The North Carolina legislature would rather see teens face unplanned pregnancies, untreated STIs, and chemical dependency issues than allow them to receive any form of health care without a parent's approval.
In the wake of the tragic and preventable death of Savita Halappanavar, Irish politicians promised that this government would "not become the seventh to 'neglect and ignore' the issue of the Supreme Court ruling abortion on the X Case." Six months later, the cabinet hasproposed a bill it says will not "change the law" on abortion.
U.S. District Court Judge Edward R. Korman today delivered a scorching critique of the Obama administration’s policies, saying that the FDA's decision-making on EC has been corrupted by political influence.
The Center for Reproductive Rights urged a federal court to deny a request by the Obama administration to stay an order that would make emergency contraception widely available.
The Obama administration fights for barriers to emergency contraception for no good reason, while the right pushes for even greater concessions on exemptions to the birth control benefit.
