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Feds Advises Alabama on Abortifacent

Governor Bob Riley's Administration determined to distribute morning after pills -- Riley kills babies by chemically induced abortions
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Department of Public Health is not required to distribute emergency contraceptives, also called "morning after pills," at its family planning clinics, the federal government said. U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, had asked U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson to clarify federal requirements after workers began distributing the pills at state clinics earlier this year. In the letter, Thompson said state family planning clinics are expected to offer a "broad range" of family planning methods, but that they are not required to offer emergency contraceptives. "The current Title X statute, regulations and guidelines do not mandate the distribution of emergency contraceptive pills," Thompson said in the letter. "There's not a mandate to do this," Aderholt said. "I don't think it's the best policy to proceed with this, but now they (health department officials) can only say it's their policy to proceed." Dr. Tom Miller, Alabama's family planning director for the health department, said the clinics will continue to distribute the morning after pill, which consist of a heavy dose of birth control drug taken by a woman within 72 hours after she had intercourse. Posted by Editor at July 30, 2004 01:21 PM