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Chemical Abortion News Archive

NPLAC Renews Appeal to FDA to Remove Deadly Abortion Pill, RU-486, from Market

Important Conference Underway in Atlanta

7th woman's death reported as panel delves into RU-486

Experts split on pill's link to deaths

Germ found to harm women not just in abortion-pill cases

FDA Conference on RU-486 Deaths to Examine Bacterial Connection

ACOG Puts Politics Ahead of Patients

'The Clinton RU-486 Files'

U.S. Health Experts to Examine Infections, Ties to Abortion Pill

Feds to look at RU-486 infections

Future Pharmacists Tackle Ethical Scenarios On Birth Control, Abortion, Assisted Suicide

Controversy Continues Over Safety of Mifeprex, Abortion Pill

Philippines Mayor Orders Police to Continue Abortion Pill Crackdown

Advocates Nervous About Deaths Associated with RU486

State Deaths Lead to Meeting on Abortion Pill

Abortion Pill Has Potential To Destroy Women's Lives

Abortionists doubt safety of RU 486

RU-486: And What about 607 Adverse Events?

Renewed Call to Remove RU-486 from Market

FDA Issues "Information" on Two Recent RU486 Deaths

Researcher: Abortion Advocates Manipulate Data To Make RU-486 Look Safe

Trying to Minimize the Fallout

MAP to be Given to British Girls as Young as 12

RU-486 ruled out in one of two recent deaths initially linked to the abortion pill

Congressman Ratchets Up Campaign Against Abortion Drug

Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire

U.S. Mainstream Media Reports on RU-486 Deaths

Pro-Life Spokeswoman Renews Call for 'Holly's Law' After Two More Women Die From RU-486

UK Catholic Leader Clashes With Gov't Rules on 'Morning-After Pill'

Abortion Pills Generate Worry Among Providers

Little Movement on RU-486 Bill

Governor Blagojevich Orders Plan B compliance

Anti-Contraception Campaign Decries Actions of Illinois Governor

Abortion Pill RU-486 to Be Used As Regular Birth Control Pill

Pro-Lifers Cite Need to Pull RU 486 From Market, Review Drug's Approval Process

Deaths Rekindle Call for Feds to Revoke Approval of Abortion Drug

Illinois Governor Defends State Birth Control Law

Two More Women Die After Medical Abortion with Abortion Pill RU-486, FDA Warns

NRLC Responds to Two More Deaths of RU-486 Patients

12-Year-Old Girl Given Abortifacient Pill

National Campaign Blasts Wal-Mart for Plan B Emergency Contraception Decision

The Pill: "the largest unregulated human trial that's ever been conducted"

Wal-Mart Bows to Abortion Zealots on Plan-B

Attorney Hopes Illinois Will Pass Measure Protecting Pro-Life Pharmacists

Wal-Mart Caves in to Pro-Abortion Extremists on 'Morning After Pill'

Website Exposes Dangers of Contraception to Marriage and Society

'Morning-after' pill fight spreads nationwide

FDA Approves Another Abortifacient Contraceptive, Loestrin(R) 24 Fe

Retailers Have Right Not To Stock All Products

Pro-Abortion Lawmakers Lobby for Plan B

RU-486 - Some May Die But It's Worth the Risk?

Pro-life Dems slap chief for backing 'morning-after' pill

British Government doing Pilot Study of RU-486

Australia ends abortion drug 'ban'

The Aerosol Abortifacient Spray: Acrux to Commercialize Contraceptive Spray

Wal-Mart Ordered to Carry Abortifacient Morning After Pill

FDA schedules workshop on abortion pill

U.S. Investigates Four Deaths Linked to Abortifacient RU-486

Women Aborting Babies Because of Acne Drug Use

RU-486 decision close to father's heart

Australia Senate Backs RU-486 Abortion Drug Bill

Wal-Mart May 'Rethink' Abortion Pill Policy

Denial Of Abortifacient Morning-After Pill Sparks Protest Over Prescription

Bill Would Allow Colorado Pharmacists To Prescribe Abortifacient 'Morning After Pill'

The Human Pesticide That Kills Mother, Too

200 Catholic Doctors Resign Australian Medical Association over RU-486 Support

Wal-Mart Sued Over Morning-After Pill

Women Sue Wal-Mart Over Access To Abortifacient Contraception

Pharmacists in Manitoba Refuse to Dispense Abortifacient "Morning After" Pill

Abortion Drug Maker Issues Warning

Target Pharmacist Fired for Refusing to Dispense Abortifacient Morning-After Pill

Pro-Life Group Files Suit Against Walgreens for Pharmacists' Firings

Lawmakers hope to reverse order on 'morning-after pill'

Drug Maker Barr's Plan B Efforts Blocked

Thousands of 13-Year-Olds Given Abortifacient Morning-After Pills without Parents Knowledge

Abortifacient Morning-After Pill Handed Out to 13-Year-Olds in UK

Abortifacient 'Plan B' Complaint Filed With State

Pope condemns abortion drugsGirls of 13 given contraceptive implants in UK

Plan B more than a contraceptive

Birth Control Pill Could Cause Long-Term Problems With Testosterone, New Research Indicates

FDA Reveals 607 Adverse Events Related to RU-486 Abortion, Including Five Deaths

Walgreens pharmacists speak about Plan B pill controversy

Doctors hit RU-486 reactions, FDA system

Eight Deaths Blamed on RU-486

Pharmacist Vows He Will Not Dispense Abortifacient Despite Job Loss

Pharmacist Stands By Refusal To Dispense Abortifacient Contraception

Pharmacist disciplined over emergency contraception says he won't back down

Romney Reverses Position on Emergency Contraception

'Morning-After Pill' Splits States

Push to overturn ban on pill fails - Australia

Plan B Supporter Admits Shortcomings

Romney Does Flip and Forces Catholic Hospitals to Distribute Morning-After-Pill

Mass. Changes Hospital Contraception Rules

Discipline of Pharmacists Spark Complaint

FDA pulled from both sides on abortion pill

Plan B Activist Admits: Easy Access Has Not Reduced Pregnancies or Abortions   

Many pharmacists against morning-after pill law

Walgreens Disciplines Four Pharmacists for Refusing Abortifacient Morning-After Pill Prescriptions

Illinois Governor Mandates Pharmacists Dispense Abortion Causing Morning-After Pills or Face Consequence

FDA Indefinitely Delays Decision on Abortifacient, Over-the-counter status of Plan B medication still under debate

Five Deaths Linked To Abortion Pill RU-486

Walgreen Punishes Pharmacists For Refusing To Fill Abortifacient Contraceptive Prescriptions

Article To Kindle Abortion Pill RU-486 Fight

U.S. Calls Abortion Pill Risk Low Despite Deaths

FDA is urged to halt sale of RU-486

Holly Patterson's Dad Backs Overseas Ban On Abortion Pill

Abortion Pill Deaths to be Investigated by US Food and Drug Administration

CWA Leader Decries Politicians' Bid to Help Plan B Bypass FDA Approval

Family: Birth Control Killed Our Daughter

Planned Parenthood Takes Aim at Target

Pope Benedict Enters Italian Abortion Debate with Praise for Pro-Life Movement

Cardinals Speak Out Against Abortion Pill

Report on Abortion-Causing Morning-After Pill Shows FDA Used Great Caution

When Plan B is Plan A

Ortho McNeil Corp Admits Birth Control Patch Blood Clot Connection

Audit Faults FDA on Abortifacient Morning-After Pill

Abortion pill ban will stay

CWA Files Response to Plan B Scheme

Warning Issued for Deadly Birth-Control Patch

FDA Official: Review of Barr's Abortifacient Pill May Take Months

A Hard Pill to Swallow

The Contracepted Society

FDA Dragging Its Heels On Contraception, Speaker To Say

FDA Comment Period on 'Morning-After Pill' Ends

FDA Is Deciding How To Proceed On Abortifacient Morning-After Pill

US Bishops Tell FDA Over-The-Counter "Morning-After" Pill Would Be Harmful to Minors

The Moral Dilemma for Pharmacists

Pro-Abort Thinks FDA Took Orders In Rejecting Abortifacient Pill

Mainline church decline caused by fertility rates, study shows

Liberals Push for Wider Plan B Availability

Abortion-Drug Abuse Link, Study Claims

FDA Commissioner Resigns Amid Controversy

Senator Seeks to Cut FDA Funding Over Plan B

Illinois Files Complaints Against Pharmacies That Did Not Fill EC Prescriptions; Pharmacies Sue Governor Over Regulation

FDA Seeks Your Input on Morning-After Pill

13 Senators Ask GAO To Release Findings From Investigation Into FDA's Delayed Decision on Plan B

Planned Parenthood Solicits Funds to Offer Chemical abortion for Hurricane Victims

Planning to Have an Emergency

Leavitt Defends FDA's Decision To Delay Action on Nonprescription Sales of Plan B, Says 'Yes or No' Answer Not Guaranteed

Statement of The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians And Gynecologists on the FDA's  Decision to Delay Action on Over-the-Counter Approval Request for Emergency Contraception

FDA Delays Decision on Nonprescription Sales of Plan B, Calls for Public Comment; Critics Say Decision Politically Motivated

'Pro-Abortion Groups Complain of 'Right-Wing Politics' at FDA

Anti-lifers force pro-lifers to address bigger issue

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Examines Debate Over Illinois Gov. Blagojevich's Rule Requiring Pharmacies To Fill Birth Control Prescriptions

Illinois Boycott Threatened if FDA Approves Over the Counter 'Morning After' Sales

Governor and Lawmakers Ignore Pharmacist's Right of Conscience

MAP's Medical and Abortion Problems

RU-486

Ill. Lawmakers Approve for Permanent Status Emergency Rule Requiring Pharmacies To Fill Birth Control Prescriptions

State, Federal Health Officials Investigating Whether Deaths of Four Calif. Women Who Took Mifepristone Linked to Drug

As More Victims Surface, CWA Demands FDA Yank Deadly Abortion Drug

Illinois Conscience Coalition Speaks out Against Gov. Blagojevich's Proposed Rule

FDA to announce Morning-After Pill Decision by end of August

World Health Organization Classifies Contraceptives as Highly Carcinogenic

Morning After Pill Dividing Mexican Leaders

Doctor Claims RU-486 Can Cause Lethal Septic Shock

Leading Researcher Proves RU-486 Causes Septic Shock Deaths

Decision on Plan B Expected in August

Abortion-Causing Birth Control Patch Manufacturer Faces Class-Action Lawsuit

New RU-486 Study Proves Need for Drug's Suspension

American Bishop: "The Use Of Contraceptives, Of Course, Is Always Morally Evil"

US House Investigates Government Coercion Violating Pharmacists' Conscience Rights

US Senators/Congressmen Call for Ban Abortion Drug RU-486 After Deaths Reported

Mexican Bishops call Abortion-Causing Morning After Pill "Lethal Weapon Against the Innocent"

Republican Legislators Urge Approval of Measure To Remove Mifepristone From Market, Launch Safety Review

When White is Blag

FDA Issues Health Advisory for Mifepristone Citing Four Sepsis-Related Deaths Among Users; Drug Labeling To Be Updated

FDA Expected to Rule on Plan B Before Summer's End

Associated Press Examines FDA Data on Blood Clot-Related Deaths Among Contraceptive Patch Users

Birth Control Patch Claims 23 Lives and Counting

FDA To Make Decision on Plan B Application by Sept. 1

Illinois First Lady Launches Web Site Aimed at Helping State Women Gain Access to Affordable Prescription Contraceptives

Abortion Pill RU-486 on Essential Drug List of World Health Organization

Pro-Abortion Groups Target Wal-Mart

Most Doctors Think Pharmacists Should Be Allowed To Dispense EC, Required To Fill All Prescriptions, Survey Says

Abortion Pills are Not 'Essential Medicines'

Nurse fired for refusing to give abortion pill

American Medical Association Targets Catholic and Pro-Life Pharmacists for Extinction

AMA Passes Resolution Saying Pharmacists Should Be Required To Fill All Prescriptions or Provide Immediate Referrals

U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Legislation To Require Hospitals To Provide Rape Survivors With EC Information, Access

Senate Committee Approves Crawford's FDA Commissioner Nomination; Senators Block Floor Vote Over Agency Delay on Plan B

Prescription for Conflict

Illinois Pharmacists' Battle

Brazilian Government Introduces Free Contraceptives for All, including Abortifacient Morning-After Pill

Sens. Rodham Clinton, Murray Ask HHS Secretary Leavitt To Investigate FDA Panel Member's Memo on Plan B Application


Conservative Doctor Says His 'Minority Report' Might Have Swayed FDA To Reject Nonprescription Sales of Plan B in 2004

Many Illinois Hospitals Do Not Offer Emergency Contraception to Sexual Assault Survivors, Study Says

Wisconsin Officials Investigating Pharmacist Who Allegedly Refused To Fill Emergency Contraception Prescription

Missouri Pharmacists Bypassing Conscience Debate by Not Stocking the Abortifacient Morning-After Pill

Fewer Pharmacies Stocking Morning-After Pill?

55% of Catholic, 42% of Non-Catholic U.S. Hospitals Do Not Dispense EC in Emergency Departments, Study Says

Chicago Tribune Examines How Debate Over EC, Abortion Affecting FDA Leadership

Illinois Federation for Right to Life Statement on Governor Blagojevich's Emergency Order Forcing Pharmacists to Dispense Abortifacients

Canada's National Health Agency Approves Emergency Contraceptive Plan B as Nonprescription Drug

Abortion-Causing Drugs Must be offered by Pharmacies - US Federal Law Proposes

US Pharmacists Battle over Forced Dispensation of Abortion Drugs

Conscientious Objections

Failure to Require Warning Labels on Contraceptives May Have Put Teen Lives at Risk

Illinois Governor Mandates Pharmacists Dispense Abortion Causing Morning-After Pills or Face Consequence

Many Catholics Reject Church Teaching on Birth Control, But New Pope Unlikely To Have Differing Views

Clinton, Other Senators Filibuster FDA Pick over Abortion-Causing Morning-After Pill

Physician Warns Against Hidden Dangers of Abortion Drug

FDA Expects To Make Emergency Contraception Available Without Prescription, Acting Agency Commissioner Says

CWA Applauds Sen. DeMint and Rep. Bartlett for Preventing Further Victims of RU-486

Clinton's Attempt to Conciliate Pro-Life Americans Includes Call For Wider Access to Abortifacient MAP Pill

Public Documents Reveal Numerous RU-486 Complications

FDA Delays Decision on Revised Application for OTC Plan B, Lawsuit Filed

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