Obama Administration Releases Five-Year PEPFAR Strategy, Avoids Abortion, Abstinence Issues

The Obama administration last week released a 74-page outline of its new President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief implementation strategy, which includes slowing expansion of antiretroviral drug distribution in favor of prevention and fighting other deadly diseases, the New York Times reports…

Editorials Commend FDA Decision To Expand Access To Plan B Emergency Contraception

Two newspapers recently published editorials responding to the FDA’s decision to lower the age limit for nonprescription sale of the emergency contraceptive Plan B from age 18 to age 17. Summaries appear below.~

Los Angeles Times Examines Potential Implications Of Decision On Minors Access To Plan B

The Los Angeles Times on Monday examined the history of the “controversy about restrictions on access” to the emergency contraceptive Plan B.