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Feds fight morning-after pill age ruling in NY

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:05:07 -0400

NEW YORK - Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after pill.

Hobby Lobby tests birth-control coverage mandate

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:23:14 -0400

DENVER - In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.

Fired Md. firefighter claims gender bias

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:01 -0400

WESTMINSTER, Maryland - A former Sykesville firefighter claims that gender discrimination led to her firing after she took time off for pregnancy and the birth of her son.

Neb. AG wants to revoke license of abortion nurse

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:42:32 -0400

OMAHA, Nebraska - A prominent Nebraska abortion clinic is facing a new legal challenge from state officials who want to revoke the license of the clinic's only nurse because of allegations of questionable care.

Board OKs petition form for abortion proposal

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:36:56 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - An anti-abortion group seeking to ban Michigan health insurance plans from covering abortions without a supplemental policy cleared an early hurdle Wednesday in its effort to take the proposal to voters, even without Republican Gov. Rick Snyder's approval.

Legislation targets new Planned Parenthood clinic

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:19 -0400

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - Lawmakers are looking for ways to create roadblocks for Planned Parenthood's construction of a new facility in New Orleans that would provide abortions in addition to other health care services for women.

Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:02:19 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal court Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy absent a medical emergency.

Ohio project examines premature births

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:04:47 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The March of Dimes is spending $10 million in Ohio for collaborative research into the problem of babies being born prematurely.

Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PM's role

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:33:42 -0400

BOSTON - Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday to protest its decision to honor Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who backs legislation to permit abortion, and O'Malley's views were echoed outside the ceremony by a few dozen anti-abortion activists.

Neighboring facilities in W.Va. differ on abortion

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:35:05 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - A pregnancy center that counsels women not to have abortions has moved next door to a women's health facility in Charleston that provides abortions.

Pa. woman fights cancer while pregnant

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:42:14 -0400

ERIE, Pennsylvania - Jenise Kaliszewski had been trying to get pregnant for less than a month when she first noticed a painful lump near her left armpit in June 2012.

Judge grants injunction in Ark. abortion ban case

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:23:25 -0400

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - An Arkansas law banning most abortions 12 weeks into a woman's pregnancy won't take effect while a legal challenge is pending, a federal judge ruled Friday.

Franks pushes ban on US abortions after 20 weeks

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:45:14 -0400

WASHINGTON - An Arizona congressman wants a nationwide ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:55:51 -0400

CANNES, France - Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:

2 Mich. teens can't show pregnant bellies in pics

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:59:12 -0400

WHITE CLOUD, Michigan - A Michigan school district has barred two pregnant students from showing their baby bumps in the high school yearbook - a decision made to keep with the state's abstinence-based approach to sex education, according to the superintendent.

Tiny preemies get a boost from live music therapy

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:20:33 -0400

CHICAGO - As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes.

NC lawmakers push socially conservative bills

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:43:14 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Socially conservative issues ranging from abortion to the application of Islamic Sharia law were debated in the North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday ahead of a critical deadline to keep bills alive this session.

Details of Jolie's breast treatment revealed

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:38:27 -0400

Angelina Jolie's mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her maternal grandmother also had ovarian cancer - strong evidence of an inherited, genetic risk that led the actress to have both of her healthy breasts removed to try to avoid the same fate, her doctor said Wednesday.

Legal challenges begin against ND abortion laws

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:02:40 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - Abortion rights activists on Wednesday filed the first of what they expect will be several legal challenges to laws recently approved in North Dakota that would make that state the most restrictive in the country for women to terminate their pregnancies.

El Salvador court hears arguments in abortion case

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:11:49 -0400

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - El Salvador's Supreme Court heard opening arguments Wednesday in a landmark abortion case in which a woman suffering from kidney failure and lupus has not been allowed to terminate a pregnancy in which the fetus is given no chance of surviving.

Kan. prison officials charge doctor's killer

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:47:39 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - Prison officials have accused the convicted killer of abortion provider George Tiller with trying to intimidate the woman who reopened his shuttered Wichita clinic.

Only abortion clinic in Miss. fights to stay open

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:12:13 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - It can't meet the mandates of a 2012 state law and the governor wants to shut it down, but Mississippi's only abortion clinic is not about to quietly retreat.

NC House bill draws fire over contraception rules

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:35:41 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - A bill broadening so-called conscience protections and the number of employers who can refuse to provide contraception services in health insurance coverage has been approved by a North Carolina House committee.

Pitt says it was important for Jolie to go public

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:29:33 -0400

NEW YORK - Brad Pitt says it was important for his partner, Angelina Jolie, to share her story about having her breasts removed to avoid cancer "and that others would understand it doesn't have to be a scary thing."

Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy: Q&A

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:20:33 -0400

Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie disclosed Tuesday that she had a preventive mastectomy after learning she had a gene mutation that significantly raised her risk of breast cancer. A look at the procedure: