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Miscarriage and abortion raises likelihood of future low birthweight babies

Women who have miscarried or had an abortion run three times the normal risk of having a subsequent low birthweight baby, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

18 Dec 2007

Early abortions may be made easier for women in Britain

The British government is considering making early abortions available to women at doctors surgeries.

5 Dec 2007

Early teen sex may play role in helping some develop better social relationships in early adulthood

A new study by University of Virginia clinical psychologists has found that teens who have sex at an early age may be less inclined to exhibit delinquent behavior in early adulthood than their peers who waited until they were older to have sex.

13 Nov 2007

Pope says pharmacists have right to conscientiously object to fill emergency contraception

Pope Benedict XVI on Monday at the 25th International Congress of Catholic Pharmacists in Rome told attendees that they have a right to conscientiously object to dispensing drugs such as emergency contraception, which can prevent pregnancy if take up to 72 hours after sexual intercourse, the AP/Google.com reports (Winfield, AP/Google.com, 10/29).

31 Oct 2007

Massachusetts Bill that would expand abortion clinic buffer zones provides 'reasonable balance,' editorial says

A Massachusetts bill that would expand abortion clinic buffer zones from 18 feet to 35 feet provides a "reasonable balance that reasonable people will support," a Boston Globe editorial says (Boston Globe, 10/30).

30 Oct 2007

Kansas Supreme Court delays Grand Jury investigation of abortion provider Tiller to decide if panel should convene

The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday delayed a grand jury investigation of abortion provider George Tiller and his Wichita, Kan.-based clinic until it determines if the panel should convene, the AP/Guardian reports (Manning, AP/Guardian, 10/27). Attorneys for Tiller earlier this month filed a motion with the state Supreme Court to block the grand jury investigation of him and his clinic.

30 Oct 2007

National Right to Life Committee defends Brownback's talks with Giuliani on abortion views

The National Right to Life Committee recently defended Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) after he was criticized for meeting with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, to discuss Giuliani's views on abortion, The Hill reports (Bolton, The Hill, 10/26).

30 Oct 2007

Missouri Gov. Blunt launches task force to investigate health effects of abortion

Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt (R), an abortion-rights opponent, last week convened a task force to examine the potential physical, emotional, social and economic effects of abortion on women, the AP/Joplin Globe reports.

30 Oct 2007

Transplant rejection drug boosts the risk of birth defects

Authorities in the United States have issued a warning with regard to a drug used to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs.

30 Oct 2007

Planned Parenthood files suit against Missouri law that would require abortion clinics to upgrade facilities

Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri last week filed a second lawsuit in Jackson County, Mo., asking the court to exclude clinics that offer only medical abortions from a state law (SB 370) designating facilities providing some abortions as "ambulatory surgical centers" to exclude clinics that offer only medical abortions, the AP/Hays Daily News reports.

29 Oct 2007

U.S. political candidates' views on abortion 'not especially important,' opinion piece says

Although some voters might "care deeply" about how a candidate views abortion "because that stance is accurately considered an important signifier of the candidate's sensibilities and sympathies, and of his or her notion of sound constitutional reasoning," those views are "not especially important" when it comes to abortion policy Washington Post columnist George Will writes in a Post opinion piece.

29 Oct 2007

Giuliani's 'implied' link between increase in adoptions, decrease in abortions 'unsupportable,' opinion piece says

The link "implied" by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R), who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, between an increase in the number of adoptions and a decrease in abortions in the city is "unsupportable," Cory Richards, senior vice president and vice president for public policy at the Guttmacher Institute, writes in a Los Angeles Times opinion piece.

29 Oct 2007

British doctors say cut the time limit for abortions

At present the current limit for abortions is 24 weeks, but a survey of 1,000 GPs by Marie Stopes International, found 65 per cent thought the current 24-week abortion limit should be cut; of these, 62 per cent said the upper limit should remain within 20 to 23 weeks.

17 Oct 2007

Fetal cell transplant could be a hidden link between childbirth and reduced risk of breast cancer

Some benefits of motherhood are intangible, but one has been validated through biostatistical research: women who bear children have a reduced risk of developing breast cancer.

3 Oct 2007

Supreme Court declines to consider challenge to New York contraceptive coverage law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it will not consider a challenge to a New York law that requires employers who offer prescription drug plans to provide coverage for FDA-approved contraceptives for women, the New York Times reports (Greenhouse, New York Times, 10/2).

2 Oct 2007

GE Healthcare to address use of ultrasound machine in India for sex-selective abortions

V. Raja, CEO of GE Healthcare South Asia, at a seminar that concluded Saturday said while the company has been "compliant as far as the law is concerned," it is "willing to do more and to look at suggestions" to reduce use of its ultrasound machine for sex-selective abortions, AFP/Yahoo! News reports (Gupta, AFP/Yahoo! News, 9/29).

2 Oct 2007

Connecticut Catholic Bishops agree to comply with law requiring hospitals to dispense EC to rape survivors

Connecticut's Roman Catholic bishops on Thursday said that the state's four Catholic hospitals will comply with a law (SB 1343) that takes effect Monday and requires all hospitals in the state to dispense emergency contraception to rape survivors, the Hartford Courant reports (Keating, Hartford Courant, 9/28).

2 Oct 2007

Abortion News and Research

Miscarriage and abortion raises likelihood of future low birthweight babies

Early abortions may be made easier for women in Britain

Early teen sex may play role in helping some develop better social relationships in early adulthood

Pope says pharmacists have right to conscientiously object to fill emergency contraception

Massachusetts Bill that would expand abortion clinic buffer zones provides 'reasonable balance,' editorial says

Kansas Supreme Court delays Grand Jury investigation of abortion provider Tiller to decide if panel should convene

National Right to Life Committee defends Brownback's talks with Giuliani on abortion views

Missouri Gov. Blunt launches task force to investigate health effects of abortion

Transplant rejection drug boosts the risk of birth defects

Planned Parenthood files suit against Missouri law that would require abortion clinics to upgrade facilities

U.S. political candidates' views on abortion 'not especially important,' opinion piece says

Giuliani's 'implied' link between increase in adoptions, decrease in abortions 'unsupportable,' opinion piece says

British doctors say cut the time limit for abortions

Fetal cell transplant could be a hidden link between childbirth and reduced risk of breast cancer

Supreme Court declines to consider challenge to New York contraceptive coverage law

GE Healthcare to address use of ultrasound machine in India for sex-selective abortions

Connecticut Catholic Bishops agree to comply with law requiring hospitals to dispense EC to rape survivors

Fetal cell "transplant" could be a hidden link between childbirth and reduced risk of breast cancer

Many NYC youth use condoms, but other forms of birth control lag

Abortion pill does not spoil later pregnancies

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