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Massachusetts Public Health Council approves regulations for medical marijuana to go into effect

By Dan Ring
The Republican
May 8, 2013

Boston - The state Public Health Council today voted to approve an extensive set of regulations for putting into effect a voter-approved law onmedical marijuana.

Emergency Contraception Ruling a Win for Immigrant Women

Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
New America Media
April 21, 2013

Women’s health advocates received welcome news earlier this month when a federal judge ruled that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must make the most popular forms of emergency contraception (also known as the morning-after pill) available for all women over-the-counter. That means that any person will now be able to buy emergency contraception for themself or their partner, when they need it and without a prescription or proof of age. As the executive director of National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, one of the plaintiffs in the case, I am pleased to say this commonsense ruling is a big win for Latinas and immigrant women.