Wikio - The Pill

A third of secondary schools have a sex clinic (Daily Mail)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:42:49 GMT

Nearly 1,000 secondary schools are providing ‘sexual health services’ for their pupils. It means a million youngsters can get contraception, morning-after pills, pregnancy tests and tests for sexually transmitted diseases.

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A million school children have access to contraceptives and other 'sexual health services' (Daily Mail)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:14:36 GMT

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Would McCain Support Pro-Life Pharmaicies? (DMI Blog)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:22:07 GMT

You walk into a pharmacy and pass the pain relievers, deodorants, and shampoos. But when you get to the spot where the condoms normally are shelved, there's nothing. And don't even think about asking to fill a prescription for birth control pills -- you'll get turned away and frowned upon in no time. Where are you? A "pro-choice" pharmacy. A story in yesterday's Washington Post chronicles...

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Another reason to order online: Pharmacies that turn you away because they don’t agree with your drug choices (eDrugSearch Blog)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:46:11 GMT

The Washington Post has a story today on a trend in pharmacies that are “pro-life” — meaning that they “refuse to fill prescriptions for birth control pills, morning-after pills and other forms of contraception.” The reason: They say they believe that such methods can cause what amounts to an abortion and that the contraceptives promote [...]

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Sexual health clinics in schools a success (The Guardian)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

... units, in poor areas of Bristol.Nurses or youth workers provided advice and treatment including contraception, morning after pills, pregnancy testing and advice, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and other health-related issues.Attendances rose to around 1,500 per quarter during the 15-month period evaluated, and the service helped prevent pregnancy and identify...

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Banning the Pill Kills Women. Period. (BlogHer)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:35:48 GMT

... people should prepare themselves for. Today, I wanted to find some sites that participated in The Pill Kills Day '08 , which took place this past Saturday, June 7. Of course, initially all I could find was commentary on how horrific and misleading this campaign is.

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Coming Soon to a Bedroom Near You (RHRealityCheck.org blogs)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:28:30 GMT

... v Connecticut, the 1965 Supreme Court decision that granted married people the right to use contraception. To mark the day, anti-abortion groups are taking to their normal posts outside clinic entrances not to convince Americans to oppose abortion but rather to stop using contraception. The national campaign is called "Protest the Pill Day 08'" and it is organized by several...

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Cristina Page: The Anti-Family Planning Movement: Coming to a Bedroom Nearest You (The Huffington Post)

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:50:25 GMT

... v Connecticut, the 1965 Supreme Court decision that granted married people the right to use contraception. To mark the day, anti-abortion groups are taking to their normal posts outside clinic entrances not to convince Americans to oppose abortion but rather to stop using contraception. The national campaign is called " Protest the Pill Day 08' " and it is organized by several...

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Anti-Contraceptive Extremists Protest Clinics (Indybay newswire)

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:08:17 GMT

Friday, June 6, 2008 : The anti-contraception group American Life League (ALL) plans to protest clinics across the country on Saturday, June 7th. The protests are a part of ALLs so-called "The Pill Kills" campaign, which falsely claims that...

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Refusing to Provide Medical Care (Feministe)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:49:46 GMT

We’ve all heard the stories about the nutbag pharmacists, nurses and doctors who refuse to provide women with adequate health care because of their “religion.” Women are refused emergency contraception, and even standard birth control pills and devices, with alarming regularity. Anti-choice groups have pushed for “conscious clauses” in state law, allowing medical professionals to [...]...

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'I Think My Wife Is Having Sex With Other Partners' (The Daily Record)

Mon, 26 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Q I HAVEN'T had sex with my partner for more than five years, but she still takes the Pill.

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I think my woman is having sex with other partners (The Daily Record)

Mon, 26 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

I HAVEN'T had sex with my partner for more than five years, but she still takes the Pill.

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When stupid whingers blog. (Canadian Cynic)

Sun, 18 May 2008 11:50:00 GMT

Shorter stupid whinger : "Despite the fact that we whingers are opposed to contraception, the morning-after pill, abortion or family planning of any kind, clearly this is all the mother's fault."

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Plan B now OTC (A Creative Revolution) (Progressive Bloggers)

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:50:00 GMT

In news that's sure to cause much rending of garmets in the anti-contraception crowd, the morning after pill, known also by the name Plan B, is now available over-the-counter in Canada (except Quebec). Hooray!! (celebratory linky) "I could walk in today and get it," said Dr. Colleen Metge, an associate pharmacy professor at the University of Manitoba. "This is a good thing for women."...

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28 million women at risk of unwanted pregnancy (Democratic Underground)

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:53:20 GMT

... New York.They found one in four women are very likely to become pregnant because of inconsistent contraception use.Some of this gap is due to lack of access to health care, with many women saying they cannot afford some of the more effective methods of contraception such as birth control pills that require a doctor's visit and prescription.

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Letting Random YouTube Commenters Do the Hard Goddamn Work For Me (OMGWTFBBQ ABORTIFACIENTS!!!1 Edition) (bastard.logic)

Sat, 10 May 2008 20:57:41 GMT

... lilsasami = EPIC WIN. Related : Kathryn Joyce on the overwhelmingly insipid upcoming national anti-contraception action event, Protest the Pill Day ’08: The Pill Kills Babies (h/t Fern Hill ). Recommend this post at Progressive Bloggers

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The “Pill Kills” campaign against contraception (Sisyphus)

Sat, 10 May 2008 01:34:00 GMT

Via Feministing we hear the American Life League is promoting the "Pill Kills" campaign protesting contraception in general and the birth control pill in particular. The group is planning protests on June 7th – the 43rd anniversary of the Griswold decision by the Supreme Court that decriminalized birth control via protecting citizens’ rights to privacy. According to the American...

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Morning-after (Lindsay Mitchell)

Mon, 05 May 2008 18:08:00 GMT

... not stand to lose if they are wrong. Therefore, resources will be wasted. And on the morning-after contraception pill. Predictably the conservatives are up in arms about a scheme to provide these pills free through community pharmacy. The Waikato Health Board wants a reduction in teenage pregnancies, a commendable goal. Should taxpayers foot the bill? It's one of those 'pay...

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Legal Eagles and Post-Pope Review (RHRealityCheck.org blogs)

Mon, 05 May 2008 07:46:20 GMT

... it is the main force behind every attempt to restrict abortion, defeat prochoice politicians, make contraception and the morning-after pill harder to get, promote false and sexist abstinence-only education and discourage the use of condoms to prevent HIV by spreading unfounded doubts about their effectiveness. It's weird that pro-choicers are supposed to assume the issue of abortion...

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Call for precautionary access to emergency contraception (the optimum population trust blog)

Sat, 03 May 2008 07:00:59 GMT

If you need the emergency contraception pill, what are your circumstances? Probably some or all of: stressed, late for work, hungover, embarassed, self-reproaching and uncertain, especially if you're a teenager. So it would be good to have some in the bathroom cabinet, just in case. Though the Royal Pharmaceutical Society is [...]

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