Obama Administration Ends Objections to Some Over-the-Counter Emergency Contraception Sales
The Department of Justice on Monday said it would comply with a judge's April ruling that the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step be made available without age or point-of-sale restrictions, the Washington Post reports.

House Committee Advances 20-Week Abortion Ban Over Democrats' Objections
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted 20-12 to advance a bill (HR 1797) that would impose a nationwide ban on abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, the Washington Post's "Post Politics" reports.

Senate Comm. Endorses Efforts To Address Military Sexual Assaults; Editorials Criticize Removal of Key Provision
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday advanced provisions in a defense bill aimed at addressing sexual assault in the military, but lawmakers removed one measure that would have taken decisions about prosecuting sex crimes out of the chain of command, Reuters reports.

Access to Generics Becomes Next Fight in Emergency Contraception Battle
Several medical and women's rights groups on Tuesday expressed concern that the federal government's decision to allow nonprescription sales of the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step without age restrictions would not improve access to generic versions, CQ Roll Call reports.

New York Times Magazine Examines New Research on Women Who Are Denied Abortions
"Most studies on the effects of abortion compare women who have abortions with those who choose to carry their pregnancies to term," instead of comparing "women who obtain abortions just before the gestational deadline versus women who miss that deadline and are turned away," according to a New York Times Magazine piece examining an ongoing study about what happens to women who seek abortions but are unable to obtain them.