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Parents Revolt Against High School's New Approach to Teenage Contraception

Maura Chwastyk — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:44:33 +0000

While the United States takes measures such as abstinence initiatives, sexual education and sometimes criticizing Bristol Palin as a scare tactic to prevent teenage pregnancy, some schools in the UK are taking a much more direct route.

A report from the British National Health Service announced that many girls were given long-term contraceptives at school.

GOP Vows Congressional Action To Overturn Obama Administration Decision On Birth Control

David Drew — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:17:34 +0000

Here we go again, a bunch of men arguing over what is best for women and using religion for political power.

Republicans vowed Wednesday to reverse President Barack Obama's new policy on birth control, lambasting the rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide contraceptive coverage for their employees as an "unambiguous attack on religious freedom in our country."

Watch Out Guys, Birth Control May Be Causing Prostate Cancer — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:22:53 +0000

Researchers discovered that countries with the highest numbers of women using oral contraceptives also have the highest rates of death from prostate cancer. What does this mean? They think estrogen from the urine of women who take birth control pills could be to blame.