by APFLI | Aug 24, 2005 | Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill
Press Release, Friday, 26 August 05 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced 26Aug05 that it needs public input to decide whether Plan B, the “morning-after pill,” can be sold both without a prescription for those aged 17 and over, yet require a...
by APFLI | Aug 24, 2005 | Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill
Dear Dr. Crawford: On behalf of the members of Alabama Physicians For Life, Inc., I am again writing to ask you to raise the bar for medical safety by refusing to release emergency contraception (EC) over-the-counter (OTC), for the following reasons. Sexual...
by APFLI | Aug 21, 2005 | Studies - General Research
This is a 2-part article on the effects of abortion on teens. [Extensive Bibliography] About 20% of all abortions taking place in the USA today are performed on teens (1). Teenage abortion has been linked to a number of physical & psychological problems, including...
by APFLI | Aug 21, 2005 | Studies - Depression / Suicide / Mental Health
Women who have abortions are more likely than others to suffer from anxiety problems, substance abuse, sexual disorders, and suicidal thoughts. This study, published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders, found that among women with unintended first pregnancies,...
by APFLI | Aug 11, 2005 | Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill
A new report form the Alan Guttmacher Institute provides wide ranging statistics and demographic information on women who had abortions. In addition to reporting that [surgical] abortion numbers continued to drop in 2001 and 2002, the report contains findings that may...
