Obama faces court fight over morning-after pill rule
President Obama backs requiring under 17 girls to see a doctor before buying morning-after contraception. A New York judge ordered the FDA to lift age limits, accusing Se belius of political motivation in 2011. The decision risks reviving battles over reproductive health and could affect Obama’s agenda ahead of elections. The Justice Department weighs an appeal as White House defends the stance.
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Dispirited Americans leave labor force
After a full year of fruitless job hunting Natasha Baebler and many others have given up. She relies on food stamps and disability checks while living with parents in St. Louis. The labor force participation fell to 63.3 percent, the lowest since May 1979, even as unemployment dropped to 7.6 percent in March.
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