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Study: Birth control access boosts women's earnings

Researchers say most women with early access to the pill also have better careers

New York public schools give students access to emergency contraception, birth control pills

Public schools will allow kids to access birth control pills and emergency contraception without parental consent, by using an opt-out program

American Academy of Pediatrics wants doctors to prescribe morning-after pills in advance

The American Academy of Pediatrics wants doctors to give girls advance prescriptions for emergency contraception.

The U.S. Affordable Health Care Act passed a reform requiring all emergency contraception and birth control pills to be free of co-payments or other deductibles as of Aug. 1, 2011, considered a major breakthrough in women's health care.

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