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Lawmaker says low rate of pregnancy from rape
Lawmaker says low rate of pregnancy from rape
A House Republican drew a sharp response during debate on an abortion bill when he said that the number of pregnancies resulting from rape is very low. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., later sought to clarify his remark, saying he intended to say that later-term abortions linked to pregnancies caused by

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Court ruling may open up breast cancer gene tests
Court ruling may open up breast cancer gene tests
A ruling by the Supreme Court that human genes can't be patented is expected to increase access and drop the cost for tests for gene mutations that greatly raise the risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer. In a bit of a mixed message, the court unanimously decided that certain types of gene tes

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Court says isolated human genes cannot be patented
Court says isolated human genes cannot be patented
The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out attempts to patent human genes, siding with advocates who say the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry should not have exclusive control over genetic information found inside the human body. But the high court also approved for the first tim

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NY judge: Fed plan for morning-after pill sales OK
NY judge: Fed plan for morning-after pill sales OK
President Barack Obama's administration can go forward with its new plan to make the morning-after pill available to buyers of any age without prescriptions, but it needs to do it promptly or face potential sanctions in the long-running dispute over access to the emergency contraceptives, a federal

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OTC morning-after pill sales coming _ but not yet
OTC morning-after pill sales coming _ but not yet
Don't look for the morning-after pill to move next to the condoms on drugstore shelves right away — but after a decade-plus fight, it appears it really will happen. Backed into a corner by a series of court rulings, the Obama administration has agreed to let the Plan B One-Step brand of emergency

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News Summary: Feds back morning-after pill access
News Summary: Feds back morning-after pill access
COMPLYING WITH ORDER: The Obama administration said it will comply with a judge's order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions. FIGHT OVER: The decision ends a years-long fight between President Barack Obama's administration, which had argued that age limits f

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State laws varied on gun, abortion laws
State laws varied on gun, abortion laws
The U.S. Supreme Court says women in America can terminate a pregnancy and that every citizen has an individual right to own a firearm, but those rulings have done little to settle political arguments over abortion and guns. The result is an uneven medley of state laws, which means that just how yo

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Feds: Morning-after pill appeal officially on hold
Feds: Morning-after pill appeal officially on hold
The Obama administration's appeal in the legal fight over morning-after pills has been officially put on hold until a judge weighs a new plan to allow girls of all ages to buy the contraceptives without a prescription, according to a government letter filed Tuesday. Lawyers with the Department of J

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Feds: All girls to have morning-after pill access
Feds: All girls to have morning-after pill access
The federal government on Monday told a judge it will reverse course and take steps to comply with his order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions. The decision ends a years-long fight between President Barack Obama's administration, which had argued that ag

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Feds tell NY judge they'll comply with order letting girls of any age buy morning-after pill
Feds tell NY judge they'll comply with order letting girls of any age buy morning-after pill
Feds tell NY judge they'll comply with order letting girls of any age buy morning-after pill.

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Court to allow girls to buy morning-after for now
Court to allow girls to buy morning-after for now
A federal appeals court has decided to permit girls of any age to buy generic versions of emergency contraception without prescriptions while the federal government appeals a judge's ruling allowing the sales. The order Wednesday was met with praise from advocates for girls' and women's rights and

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Ill woman denied abortion recovers after C-section
Ill woman denied abortion recovers after C-section
An ill Salvadoran woman who delivered a baby without a brain through a cesarean section after being denied a medical abortion is recovering well and has had her tubes tied as she requested, doctors said Tuesday. The 22-year-old woman was stable and remained in intensive care because of her fragile

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Q & A on court ruling affecting morning-after pill
Q & A on court ruling affecting morning-after pill
Don't expect to see morning-after pills for all ages on drugstore shelves anytime soon. A federal appeals court decision allowing girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without a prescription won't immediately change access. Labels first need to be revised to remove age restrictions, and t

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Sector Snap: Makers of morning-after pill rise
Sector Snap: Makers of morning-after pill rise
Shares of pharmaceutical companies that make emergency contraception increased Thursday after a federal appeals court issued a decision that would increase its availability. A federal appeals court in New York on Wednesday decided to permit girls of any age to buy generic versions of emergency contr

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Mexico finds breast-feeding woes as rate drops
Mexico finds breast-feeding woes as rate drops
Despite the well-known advantages to breast milk and vigorous campaigns around the world championing breast as best, Mexican mothers say the bottle is better. In a dramatic decline over the past six years, today only one in seven mothers in Mexico breast-feeds exclusively in the first six months, t

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Vinegar cancer test saves lives, India study finds
Vinegar cancer test saves lives, India study finds
A simple vinegar test slashed cervical cancer death rates by one-third in a remarkable study of 150,000 women in the slums of India, where the disease is the top cancer killer of women. Doctors reported the results Sunday at a cancer conference in Chicago. Experts called the outcome "amazing" and s

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J&J recalls 32M contraceptive packages outside US
J&J recalls 32M contraceptive packages outside US
Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that it's conducting a voluntary recall of millions of oral contraceptive packages in 43 countries outside the U.S., but that there's a "very low" risk that the flawed tablets could cause unplanned pregnancies. It's the latest in a continuing string of about 40 produc

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Pluristem slumps as FDA suspends stem cell study
Pluristem slumps as FDA suspends stem cell study
Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. said Tuesday the Food and Drug Administration suspended a clinical trial of one of its stem cell therapies, sending the company's shares lower. Pluristem said one patient in a mid-stage clinical trial suffered a severe allergic reaction to treatment and was hospitalized.

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Ill Salvadoran woman denied abortion has C-section
Ill Salvadoran woman denied abortion has C-section
A seriously ill woman denied a medical abortion has had a successful cesarean section to deliver a baby that doctors have given little chance of surviving, El Salvador's Health Ministry announced late Monday. The 22-year-old woman, known only as Beatriz for privacy reasons, underwent the operation

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Clovis Oncology surges on early drug data
Clovis Oncology surges on early drug data
Shares of Clovis Oncology Inc. surged to an all-time high Monday after the company reported promising results from an early study of its drug rucaparib. The Boulder, Colo., company said the results suggest patients with ovarian cancer will benefit from treatment with rucaparib. Clovis plans to star

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