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Rally Protests Contraceptive Rulenew

American and Christian flags stood on equal footing in front of the U.S. Courthouse in Jackson, Miss., as about 60 people gathered to protest a rule that requires health-insurance plans to cover contraceptives.
Jackson Free Press  |  Elizabeth Waibel  |  06-19-2012  |  The War on Women

Catholics Yank Funding Over Condomsnew

A bowl of condoms placed in an AmeriCorps outreach post for ex-offenders just cost a nonprofit recycler $20,000 in revoked grant funding.
NUVO  |  Rebecca Townsend  |  03-19-2012  |  Religion

The Pill and the Paupernew

Colorado doctors address the birth-control compromise -- and the masses still at risk.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Sara Michael  |  02-16-2012  |  Health

Bitter Pill: How D.C.'s Pharmacies Fail Womennew

When it comes to birth control, pharmacists may refuse to do their jobs for any reason -- or none at all.
Washington City Paper  |  Amanda Hess  |  12-18-2008  |  Science

Free the Pill!new

It's highly effective and "safer than aspirin." Selling it over the counter could prevent hundreds of thousands of abortions annually. So why on earth can't women get their birth control without a prescription?
East Bay Express  |  Kara Platoni  |  06-27-2005  |  Sex

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