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Birth control access key means reaching climate goals: experts
2015-02-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: In Pakistan, where just a third of married women use contraception, half of all pregnancies - 4.2 million each year - are unintended, according to the Washington-based Population Reference Bureau. At the same time, the rising population in Pakistan and elsewhere around the world - is creating more climate-changing emissions and putting more people in the path of extreme weather, food and water shortages, and other climate change pressures. That suggests that giving more women who want it...
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The future of birth control and drug delivery: Remote controlled implants that last for 16 years
2014-07-07 17:13:56| Extremetech
An MIT spin-off in Massachusetts, backed by the Gates Foundation, has developed a small, remote-controlled drug-dispensing implant that sits just under your skin. Such an implant could be used to dispense a whole range of useful drugs -- but in this case, one of the first commercial applications will be the contraceptive hormone levonorgestrel. A single implant can apparently provide enough levonorgestrel to be effective for 16 years; currently, no implanted contraceptive works for more than five years.
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US court curbs birth control mandate
2014-06-30 18:18:39| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The US Supreme Court rules a company can claim a religious exemption to a legal requirement that employers pay for their workers' contraception.
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Washington University's birth control research challenged
2014-03-25 00:55:07| Chemicals - Topix.net
A Washington University research project that provides free birth control to the poor and uninsured is under scrutiny for its off-label use of a contraceptive insert.
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Hawaii lawmaker introduces chicken birth control measure
2014-03-21 21:19:29| Airlines - Topix.net
"Oh, it's a novel idea. Who would have thought, chicken birth control". State Representative John Mizuno can see the humor surrounding his resolution.
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