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Plan B pill
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May 2, 2013, No comments

By Teresa A. Donovan, MPH The Food and Drug Administration announced on April 30 that it has approved a drug maker’s application to make Plan B One-Step available over the …

Stem Cells

New California Grants Once Again Bolster Ethical Stem Cell Alternatives

April 18, 2013, No comments

by Gene Tarne/CLI Senior Advisor The most recent round of grants by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) demonstrates – again ...

Embryo Repair

UK Government Panel Approves Genetically Engineered “Three-Parent” Embryos

April 2, 2013, No comments

By Jennifer Lahl and Gene Tarne Great Britain’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), which oversees fertility treatments and embryo ...

Women in hospital

Unsafe Abortion: More Information Needed for True Informed Consent

March 4, 2013, No comments

By Elizabeth Ann M. Johnson, M.D. The Maryland Office of Health Care Quality is investigating the tragic death of 29-year-old Jennifer Morbelli, who d ...