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FDA changes Plan B label, clarifies it won't cause abortion
Read full article: FDA changes Plan B label, clarifies it won't cause abortionThe Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it will overhaul packaging labels for the emergency contraceptive pill, Plan B, that women can take after having sex to prevent a pregnancy.
EXPLAINER: 'Morning after pill' not always option after rape
Read full article: EXPLAINER: 'Morning after pill' not always option after rapeSome leaders in states with strict bans on abortion say exceptions for rape or incest victims arenโt needed because emergency contraceptives can be used instead.
Gov. Greg Abbott said rape victims can take Plan B. But emergency contraception isnโt widely available for the stateโs poorest people.
Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott said rape victims can take Plan B. But emergency contraception isnโt widely available for the stateโs poorest people.Abbott said that victims of rape could take Plan B to prevent a pregnancy. Due to the stateโs health care landscape, accessing emergency contraception may not be feasible for low-income Texans.
Amazon, Rite Aid cap purchase of emergency contraceptives
Read full article: Amazon, Rite Aid cap purchase of emergency contraceptivesAmazon is limiting how many emergency contraceptives consumers can buy, joining other retailers who put in place similar caps following the Supreme Court decision overruling Roe v. Wade.
COVID-19 frustration bubbles over in European basketball
Read full article: COVID-19 frustration bubbles over in European basketballEurope's top basketball league features teams from 10 countries navigating COVID-19 cases, international travel restrictions and last-minute postponements. NBA great Tony Parker's team in France has played only half of its scheduled games in the EuroLeague. The chaotic start prompted Milan coach Ettore Messina on Monday to call for suspending the season until March or April. Germany, France, Italy, Greece and Spain โ all home to EuroLeague teams โ have implemented tougher restrictions. While European soccer leagues have managed to continue mostly uninterrupted, basketball has been a grind.