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FORMER HEAD OF FDA DEPOSED IN MORNING-AFTER PILL CASE Mark McClellan, former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, testified on June 13, in a court-ordered deposition about the FDA's continued failure to make the emergency contraceptive Plan B available without a prescription. The McClellan testimony is the fourth in a series taken by the Center as part of our lawsuit against the FDA. Last month, the Center deposed three other key figures. . . Read More > >

LEARN ABOUT THE FIGHT FOR THE MORNING-AFTER PILL On Thursday, June 22 at 6:30pm in New York City, legal, medical and feminist advocates will gather to discuss the battle to make the Morning-After Pill an over-the-counter drug in the United States. There will be a panel discussion and a Q and A. Find out how the feminist movement made history in the past and how we can do it again...

DREAM TEAM MEETS AGAIN The Center's International Litigation Advisory Committee (ILAC) gathered for its second annual meeting on June 8 and 9 in New York City. The meeting brought together legal experts from around the world to provide feedback and recommendations on the International Legal Program's regional and global litigation work...

PROTECT WOMEN, SHARE YOUR STORY This Fall the Supreme Court will consider outlawing safe second trimester abortions. We need the Supreme Court to understand why this care must remain legal for the safety of women and their families. If you have had a second trimester abortion, please consider sharing your story in order to help protect this right for others...