Articles on this issue "pill"
The U.S. bishops' pro-life office has criticized the Food and Drug Administration for directing Barr Pharmaceuticals to resubmit its application for over-the-counter marketing of the Plan B …
read moreEven as governments and family planning groups continue to push contraceptives, new evidence is coming forward on their dangerous side effects. In England, the minister for children, Margaret …
read moreAustralia's move to allow sales of the morning-after pill over the counter is a prescription for trouble, says a medical expert. Dr. Brigid Vout, executive officer of the Sydney Archdiocese's …
read moreMany countries have eased restrictions on the distribution of "morning-after" pills. The initiatives have drawn strong criticism from local bishops, who have pointed out the abortive nature of …
read moreThe Canadian government said it plans to make a morning-after pill widely available over the counter as an "emergency contraceptive." The statement comes just two weeks after the U.S. Food and …
read moreA U.S. bishops' aide hailed a federal agency's decision to block over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill. The Food and Drug Administration ruled Thursday that a pharmaceutical company …
read moreThe occurrence of a crime cannot justify the elimination of a life, says an archbishop in the wake of the Health Ministry's decision to distribute free the "morning-after" pill to rape …
read moreA debate over the "morning-after pill" has become a debate over the Church's authority and its ability to manifest its doctrine publicly, says a figure in the Archdiocese of Mexico. Legionary …
read moreThe Food and Drug Administration commissioner's verdict on the newest "morning-after pill," a substance strongly opposed by the U.S. bishops' conference, is expected in the next few months. …
read moreThe Honduran bishops' conference condemned a campaign to promote and distribute "morning-after pills" because they in fact can cause early abortions. The pills are being pushed by the Honduran …
read moreThe Mexican bishops' Commission on the Family warned of the abortion-inducing properties of the "morning-after" pill authorized by the country's health office. Last Wednesday, the Health …
read moreThe U.S. bishops' conference is opposing a federal panel's approval to make a "morning after pill" available without a prescription. "A drug which destroys human embryos and puts women at …
read moreThe U.S. bishops' conference has urged the federal Food and Drug Administration to reject a proposal to switch the status of "morning-after" pills from prescription to over-the-counter. The …
read moreThe Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) issued this statement following the European Parliament's adoption of a report on sexual and reproductive health, …
read moreRecent evidence points up the danger to womens health posed by contraceptive pills, including the newest versions. The April 13 issue of the British Medical Journal published an article …
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