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Catholic University ends birth control coverage; Texas plans grant applications to free money for Women's Health Program

A Catholic University in Ohio ends its health plan coverage of birth control, and Texas is planning to apply for federal block grants to free up money to use on its Women's Health Program, which is closing.

5 Apr 2012

Injectable form of progestin may increase breast cancer risk in young women

The first large-scale U.S.-based study to evaluate the link between an injectable form of progestin-only birth control and breast cancer risk in young women has found that recent use of a year or more doubles the risk.

5 Apr 2012

First Edition: April 4, 2012

In today's headlines, President Barak Obama goes on attack against GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and the Republican budget blueprint; a federal court judge asks for clarifications regarding Obama's comment on judicial activism and the high court's consideration of the health law; as well as reports that doctors are stepping into the effort to curb unnecessary medical treatments.

4 Apr 2012

Improved access to family planning in Africa will lead to economic development

Melinda Gates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation writes in an opinion piece in Nigeria's Vanguard, "My top priority as a co-chair of the foundation I run with my husband is making sure that all families have access to safe and effective contraception tools that empower them to make a decision about what's best for them and their family. And that means encouraging aid donors and governments here in Nigeria and across Africa to make family planning a priority."

4 Apr 2012

Family planning bill may get vote in Philippines congress, Bloomberg News reports

Bloomberg News examines family planning in the Philippines, where "one in five women of reproductive age ... have an unmet family planning need, the U.N. Population Fund says, leading to unintended pregnancies and population growth twice the Asian average."

30 Mar 2012

Split Ariz. Republicans stall birth control bill; Kansas advances 'conscience' protections

A split in the Republican party between moderates and conservatives has stalled a birth control bill aimed at allowing employers to opt out of covering contraception in their health plans.

30 Mar 2012

States offer mixed legislative bag on abortion, birth control

Birth control and abortion legislation are making the rounds at state capitols. An abortion bill in Georgia was stopped Tuesday while Idaho backed away from its own pre-abortion ultrasound bill. Missouri advanced a bill to let some employers opt-out of providing coverage for contraception.

29 Mar 2012

Scott Brown turns to Olympia Snowe for help in appealing to women voters

The Massachusetts senator, who has riled some women's groups for his stand on the Obama administration's contraception coverage policy, is seeking to raise the profile of women in his campaign.

28 Mar 2012

Morning after pills difficult for teenagers to procure

Quite a few U.S. pharmacies may give teen girls incorrect information over the phone about whether they can get the morning-after pill. The pill is a form of emergency contraception taken within 72 hours after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy without a prescription, a new study suggests.

27 Mar 2012

Viewpoints: Law on generic drugs is 'outrageous denial' of patients' rights; Could Romney be the best spokesman against federal law?

Dozens of suits against drug companies have been dismissed in federal and state courts because of a decision by the Supreme Court last year that makes it virtually impossible to sue generic manufacturers for failing to provide adequate warning of a prescription drug's dangers. This outrageous denial of a patient's right to recover fair damages makes it imperative that Congress or the Food and Drug Administration fashion a remedy.

27 Mar 2012

Hutchison calls on Perry to work with feds on women's health funding

The fight in Texas over its Women's Health Program and the dual defundings of Planned Parenthood by the state and the entire program by the federal government gained a new wrinkle as Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, called on Gov. Rick Perry to work out the state's differences with the feds.

23 Mar 2012

On its birthday, health law feted as giving consumers 'control,' denigrated for provoking 'showdown'

On the second anniversary of the enactment of the law, commentators offer Supreme Court advice on historic arguments next week, examine public opinion on the overhaul and note the political consequences.

23 Mar 2012

Va. voters divided over support for ultrasound law; Other related news

Voters are split over a new Virginia law that mandates women get ultrasounds before an abortion. Abortion and contraception issues are also making news in Iowa, Idaho, Texas, Washington, Kansas and Utah.

23 Mar 2012

First Edition: March 23, 2012

Today's health policy headlines are full of previews of next week's health law action at the Supreme Court.

23 Mar 2012

Viewpoints: Health law's threat to individual liberty; Conflicting opinions on the constitutionality of the individual mandate

On Monday, the Supreme Court will begin an extraordinary three-day hearing on the constitutionality of ObamaCare. At stake are the Constitution's structural guarantees of individual liberty, which limit governmental power and ensure political accountability by dividing that power between federal and state authorities. Upholding ObamaCare would destroy this dual-sovereignty system, the most distinctive feature of American constitutionalism.

23 Mar 2012

Abortion, contraception legislative battles escalate in states

All across the country, state legislatures and governors are grappling with bills designed to limit access to abortion or contraception. In Virginia, it's affecting a U.S. Senate race.

22 Mar 2012

State lawmakers consider abortion, contraception legislation; Other states deal with fallout

A bill in Arizona would allow employers to deny contraception coverage on religious grounds and a Tenn. bill would require the state publish the names of doctors who perform abortions.

21 Mar 2012

Roundup: States face new revenue downturn; Calif. county has disparities in life expectancy

Revenues in most U.S. states increased in the fourth quarter of 2011, but their recent surge is tapering off, as they grew just 2.7 percent from the final quarter of 2010, according to a report released on Monday. "This is a noticeable slowdown from the 11.1 (percent) and 6.1 percent year-over-year growth reported in the second and third quarters of 2011, respectively," the Rockefeller Institute, a think tank that closely watches states' revenues, said in the report.

21 Mar 2012

Marking the health law's second anniversary

News outlets report on what the future holds as the health law turns 2. Meanwhile, the Department of Health and Human Services steps up its messaging related to the measure's benefits.

21 Mar 2012

On campaign trail, Santorum bashes Romney on health care

Mitt Romney's Medicare plan is dissected by the Boston Globe and neither he nor the president are talking up their health reform plans.

21 Mar 2012

Contraception News and Research

Latest Contraception News and Research

Catholic University ends birth control coverage; Texas plans grant applications to free money for Women's Health Program

Injectable form of progestin may increase breast cancer risk in young women

First Edition: April 4, 2012

Improved access to family planning in Africa will lead to economic development

Family planning bill may get vote in Philippines congress, Bloomberg News reports

Split Ariz. Republicans stall birth control bill; Kansas advances 'conscience' protections

States offer mixed legislative bag on abortion, birth control

Scott Brown turns to Olympia Snowe for help in appealing to women voters

Morning after pills difficult for teenagers to procure

Viewpoints: Law on generic drugs is 'outrageous denial' of patients' rights; Could Romney be the best spokesman against federal law?

Hutchison calls on Perry to work with feds on women's health funding

On its birthday, health law feted as giving consumers 'control,' denigrated for provoking 'showdown'

Va. voters divided over support for ultrasound law; Other related news

First Edition: March 23, 2012

Viewpoints: Health law's threat to individual liberty; Conflicting opinions on the constitutionality of the individual mandate

Abortion, contraception legislative battles escalate in states

State lawmakers consider abortion, contraception legislation; Other states deal with fallout

Roundup: States face new revenue downturn; Calif. county has disparities in life expectancy

Marking the health law's second anniversary

On campaign trail, Santorum bashes Romney on health care

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Contraception News and Research

Latest Contraception News and Research

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How the Arts Reshape Brain Function: Susan Magsamen on the Future of Neuroaesthetics

Inside the Alzheimer's Association: Dr. Heather Snyder on Driving Research and Collaboration

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