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A package of Plan B contraceptive is displayed. (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Do Over-The-Counter Sales Of Morning-After Pill Violate Michigan Law?

The morning-after pill will now be available to girls as young as 15, and it’ll be placed on store shelves instead of behind the pharmacy counter. But do these new regulations conflict with Michigan law?

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/05/01

Monaghan Sues Feds: Labels Birth Control As “Gravely Immoral”

Tom Monaghan, a devout Roman Catholic, says contraception is not health care and instead is a “gravely immoral” practice.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/15

Weingartz Supply Co. Wins Round In Health Law Dispute

A Detroit-area company challenging the federal health care law’s mandated contraception coverage won an early round in its lawsuit against the Obama administration.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/03

U.S. Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) (Photo credit: akin.org)

Opinion: Akin’s Position On Rape And Abortion Is The GOP Platform

The basic fact is that Romney, Ryan and Republican’s are uncomfortable with a few of the words Congressman Akin used. They are not, however, uncomfortable with the policy position he was expressing. The record shows that they march in lockstep with Congressman Akin.

2012/08/21

Opinion: Despite Denials Akin’s Comments Are Part GOP War On Women

Congressman Akin’s comments are unconscionable and while Congressman Akin owns the words that came from his mouth, the sentiment and his policy goals are shared by both Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, despite their statements today.

2012/08/20

Michigan Catholics Sue Over Birth Control Mandate

The Michigan Catholic Conference is suing Obama administration officials over the mandate requiring most employers to cover birth control.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/05/21

‘Thumbs Up’ As Quicken Loans Pulls Ads From Limbaugh Show

Seventeen hundred ‘thumbs up’ and counting on Facebook for Quicken Loans decision to pull their advertising from the Rush Limbaugh radio talk show.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/03/03

Senate Votes On Birth Control Legislation

The Senate is debating Republican legislation aimed at taking a bite out of President Barack Obama’s health care law.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/03/01

President Obama Announces His Reversal On Contraceptive Coverage For Religious Employers (Getty Images)

Religious Leaders React To Birth Control Coverage

President Barack Obama announced Friday that he’s backing off of a requirement for church-affiliated employers to provide birth control coverage.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/02/10

President Barack Obama stands with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelious. (credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

After Uproar, Obama Tweaks Birth Control Rule

In what senior administration officials described as an “accommodation,” President Obama announced the government will not force religiously-affiliated institutions to directly provide birth control coverage.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/02/10

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