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FDA approves over-the-counter status for EC!

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave its green signal to Plan B emergency contraception for women 18 years and above at a press conference today. The approval is the greatest victory for women’s health advocates nationwide, who have demanded FDA approval for over-the-counter access since 2003. Emergency contraception (EC) is effective up to five [...]

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Chile resumes contraception handouts to young girls

The government has recommended for providing free morning-after contraceptive pills to girls as young as 14, also offer them advice by specialists. The program started in September last year, but it was stopped in January when the Constitutional Court ruled it had been improperly implemented by administrative decree rather than by a presidential decree or [...]

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