Coverage Wide Birth Control Without Copays Sparks Debate
The Obama administration expands women's preventive care to include no copay birth control. The package, effective Jan 1 2013, also adds breast pumps and domestic violence counseling, with premiums rising modestly to offset costs. Experts note potential shifts to long acting contraception and religious exemptions remain contentious.
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Barack Obama
Health and Human Services
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Sebelius
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Linda Rosenstock
University of California, Los Angeles
Cynthia Pearson
National Women’s Health Network
United States
Jeff Fortenberry
R-Neb
Jeanne Monahan
Family Research Council
Federal judge blocks abortion clinic rule in Kansas case
A federal judge in Kansas City temporarily blocks a strict abortion clinic regulation part of a national effort to cut Planned Parenthood funding. The ruling cites the statute as unconstitutional under the Supremacy Clause and claims it punishes Planned Parenthood for abortion advocacy, violating First and Fourteenth amendments.
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Kansas judge blocks funding ban on Planned Parenthood
Judge James Marten ruled a Kansas statute to zero out Title X funding for Planned Parenthood unconstitutional, noting the law aimed to punish and exclude the group. The injunction keeps effect pending full case resolution, citing potential loss of $330,000 in federal funds and impact on 5,700 patients. Planned Parenthood contends the move undermines federal program rules and state sovereignty.
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Bill Clinton
Planned Parenthood
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Indiana
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Hays
Overland Park
Wichita
Peter Brownlie
Planned Parenthood of
Mid-Missouri
Brownlie
Kathy Ostrowski
Kansans For Life
Quadriplegic skydiver dies at Lost Prairie Boogie
In Flathead County Montana Zack Fogle 27 of Kingston Washington died Saturday when his parachute failed to open during the 44th Lost Prairie Boogie near Marion. The experienced skydiver with over 125 jumps and a custom para chute operated by hand was participating in the 10 day event that draws hundreds.
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Jordan White
NASA launches solar powered Juno probe to Jupiter
NASA unveils a windmill shaped solar powered probe, the Juno, set to ride an Atlas V rocket to Jupiter. The $1.1 billion mission, daunting 2 billion miles, marks a green turn as NASA plans more solar powered explorations beyond low Earth orbit. Principal investigator Scott Bolton stresses continuity of space science missions amid shuttle retirement.
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Mars
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Planetary Science
Southwest Research Institute
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