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If post-abortion syndrome doesn't exist, why are these women suffering?

Dec 29, 2015

A psychologist who cares for post-abortive women has emphasized the need to help women who have had abortions heal –... Read more

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US Supreme Court will hear challenge to Texas abortion law

Nov 13, 2015

By Matt Hadro

The Supreme Court of the United States announced Friday that it will hear a challenge to Texas’ safety standards for... Read more

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Abortion clinics in Texas ask Supreme Court to block safety standards

Sep 6, 2015

The Texas attorney general has said he will challenge abortion clinics’ appeal asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider striking... Read more

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Why this Catholic health care development is a game-changer for women

Jul 24, 2015

With the hope of providing authentic and ethical health care for women, Dr. Thomas Hilgers, creator of Natural Procreative Technology,... Read more

Participants walk past the Supreme Court building during the March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 22, 2015.

Supreme Court puts hold on Texas law regulating abortion clinics

Jun 30, 2015

By Matt Hadro

On Monday afternoon the Supreme Court of the United States temporarily halted Texas' regulations on abortion clinics, which were upheld... Read more

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FDA announces additional risks of Essure birth control device

Jun 28, 2015

By Mary Farrow

After receiving thousands of complaints about the adverse effects of the birth control implant Essure, the FDA announced late Wednesday... Read more

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How art and technology are clearing up 'miscontraceptions' on women’s fertility

Mar 6, 2015

By Adelaide Mena

Read the headlines of major news outlets and you might think women’s fertility is an unknowable force understandable only by... Read more

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Metal coils and furious women: The stunning controversy behind an FDA-approved birth control

Feb 20, 2015

By Mary Farrow

Perforated organs, metal coils lodged in colons, fetal disfigurement due to nickel poisoning. Chronic pain, exhaustion, bouts of depression and... Read more

100 babies: A women's center that helps every step of the way

Jan 25, 2015

By Mary Farrow

Lynn Grandon kept a tally on her desk of how many babies she knew the Denver Lighthouse women’s center had... Read more

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Supreme Court halts parts of Texas abortion law, but it's not over yet

Oct 15, 2014

By Mary Farrow

Backers of a 2013 Texas law which strengthened health and safety requirements for the state's abortion clinics will continue to... Read more

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Mississippi abortion ruling raises questions of women's health

Aug 1, 2014

By Hillary Mast

A federal appeals court has drawn criticism for blocking a 2012 Mississippi law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges... Read more

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More young women choosing health over birth control

Apr 8, 2014

Brianna Heldt was 20 years-old when she first started taking the birth control pill. As an Evangelical Protestant, she believed... Read more

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La. House passes abortion clinic regulations to protect women

Apr 3, 2014

The Louisiana House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved new safety regulations requiring that abortionists have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals,... Read more

Study documents abortion's global health threat to women

May 30, 2013

By Adelaide Mena

A new study released during the 66th annual World Health Assembly identified and exposed what it claimed to be the... Read more

Morning-after pill to be made available over the counter

Apr 30, 2013

On April 30, the Food and Drug Administration approved over the counter sale of the morning-after pill Plan B One-Step... Read more