Plan B

Emergency contraception: How it works, how effective it is and how to get it

5:00am July 08, 2022

Emergency contraceptives and abortion pills are not the same thing, though people often confuse them. Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, it's vital to know the difference — and your options.

Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., stopped providing emergency contraceptives due to the state's abortion ban, then reversed course.

Major health system stops, then resumes Plan B amid Missouri's abortion ban ambiguity

6:00pm June 29, 2022

by Savannah Hawley

Saint Luke's Health System, which operates several hospitals in the Kansas City area, said it was concerned about the risk of criminal prosecution by offering the emergency contraceptive.

Education

WS/FC Students Will Head Back To Classrooms As Board Approves Plan

11:22pm October 01, 2020

by Keri Brown

Education

WS/FCS Superintendent Recommends 'Slow Transition' Back To Classrooms

10:42am September 18, 2020

by Keri Brown

Some of the youngest students in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School system could be heading back to the classroom beginning next month.

Education

All K-12 Students In WS/FC Schools Will Begin Classes Remotely

5:56pm July 17, 2020

by Keri Brown

Students in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools system will not head back to buildings at the start of the school year.

Education

WS/FCS Board Of Education Will Review Reopening Proposals

5:05pm July 16, 2020

by Keri Brown

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education will meet on Friday afternoon to discuss reopening plans.

Education

Guilford County Schools Leaders Consider Postponing In-Person Classes

4:42pm July 15, 2020

by Keri Brown

Guilford County Schools officials may delay reentry into buildings, despite Governor Cooper's recommendation.

Health & Safety

Study Finds Most Young Men Aren't Aware Of Emergency Contraception

10:59am February 26, 2016

by Michelle Andrews

Although 84 percent of teenage boys and young men said they believed avoiding a partner's pregnancy was important, only 42 percent had heard of emergency contraception, researchers in Colorado found.

Politics & Government

Bill Would Remove Plan B Pill From School Discussion

11:18am April 08, 2015

by Neal Charnoff

A bill filed last week would ban North Carolina schools from teaching students about the morning-after birth control pill. HB596 also would allow school districts to design their own sex education

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Plan B One-Step might be the only emergency contraceptive available to all ages without a prescription.

Administration's Plan For Morning-After Pill Pleases No One

6:20pm June 11, 2013

by Julie Rovner

The Obama administration's move to drop opposition to over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception is pleasing no one. It proposes making just one brand-name form available to all ages without a prescription.

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