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NY judge makes morning-after pill available to all
April 5, 2013 4:30 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a scathing rebuke of the Obama administration, a federal judge ruled Friday that age restrictions on over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill are "arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable" and must end within 30 days. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Edward Korman of New York means consumers... more » -
Clinic offers free services for sexually active teens
August 3, 2011 2:58 PM
Health leaders in Pueblo want teenagers to make smarter decisions when it comes to having sex. A recent study in Pueblo found teens often don't know where to go for birth control or information about relationships and sex. The Pueblo City-County Health Department runs a family planning clinic that... more » -
HIV infected women on birth control more likely to spread AIDS
July 20, 2011 8:34 AM
ATLANTA (AP) - For the first time, researchers have found that HIV-infected women are more likely to spread the AIDS virus if they are on hormone-based birth control. The Africa study found that women were about twice as likely to transmit HIV if they were on the pill or... more » -
Groups advocate for more sex education in schools
May 3, 2010 8:35 PM
In the midst of budget cuts for our schools there's one area of education some want to see expanded in Pueblo: sex education. Data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shows the teen pregnancy rate in Pueblo jumped 7% from 2005 to 2008. "In Pueblo we've had... more »
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