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Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt attempted to ease concerns Thursday that the Bush administration is planning to issue new rules that would limit women's access to birth control.
Democratic lawmakers said Wednesday that the Bush administration is considering a new federal rule that would withhold government funding from health care providers and organizations that refuse to hire workers who won't perform abortions or provide emergency contraception.
Republican John McCain prides himself on being a straight talker. But he resisted being dragged into a discussion Wednesday about insurance companies that cover Viagra but not birth control products.
Birth control choices are wider these days for women 40 and older — a group that once viewed its options as pretty much limited to tube-tying surgery and condoms. For them, the pill is back. So is the IUD. Both are safer than they used to be. There's even a nonsurgical method of tube-tying.
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration recommended on Thursday the approval of a new method for sterilizing women that would give them another option to tubal ligation.
Looking for a contraceptive that's convenient — and tasty? The first chewable birth-control method, a tiny, spearmint-flavored tablet that also can be swallowed without chewing, has hit pharmacy shelves.
Scientists hope to test a contraceptive dart next year as a new weapon to curb a koala population explosion that has destroyed thousands of trees on an Australian island, a researcher said Sunday.
Increased availability of emergency contraception has not lowered abortion or pregnancy rates in the UK, according to a family planning expert.
Planned Parenthood said they it will distribute free "morning after" contraceptives at state clinics Friday to protest Gov. Bill Owens' veto of a bill that would have let pharmacists prescribe the pill.
The Vatican declared Tuesday that the traditional family has never been so threatened as in today's world, lashing out against contraception, abortion, in vitro fertilization and same-sex marriage.
Officials of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Friday the company will reverse its earlier policy and stock emergency contraception pills in all of its pharmacies effective March 20, saying the giant retailer could not justify being the country's only major pharmacy chain not to carry the morning-after pill.
The state pharmacy board ordered Wal-Mart on Tuesday to stock emergency contraception pills at its stores in Massachusetts.
Backed by abortion rights groups, three Massachusetts women sued Wal-Mart on Wednesday, accusing the retail giant of violating a state regulation by failing to stock emergency contraception pills in its pharmacies.
1 in 10 Brits believe in vertical contraceptionMore than one in 10 British people don't realize that a woman can still get pregnant if she has sex standing up, according to a poll Friday.
USCCB Approves Strongly-Worded Document Affirming Value of Natural MarriageThe United States Conference of Catholic Bishops approved a new document that strongly affirms the Church's traditional teaching on marriage by condemning contraception, divorce, same-sex marriage, and cohabitation as dangers directed "at the very meaning and purpose of marriage, …
Hunt on for two million unsafe condomsPolice in central China have closed a factory producing fake and unsterile condoms and are tracking down over two million of the unsafe contraceptives already on the market, state press say.
Report: Abortions decline worldwideThe decline in abortions corresponded with increased contraceptive use, though access to contraception remains uneven in the developing world.
Banning Abortion......doesn't reduce the number of abortions. Restricting the availability of legal abortion does not appear to reduce the number of women trying to end unwanted pregnancies, a major report suggests.
Catholic, a chemist but he won't sell the pillA PHARMACIST has stopped selling contraceptives because of his strong religious beliefs.
Anti-Choice Zealots' Latest Bizarre PloyThe one good thing about these extremists is that they help reveal the anti-woman, anti-sex agenda of the anti-choice movement.
Abortion Addict Admits to 15 Abortions in 16 YearsIrene Vilar worries that her self-described "abortion addiction" will be misunderstood, twisted by the pro-life movement to deny women the right to choose.
Women Need Rights, Not RescueWith a tagline like " Saving the World's Women," we knew to be suspicious of the recent New York Times Magazine cover story on global women's rights. Reading on, our suspicions were confirmed.
Contraception myths 'widespread'A UK survey has revealed that myths about contraception may be widespread.
Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II: "Being True with Body and Soul"Address given by J. Francis Cardinal Stafford before the International Conference to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute on Marriage and the Family at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
Having or not having children"No natural human good has been exalted so high in the New Testament, no other good has been chosen to become one of the seven sacraments, no other has been endowed with the honour of participating in the establishment of the kingdom of God (as marriage) ...
Bush-Era Provider Conscience Act Rules Under ScrutinyMore than five months after President Barack Obama announced plans to rescind a new Bush-era rule that broadens provider conscience laws allowing healthcare providers to refuse to participate in care that conflicts with their beliefs, the U.S.
Many women 'not on safest pill'Many women are not taking the safest brand of the pill, say researchers.
The pro-life movement's contraception problemDoes the nation's leading pro-life organization oppose contraception?
Catholic bank owned pill sharesA Roman Catholic bank in Germany has apologised after admitting it bought stocks in defence, tobacco and birth control companies.
The Pro-Life Movement and Contraception.Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) is, in many ways, a typical pro-life American. He opposes abortion and, because of that, supports every effort to prevent the need for it.
Women in the Killing Fields: Unsafe Abortion in the Developing World ...deaths from abortion count for 13% of maternal deaths worldwide. Nearly all occur in the developing world, where the rate of death from abortion is hundreds of times higher than that of the UK.
His quote is as follows: :If you think of it in human terms, there is a financial incentive that would be put in place, paid for by tax dollars, that would encourage…single parents, living below the poverty level, to have the opportunity for a free abortion.
New Documentary Exposes Link Between Failing Global Economy and Demographic WinterA newly released documentary claims that the current global economic crisis is in part symptomatic of a global population crisis that the documentarians call a "demographic winter."
Military Fails to Create Safe Working Environment for Women The military is fond of parading tokens of femininity. They point to female mascots such as Molly Pitcher and Margaret Corbin. They like the idea of women's service.
Women's Medical Fund Helps Where Government Fails "My name is Danielle," she says, and immediately begins to sob. "I have three little kids and cannot have another. I cannot. I'm telling you, I cannot be pregnant or have this baby."
The Deadly Toll of Abortion by AmateursA handwritten ledger at the hospital tells a grim story.
"Pulling Out" Rivals Condoms, Study Says Ask most sexually active people today about the pullout method as an effective form of contraception and you're likely to induce eye-rolling and snickers.
More Abortions in a RecessionThe stork keeps close tabs on world events. There's a blackout in Houston, and nine months later maternity wards are full. There's a nationwide recession, and for the duration fewer babies are born.
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