – whether pills, patches or rings – are at greater risk for... Read more

Washington State Capitol Building.

Judge rules Wash. pharmacists cannot be forced to dispense contraception

Feb 23, 2012

The state of Washington cannot force pharmacists and stores to dispense the “morning-after pill” against their religious objections, a federal... Read more