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Emergency Contraception

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International consortium promoting availability of emergency contraception and providing advice on developing local programs. Site includes advocacy information, reports on experiences with EC in developing countries, and other materials.
http://www.cecinfo.org/

American Medical Women's Association position paper supporting EC as an important option.
http://www.amwa-doc.org/publicat...osition_Papers/contraception.htm

Results of a U.S. opinion survey.
http://ec.princeton.edu/news/press2.html

Article in Family Planning Perspectives (Joseph Winchester Brown and Matthew L. Boulton) describes results of a survey of family planning coordinators from Title X grantees.
http://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/journals/3103999.html

The American Life League advises against using emergency contraception.
http://www.all.org/issues/bc05.htm

Site asserts that "morning after" emergency contraception is just another abortion approach that kills a human life.
http://www.morningafterpill.org

About Directive 36 for Catholic Health Services, which instructs hospitals to make emergency contraception available to rape victims.
http://www.repro-activist.org/AAP/campaigns/hospital/ec.htm

Fact sheet arguing for broader access for U.S. teenagers.
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org...publications/factsheet/fsecp.htm

A thorough summary of the issues, from ReligiousTolerance.org.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/abo_emer.htm

Discusses emergency contraception from a pro-life point of view.
http://www.physiciansforlife.ca/morning.html

Discusses the public-health value of emergency contraception, difficulties women have obtaining the pills, and efforts in Minnesota to break down the barriers.
http://www.citypages.com/databank/24/1179/article11371.asp

Issues surrounding emergency contraception in Australia and initiatives to make the pills easier to obtain.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/06/27/1056683908357.html

UK Christian organization discusses many objections to emergency contraception and programs to increase the availability of "morning after" birth control.
http://www.christian.org.uk/html...cations/promotingpromiscuity.htm

News article about US FDA advisory committee vote in favor of over-the-counter distribution of this medication.
http://www.fdaadvisorycommittee....21603_PlanB/121603_EmergConR.htm

Article about controversy over US Pentagon decision to make emergency contraceptives available to female soldiers.
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPenta...archive/200206/PEN20020603a.html

Bush's Department of Justice issues its first medical guidelines for treating sexual assault victims — without any mention of emergency contraception.
http://entertainment.news-leader...oday/1231-Contracept-263399.html

A review of different countries' laws and policies about emergency contraception.
http://www.reproductiverights.org/pdf/pub_bp_govtswwec.pdf