President Barack Obama-Religious Freedom-Contraceptives-Birth Control-John Boehner

Obama birth-control rule stokes election-year fight

House Speaker John Boehner speaks during the GOP news conference on the Keystone XL pipeline decision in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican in the Congress on Wednesday denounced President Barack Obama's new rule on contraceptives as an assault on "religious freedom" and vowed to overturn it, as the White House sought to prevent the issue from becoming an election-year liability. Fanning a political firestorm, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner joined an outcry from religious leaders and social conservatives over a requirement that health insurance plans, including those at Catholic hospitals, charities and universities, offer birth control to women. ... read more..

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Birth Control Pills-Contraceptive Drugs-Health Regulators

FDA favors more risk info on birth control pills

Federal health regulators are leaning toward adding new information about the risk of blood clots to the labels of widely prescribed Birth Control pills such as Yaz, in light of growing evidence suggesting the newer contraceptive drugs may be riskier than older drugs. read more..

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FDA favors more risk info on birth control pills

Federal health regulators are leaning toward adding new information about the risk of blood clots to the labels of widely prescribed Birth Control pills such as Yaz, in light of growing evidence that the newer contraceptive drugs may be riskier than older drugs. read more..

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Emergency Contraception-Conscience-Workplace

Debate over conscience in the workplace intensifies

(Reuters) - Can a state require a pharmacy to stock and dispense emergency contraception - even when the owner considers the drug immoral? That's the question at the heart of a long-running legal battle in Washington state, expected to be decided Wednesday with a ruling from U.S. District Court in Seattle. It's the latest twist in a contentious national debate over the role of conscience in the workplace. In recent weeks, the debate has been dominated by religious groups fighting to overturn a federal mandate that most health insurance plans provide free birth control. ... read more..

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Silicone Gel Breast Implants-Doctors

France ponders removing recalled breast implants

Emmanuelle Maria's breasts were burning and globules of silicone gel were protruding into her armpits. Her implants had ruptured. Yet her doctors, she says, told her nothing was wrong. read more..

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Planned Parenthood Of North Texas-Breast Cancer Screening-Physical Exam

Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing

To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see. read more..

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Susan G. Komen For The Cure-Reproductive Health-Planned Parenthood-Breast Screening

Supporters rally around Planned Parenthood

FILE - In a Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 file photo, Nancy Brinker, founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. Susan G. Komen for the Cure faced an escalating backlash Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 over its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood. Komen's top leaders, inclluding Brinker, in their first news conference since the controve

Supporters are rallying around Planned Parenthood after renowned breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure decided to cut breast screening grants to the reproductive health organization. read more..

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Breast Cancer Survivor-Arline Maccormack-Pregnant Women-Miscarriages

Boston lawsuit claims DES-breast cancer link

In this Dec. 13, 2011 photo, breast cancer survivor Arline MacCormack speaks with a reporter at her home in Newton, Mass. A study has confirmed that the drug DES, which millions of pregnant women took decades ago to prevent miscarriage and complications, has put their daughters at higher risk for breast cancer and other health problems that are showing up now. MacCormack is one of 53 women from ar

Arline MacCormack first heard about DES from her mother when she was 17. Three decades later, MacCormack believes that the drug her mother took to prevent miscarriages caused her to develop breast cancer at age 44. read more..

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