Birth Control

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February 1, 2012

Pfizer recalls 1 million packs of defective birth control pills

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills due to a packaging error that…
December 8, 2011

Obama defends decision on morning-after pill

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is defending his administration's decision to stop plans to allow the Plan B morning-after…
December 7, 2011

HHS says no to over-the-counter morning-after pill

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a surprise move, the nation's health secretary stopped the Plan B morning-after pill from moving onto…
December 2, 2011

Gender-based violence and HIV linked

theGRIO REPORT - Women make up 50 percent of the 34 million people living with HIV-AIDS globally, and new reports…
October 6, 2011

HIV risk higher with birth control, less with circumcision

theGRIO REPORT - Female hormonal contraceptive doubles the risk of both acquiring HIV and passing the virus on to male…
August 1, 2011

Coverage with no copay extended to birth control

WASHINGTON (AP) - A half-century after the advent of the pill, the Obama administration on Monday ushered in a change…
February 22, 2011

Why the assault on Planned Parenthood may hurt minorities most

OPINION - It's obvious that our community can't afford to have our services cut back now...
May 7, 2010

The pill turns 50, but who’s in control?

OPINION - Black women have the highest rate of unintended pregnancies, despite that fact that they "are more positively inclined…