The Rev. Madison Shockley / TruthdigApr 1, 2016
The candidate's comment—which his campaign was quick to disavow—aligns with the right-wing offensive to put the procedure out of reach and expose women to prosecution. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 6, 2013
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the depressing jobs report, unrestricted birth control, California Attorney General Kamala Harris' looks and Social Security. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 24, 2012
The government of the United Kingdom plans to allow copyrighted material to be copied for personal use; Julian Assange gives kudos to Bradley Manning from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London; meanwhile, South Africa's ruling party has called for an official boycott of Israel. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigDec 23, 2012
Noted crier John Boehner has something to really shed tears over now after a new poll bestows the House Speaker with a dubious honor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigDec 20, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including why conservatives think Hillary Clinton's faking a concussion and Time reveals its 2012 Person of the Year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 10, 2012
Data collected over 35 years shows that the use of intrauterine devices as emergency contraception has a 99.86 percent success rate. The findings prompted researchers at Princeton University to conclude that the devices could be routinely promoted as a defense against unwanted pregnancy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 8, 2011
For the time being, females 16 and under concerned about pregnancy can kiss unrestrained access to the morning-after pill goodbye. On Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled the FDA’s decision that emergency contraceptives be made freely available to youths over the counter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigMar 26, 2009
A court ruling offers a chilling compendium of accounts by doctors and other FDA professionals who were routinely thwarted as they tried to make the "morning after" pill available, especially to teenagers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 4, 2006
But the retail giant will allow pharmacists who object to filling a Plan B prescription to refer customers to another pharmacy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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