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To best protect against unintended pregnancy, emergency contraceptives like Plan B or Ella need to be taken within five days of unprotected sex, but a large number of pharmacies don't stock the pills. -
The amendment, which comes three days after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case, will go to midterm elections on Nov. 8. -
Social media posts ostensibly aimed to help women living in states where preexisting laws banning abortion suddenly snapped into effect last Friday. -
KPBS Midday EditionHealth care providers are expecting an influx of people coming to California to obtain an abortion from states where they are now illegal. -
California voters will decide in November whether to guarantee the right to an abortion in their state constitution. -
The shade associated with the reproductive rights movement can be traced to Argentina, where a growing number of activists were pushing for the government to legalize abortion. -
Research is more limited, but shows that men who become parents younger than planned are less likely to go to college and have lower earnings. -
56% of Americans disapproved of the decision in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll conducted after it was announced. A similar number say it was motivated by politics — not law. -
KPBS Midday EditionDespite the promising signs in the infection rate, health officials are wary of a jump in cases over the summer. -
Calls to California’s Employment Development Department disability insurance call centers surged to 12 times their normal volume in late 2021 and early 2022 as the department dealt with fraud. Many went unanswered, leaving some Californians in the lurch for months.
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