2. Health Highlights: Oct. 14, 2009 - US News and World Report
Unsafe Abortions Kill 70,000 Women Each Year: Survey More than One Billion People Hungry: U.N. Stents Tested for Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction Snowe Votes With Dems on Health Care Reform Bill

3. FDA OKs Single-Dose Plan B Emergency Contraceptive - US News and World Report
Drug will also be made available to 17-year-olds without prescription, company says

4. Abortion - surgical  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
A surgical abortion is a procedure that ends a pregnancy by removing the fetus and placenta from the mother's womb (uterus. There are different types of surgical abortion. Sometimes the woman needs the procedure for a health reason. This is called a...• Reviewer: Linda Vorvick, MD, Family Physician, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

5. Abortion  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Invasive procedure resulting in pregnancy termination and death of the fetus. Abortion is the final consequence of a woman's decision to terminate her pregnancy. In the U.S., more than 50% of the pregnancies are unintended, and 50% of these end in a...• Author: Zoran Minderovic