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New Plan B Bill This Session?

By | 01.10.07 | 2:12 pm

Will state Senator Betty Boyd try for a fifth time this session to make emergency contraception more available to Colorado women? In past years, Boyd introduced bills that would have required hospitals to tell sexual assault victims about Plan B,…

Pregnancy Centers Put Up False Fronts

By | 12.08.06 | 5:26 pm

Women finding themselves with unplanned pregnancies have many places to turn to for help. But, some organizations purporting to offer information about “choices” actually do nothing of the sort.

Pregnancy resources centers, or crisis pregnancy centers, are organizations that…

Planned Parenthood Doling Out Free Plan B

By | 12.06.06 | 3:27 pm

More than 600 doses of emergency contraception have been given away so far today by Planned Parenthood locations in Colorado, says Kate Horle,  vice president of public affairs for Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains (PPRM). Emergency contraception, sold as…

Safeway Shy On Contraception

By | 12.04.06 | 4:53 pm

Efforts to track down the Safeway chain’s policy – if they have one – on stocking and dispensing Plan B emergency contraception have proven elusive at best.

But Colorado Confidential is not the only organization that has been

Plan B Going To The Legislature Next Session?

By | 11.21.06 | 2:30 pm

It’s now legal for pharmacists to sale Plan B over-the-counter, but actually finding a store that will sell you the pills is easier said than done in some parts of Colorado.

A Colorado Confidential investigation found that it…

Plan B “Free Day”

By | 11.20.06 | 9:51 pm

Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains and its affiliates will offer free Plan B emergency contraception (EC) on Wednesday, Dec. 6th for men and women over 18 years old. Planned Parenthood recommends EC, which is now available without a prescription,…

Colorado Women Need a Plan A for Plan B

By | 11.20.06 | 10:00 am

A team report by Colorado Confidential reporters Cara DeGette, Wendy Norris, Kerri Rebresh, Leslie Robinson, and Erin Rosa.

Reproductive health groups scored a hard-fought victory last week when over-the-counter emergency contraception – more commonly known as Plan B –…

Quest For Plan B in C. Springs

By | 11.20.06 | 9:48 am

This is what happened when I, identifying myself as a reporter, spent an hour calling around to random pharmacies all over Colorado Springs. I was looking for a dose of Plan B, and wondering how much it would cost. Colorado…

Plan B FAQ

By | 11.20.06 | 1:44 am

Some basic questions and answers about Plan B emergency contraception follow.  This is a companion story to a Colorado Confidential investigation of where it is available in Colorado, and how much it costs.  While the cost varies only a…