FDA weighs over the counter sale of Plan B emergency pill
By month’s end federal health officials will decide if the morning-after pill can be sold without a prescription and if age controls apply. Several states already allow nonprescription or behind the counter access, with Massachusetts poised to join. The outcome hinges on store logistics and regulatory interpretations.
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Koizumi orders snap election after postal reform defeat
Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi dissolves the lower house and sets September 11 elections for 480-seat parliament after his postal privatization bills fail in the upper house. Analysts foresee a split LDP and possible Democratic Party coalition as political turmoil hits the ruling bloc.
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Supreme Court nominee Roberts faces commerce clause questions
The article outlines Senate scrutiny of John Roberts Jr. over a 2002 four paragraph defense of a California arroyo toad and how the commerce clause could limit federal protections. Lawmakers from Schumer to Kennedy plan to press Roberts on his views during confirmation hearings.
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Netherlands euthanasia study finds 1 in 8 retract requests
A survey of 3,614 Dutch general practitioners shows about 12 percent of patients who requested euthanasia reversed their decision, while roughly half of requests resulted in mercy killings. The study notes non medical factors like suffering and dignity drive requests.
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