Hormonal contraceptives do not belong on drug counter shelves.
Why OTC birth control pill is dangerous to women and girls
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UK woman released after being jailed for aborting her baby, while abortion numbers trend to record high
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An English Catholic bishop has praised a court for releasing a woman jailed for aborting her baby eight months into pregnancy.
Pro-life leaders push back on White House claim abortion restrictions hurt US military
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Pro-life groups pushed back on the White House’s support of a Department of Defense policy of providing paid leave and travel reimbursement for service members seeking abortions.
Florida death-row inmate waives all appeals, future motions; execution is set for Aug. 3
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Florida will mark its fifth execution of 2023 as the state will execute James Barnes Aug. 3.
Iowa judge blocks new ‘heartbeat’ law prohibiting abortion after six weeks
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An Iowa judge issued a preliminary injunction July 17 temporarily blocking the state’s new “heartbeat” abortion ban, which prohibits most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, while a legal challenge to that law moves forward.
FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill
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The Food and Drug Administration announced July 13 it approved the sale of a birth control pill without a prescription for the first time in the United States, a move that will increase the availability of oral contraception and impact ongoing debates about abortion policy post-Dobbs.
Pro-life advocates take ‘moment to regroup’ after Maine expands abortion access
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With Maine set to broadly expand access to abortion, pro-life advocates in that state are taking “a moment to regroup,” said an official from the Diocese of Portland.
As U.S. maternal mortality rises, pro-life leaders call for ‘Care for Her Act’
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The proposed “Care for Her Act” promises to provide what its title suggests: support for women, specifically pregnant and parenting women.
U.S. bishops, other Catholics criticize ‘statement of principles’ on abortion by House Democrats
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After more than two dozen Catholic Democratic House lawmakers signed a “statement of principles” advocating for abortion access that cited tenets of their faith as their rationale, the U.S. bishops and other Catholics pushed back, arguing their position was contrary to church teaching.
Biden vows to push Congress to codify Roe, while pro-lifers celebrate first anniversary of Dobbs
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In a statement to mark the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling, President Joe Biden said June 24 that his administration “will continue to protect access to reproductive health care and call on Congress to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law once and for all.”
Pro-lifers call for action at ‘National Celebrate Life Day’ rally on Dobbs anniversary
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The 2023 National Celebrate Life Day rally was held by national pro-life groups on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
House Republican chair: Dobbs anniversary is ‘opportunity to continue to strengthen culture of life’
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The first anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is an “opportunity to continue to strengthen the culture of life,” Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, chair of the House Republican Conference, said 20 at an event hosted by a pro-life group in the nation’s capital to mark the occasion.
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