Hispanics, Mountain states lead hefty drop in teen births

NEW YORK — The nation’s record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.

Judge making morning-after pill available to all

WASHINGTON — The morning-after pill might become as easy to buy as aspirin.

Virus that threatens infants up 85 percent

Respiratory synctial virus (RSV), which can be fatal, is up 85 percent in Arizona this season compared with its last season. RSV season is typically October through March in Tucson.

Free local seminar about infertility treatment advances

Northwest Medical Center on Monday will offer a free seminar for women and couples interested in the latest advancements in infertility treatments.

Grandma gives birth to her own grandchild

CHICAGO — Setting foot in a hospital again, Emily and Mike Jordan couldn’t help but feel anxious.

Arizona's new abortion law blocked by court

PHOENIX — Arizona won't be banning abortions at 20 weeks, at least not yet.

Judge: Arizona can implement 20-week abortion law

PHOENIX — A federal judge today refused to stop a new law limiting abortions beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy from going into effect on Thursday.

Adele is pregnant with her first child

NEW YORK — Adele is celebrating another milestone — a pregnancy.

DC activists to visit abortion bill's Arizona sponsor

WASHINGTON — Advocates for District of Columbia voting rights in Congress will be visiting an Arizona congressman who wants to ban abortion in the nation’s capital after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Gov. Brewer signs contraception bill

PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill Friday that relaxes Arizona's requirement for health plans to cover contraception, legislation that supporters called a protection for religious freedom and that critics called an attack on women.

Ind. woman who ate poison while pregnant loses appeal

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday declined to drop murder and feticide charges against a woman who ate rat poison while she was pregnant in a case that medical and women's rights groups warn could have larger repercussions.

Abortions at 20 weeks now illegal in Arizona

PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer has signed legislation making Arizona the seventh state that generally bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Arizona House: No abortions after 20 weeks

PHOENIX — The Arizona House on Tuesday approved the state’s latest anti-abortion legislation, a sweeping bill that generally bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and institutes new disclosure mandates that require the state maintain a website with images of fetuses at various stages of…

Blog: Planned Parenthood will rally at the Arizona Capitol today

Calling the 2012 Arizona legislative session dangerous for women, Planned Parenthood is holding a rally at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix today.

Arizona House OKs anti-abortion measure

PHOENIX — Abortion providers in Arizona would be barred from receiving federal government funding through the state for family planning services under a bill given preliminary approval by the state House on Friday.

Komen exec quits after funding flap

ATLANTA — A high-ranking official resigned Tuesday from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.

LA baby among the world’s smallest

LOS ANGELES — At birth, Melinda Star Guido was so tiny she could fit into the palm of her doctor’s hand. Weighing just 9 1/2 ounces — less than a soda can — she is among the smallest babies ever born in the world.

Elective, induced deliveries called health risk to infants

WASHINGTON — Hoping to schedule your baby's birth while your mother's in town, or before the doctor goes on vacation? Labor is becoming less of a late-night surprise, but some hospitals are starting to tighten the rules for elective deliveries — because some babies are being delivered too early.

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Iranian-American academic sentenced to 12 years in prison

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran ignored appeals by Hillary Rodham Clinton and even rock star Sting and sentenced an Iranian-American academic to 12 years in prison Tuesday for his alleged role in anti-government protests after the country's disputed presidential election.