- ‘Aid in Dying’ Movement Takes Hold in Some States
- NuvaRing Contraceptive Settlement Leaves Women Weighing Risks
- American Heart Association: The Pill doubles stroke risk
- More Fed privileges for same sex 'marriages'
- UN Tells Vatican to Alter Doctrine to Allow Abortion
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"Helping"
the terminally ill end their lives, condemned for decades as immoral,
is gaining traction. Banned everywhere but Oregon until 2008, it is now
legal in five states.
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The
drug company Merck, maker of the NuvaRing contraceptive, says it will
pay out $100 million to settle thousands of liability lawsuits from
women who say they were harmed by using the product.
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 On
Thursday, the organization released new stroke prevention guidelines
specifically for women, reminding them that hormonal contraceptives like
birth control pills increase their risk of hypertension (high blood
pressure), blood clots and stroke – especially for women who are over
40, overweight, smoke or suffer from migraine headaches. |
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The
federal government will soon treat married same-sex couples the same as
heterosexual couples when they file for bankruptcy, testify in court or
visit family in prison.
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 The
U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child released a new report
slamming the Catholic Church and suggesting that it alter its belief
system to permit abortion in order to "protect children." |
