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Plan B now available to teens 15 and up
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - UPDATE: The Justice Department filed an appeal Wednesday over the federal judge's ruling allowing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lower the age requirement from 17 to 15 years old for emergency contraception to be available...
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College of the Ozarks sues government over Affordable Care Act
jdaues@kspr.comPOINT LOOKOUT, Mo. -- The College of the Ozarks is joining opponents of the new federal health care law with its own lawsuit over the law's birth control component. Officials of the Christian college near Branson filed suit on Monday over the Obama...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Family Planning, Health Treatments, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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LETTER: Shield Daughters From Hazardous Contraceptives
Regarding the May 19 letter "Be An Advocate For Your Life": Parents need to advocate for their daughters as well. Health care providers do not routinely inform both parents of minors and patients that oral contraceptives are classifed as Group I...Tags: Medical Research, Heart Attack, Children's Health, Family Planning, Family
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Community notes Friday, May 24, 2013
Religion briefs Alanson Church of the Nazarene’s “What’s Up” Sizzlin’ Summer Kickoff cookout is 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at the church. Bring your own meat to grill, and a dish to pass. There will be pony rides and a...Tags: Criminals, Memorial Day, Mental Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Dentistry and Dental Health
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Teen birth rate decreasing, according to CDC report
WSBT-TVTeen pregnancy rates are down, way down, about half what they were twenty years ago, according to a new government report. It's encouraging news for nurses and counselors who say more teens are showing up at their offices, asking about contraception,...Tags: Family Planning, Disease Prevention, Health Treatments, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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BROWNBACK-RAFFLE VETO Brownback vetoes bill expanding Kan. raffles TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Governor Sam Brownback has vetoed legislation that would have allowed limited expansion of charity raffles. The Republican governor said Thursday he determined...Tags: Criminals, Memorial Day, Sam Brownback, Lifestyle and Leisure, Northlake
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Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, Belief and Faith, Health and Safety at Work, Business
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Community notes Thursday, May 23, 2013
Meetings Friday, May 24 Up North Network of BNI meets every Friday at the Charlevoix Public Library. Meetings are from 7-8:30 a.m. and visitors are welcome. For information or a reservation to attend, call Bill Ulvund, (231) 881-6700. Petoskey...Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Mental Health, Libraries, Anglicanism
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Birth control in sex ed classes passes Illinois Senate
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- Illinois public schools that teach sex education will be required to provide information about birth control under a measure the Senate sent to Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday. The legislation is a change from current policy, where...Tags: Illinois Governor, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Family Planning, Health Treatments, Education
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Mandating birth-control benefits unlawful, appeals court told
Tribune reporterLawyers for two Roman Catholic-owned companies in Illinois and Indiana argued before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday that a law forcing them to include birth control in their employees' benefits would violate their First Amendment rights....Tags: Church and State Relations, Crime, Law and Justice, Belief and Faith, Lawyers, Business
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Illinois business urges federal court to lift contraception mandate
Lawyers for two Roman Catholic-owned companies in Illinois and Indiana argued before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago on Wednesday that a law forcing them to include birth control in their employees' benefits would violate their First...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Belief and Faith, Lawyers, Business, Separation of Church and State
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Quinn to decide whether birth control must be taught in sex ed classes
— Illinois public schools that teach sex education would be required to provide students information about birth control under a measure sent to Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday. The legislation is a departure from current policy, in which abstinence...
Tags: Government, Teaching and Learning, Family Planning, Linda Holmes, Health Treatments
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