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McCain Is Party to Secret War on Contraception

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Womens eNews
By Roberta Riley
WeNews Commentator
October 22, 2008
(WOMENSENEWS)–We’ve heard plenty of talk about abortion in this campaign season, including during the final presidential debate last week.
But what many mainstream voters may not realize is that Nov. 4 also brings us to a crossroads in a war most have never heard of: the war against contraception.
Its leaders–most […]

Colorado’s Personhood Amendment

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5280 Magazine
By Bethany Kohoutek
August 8, 2008
Twenty years after anti-abortion protests made history at the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Colorado has become a battleground for reproductive rights, and the next generation of activists is targeting Denver to commemorate the occasion.

In the election year of 1988, Michael Dukakis was the Democrats’ nominee to succeed Ronald Reagan […]

Extreme measures

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Boulder Weekly
July 31-August 6, 2008
An in-depth look at the implications of Amendment 48
by Pamela White
A young woman arrives in the emergency room with pelvic pain and heavy bleeding. A doctor examines her and realizes the woman is in the midst of miscarriage. Rather than focusing on her treatment, however, the doctor calls in a specialist […]

Amendment 48 Is Anti-Life

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Why It Matters That a Fertilized Egg Is Not a Person
by Ari Armstrong and Diana Hsieh
Coalition for Secular Government  •  www.SecularGovernment.us
August 19, 2008
Introduction
Amendment 48  seeks  to define  a  fertilized  egg  as  a person with  full legal rights in Colorado’s constitution. If fully implemented, it would profoundly  and  adversely  impact  the  lives of  sexually-ctive  couples, couples  […]

Colorado Senatorial Candidates Oppose Anti-Abortion Measure

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The Democratic Daily
August 8, 2008
by Dizzy Dezzi
The measure in question is a Colorado ballot issue (Amendment 48) which would define into law that “life begins at conception” (or the “every sex act is sacred” measure).
In effect, it would outlaw ALL abortions, including the Plan B (the morning after pill). It would also be the slippery […]

Morning after pill sparks debate

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DENISE PIKE
The Compass
July 29, 2008
Many eyebrows were raised last week when the province gave its approval to make the “morning- after” pill Plan B available over the counter. Pharmacists, in particular, were perturbed by the announcement from Health Minister Ross Wiseman.
The Compass  spoke with four pharmacists in Conception and Trinity Bays July 23, the day […]

FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Status for EC

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Feminist Daily News Wire - 8/24/2006
BREAKING NEWS: FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Status for EC
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its approval of over-the-counter status for Plan B emergency contraception for women 18 years and older at a press conference today. The announcement is a major victory for women and women’s health advocates nationwide, who […]

Seasonale Earns Big Pharma Big Bucks

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400 Chestnut Ridge Road                                           
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CONTACT:  Carol A. Cox, 201-930-3720       
EMAIL: ccox@barrlabs.com      
 
Barr Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2004 Earnings of $0.33 Per Share Driven By 87% Increase in Revenue
Excluding Charges, Third Quarter Earnings Were $0.58 Per Share
 
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Ashcroft Subpoenas Medical Records of Women Who Had Abortions

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Feminist Daily News Wire
February 13, 2004
 
The Department of Justice has issued a series of subpoenas to hospitals in several major cities demanding the medical records of women who have undergone certain abortion procedures. US Attorney General John Ashcroft is requesting these records in conjunction with legal challenges to the federal abortion procedure ban, signed into […]