| December 2006: |
| Wal-Mart Takes Step to End Discriminatory Policy; Will Now Include Birth Control in Insurance Plan |
| As nation’s largest retailer acquiesces to public pressure, 24 states still do not require this coverage ...
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| Bush Defies Voters' Call For Common-Ground, Continues Divisive Attacks On Women's Health |
| President selects leader of group that calls birth control demeaning to women to oversee family-planning programs ...
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| November 2006: |
| South Dakotans Stand Up for Freedom and Privacy, Repeal Divisive Abortion Ban! |
| Vote in conservative stronghold a major defeat for anti-choice groups Washington, DC –Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL ...
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| Victory in NC House District 41! |
| (Raleigh, NC) – NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina, the political arm of the pro-choice movement, celebrated the victory of pro-choice candidate ...
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| October 2006: |
| Use Easy Ways to Reduce Abortions |
| 10/26/06 Editorial by Sharon Camp in the Philadelphia Inquirer "Sharon L. Camp is president and CEO of ...
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| Where the Rubber Meets the Roe |
| A Washington Post article by William Saletan from October, 2006, points out the hypocrisy of the Democrats for Life and ...
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| Study Shows Teen Pregnancy Costs State Taxpayers $312,000,000 Annually |
| Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalition of North Carolina www.appcnc.org For Immediate Release ...
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| September 2006: |
| House Passes Abortion Bill on Minors |
| "WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (AP) — Accompanying a minor across a state line to obtain an abortion and avoid parental notification ...
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| Misleading Crisis Pregnancy Centers Exposed |
| "The Pregnancy Support Center of Salisbury was one of 10 targeted in a report released in July by the abortion-rights ...
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| New Report on NC HIV/STD Rates in North Carolina! |
| The NC Department of Health and Human Services HIV/STD Prevention & Care Branch has just released their new Epidemiologic Profile. ...
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| August 2006: |
| Food and Drug Administration Ends Political Posturing, Allows Over-the-Counter Access to "Morning-After" Pill |
| Pro-choice group praises Sens. Clinton and Murray for leading the fight against political interference at the ...
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| NARAL and ACLU Say NC Bill is Important First Step to Correct Flawed Sex Ed Law! |
| New NARAL-ACLU Report Exposes Dangers of Inaccurate Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs Used in NC Schools Raleigh, NC—On July 26, 2006, NARAL ...
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| A victory nears for women's rights* |
| "BOSTON - It's not that I'm a cheapskate. I am eager to pop the cork on the bottle of champagne ...
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| FDA Timeline - Over-the-Counter Insurgency |
| "The FDA, in a surprise move, is considering allowing Plan B to be sold without a prescription. Herewith, a timeline ...
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| Guilford's sex ed unremarkable, study finds |
| "Students in some North Carolina school districts receive inaccurate information from those charged with educating them about healthy sexual practices, ...
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| July 2006: |
| FDA reverses course on morning-after pill! |
| "WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government revived efforts Monday to widen access to the morning-after pill, but only to women 18 ...
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| Governor Signs Budget That Increases Funding for Family Planning and HIV/AIDS Services for Low-Income North Carolinians! |
| NARAL Pro Choice North Carolina is celebrating a new state budget that increases family planning funding and AIDS drug assistance. ...
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| Senate Puts Punishment Before Prevention |
| Senate Puts Punishment Before Prevention, Vote Exposes Political Motivation Behind Child Custody Protection Act, As Anti-choice Senators Reject Realistic ...
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| Victory at the NC State Democratic Convention! |
| The NC State Democratic Convention met on June 24 to vote on the Party’s platform. ...
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| June 2006: |
| Contra-Contraception |
| Check out the New York Times Magazine for a well structured, comprehensive, rational article by Russell Shorto entitled "Contra-Contraception". ...
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| May 2006: |
| Bush Administration Interfered With EC Application |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 12, 2006 NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA RELEASES STATEMENT ON NEW REPORTS THAT BUSH ADMINISTRATION INTERFERED WITH ...
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| Exposing Anti-Choice Abortion Clinics |
| A 'crisis pregnancy center' in Indiana, masking as an abortion clinic, harassed a young woman seeking an abortion contacting her ...
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| March 2006: |
| High School Students Pass Bill to Allow EC to be Sold Over the Counter |
| Some very smart high school students at the annual Youth Legislative Assembly in Raleigh on Sunday, March 26 debated bills ...
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| Wal-Mart Bows to Public Pressure, Pledges to Stock the ‘Morning-After’ Pill! |
| NARAL Pro-Choice America supporters sent 31,176 petitions urging retail giant to end discriminatory policy; organization criticizes decision to ...
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| South Dakota Governor Signs Sweeping Ban on Abortion Into Law |
| Washington, DC—Today, Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, issued the following statement in response to Gov. Mike Rounds of ...
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| Supreme Court Agrees to Review The Federal Abortion Ban! |
| On Tuesday, February 21st, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the Bush Administration's appeal in the case of Gonzales ...
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| February 2006: |
| Massachusetts Pharmacy Board Orders Wal-Mart to Stock EC |
| STATEMENT OF MELISSA KOGUT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NARAL PRO-CHOICE MASSACHUSETTS AT PRESS CONFERENCE IN RESPONSE TO PHARMACY BOARD DECISION REQUIRING ...
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| January 2006: |
| President Packs the Court |
| Washington, DC – Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, called the Senate’s confirmation of Samuel Alito to the Supreme ...
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| Closely Divided Committee Vote Demonstrates No Consensus for Alito |
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| Wake County Residents Support Sex Education |
| A poll conducted for NARAL Pro Choice North Carolina by Public Policy Polling finds that Wake County residents overwhelmingly support ...
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| North Carolinians Support Sex Education |
| A poll conducted for NARAL Pro Choice North Carolina by Public Policy Polling finds that North Carolina residents overwhelmingly support ...
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| When Does It Become an Undue Burden? |
| In Ellen Goodman's article in January 14th's News & Observer, she points out that access to abortion in some states ...
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| Local Women’s Groups Tell Senators to Veto Alito |
| Raleigh, NC – The day before Alito’s nomination hearings are set to begin, members from the Raleigh National Organization for ...
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| Prevention Guidelines for Sexual Assault Do Not Mention EC |
| The Department of Justice first ever guidelines for treating survivors of sexual assault omitted mention of pregnancy prevention emergency contraception. ...
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| North Carolina Ranks Dead Last in Providing Funds for HIV/AIDS Medication |
| Low-income citizens living in North Carolina diagnosed with HIV making over $11, 962 do not qualify for financial help for ...
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