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Kathleen Sebelius

Kathleen Sebelius (; née Gilligan, born May 15, 1948) is an American politician currently serving as the 21st Secretary of Health and Human Services.

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HHS Secretary Sebelius Halts Over-the-Counter Morning-After Pill

In a surprise move, the nation's health secretary stopped the Plan B morning-after pill from moving onto drugstore shelves next to the condoms, deciding Wednesday that young girls shouldn't be able to buy it on their own.

 The Food and Drug Administration was preparing to lift a controversial age limit and make Plan B One-Step the nation's first over-the-counter emergency contraceptive, available for purchase by people of any age without a prescription. But Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius intervened at the eleventh hour and overruled her own experts. Plan B instead will remain behind the pharmacy counter, as it is sold today -- available without a prescription only for those 17 and older who show an ID proving their age. Sebelius' reason: Some girls as young as 11 are physically capable of bearing children, and Plan B's maker didn't prove that younger girls could properly understand how to use this product without guidance from an adult. "It is common knowledge tha...

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  1. Public relations contract to promote Affordable Care Act comes under scrutiny

    The Department of Health and Human Services' recently signed $17.6 million dollar contract with public relations firm Porter-Novelli, to tout the Affordable Care Act...

  2. Palin blasts Obama's 'crony capitalism on steroids'

    Former Alaska governor takes on the $20 million PR campaign to promote 'ObamaCare', Biden's criticism of the Tea Party

  3. HHS Secretary Sebelius : Ample H1N1 Vaccine Will Be Available for All

    HHS Secretary Sebelius: Ample H1N1 Vaccine Will Be Available for AllMonday, October 26, 2009PrintHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday th...

  4. HHS secretary praises separation of church, state in delivering speech opposed by archbishop

    Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius paid homage to religious freedom and the separation of church and state in a graduation speech Friday at George...

  5. Challenge to birth control mandate

    All-Star panel weighs in

  6. Catholic Conflict on Health Law

    Chris Stirewalt, Fred Barnes and Matt Smith discuss the conflict between catholic institutions and the Obama Administration.

  7. Catholic dioceses, colleges sue over Obama birth control mandate; Notre Dame among plaintiffs

    Roman Catholic leaders opened a new front against the Obama administration mandate that employers provide workers birth control coverage, filing federal lawsuits Mon...

  8. The political strategy behind Obama's commencement addresses

    There appears to be a decidedly political spin in the choices that President Obama, his wife and members of his administration have made in selecting from many invit...

  9. Protesters interrupt Sebelius' Georgetown speech

    Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was interrupted by anti-abortion protesters Friday during her commencement speech at Georgetown University, whe...

  10. Ethics panel debates how to develop child protections against anthrax, other bioterror threats

    The Obama administration is asking a presidential commission to help decide an ethical quandary: Should the anthrax vaccine and other treatments being stockpiled in ...

  11. Government launches new plan to find treatment for Alzheimer's disease

    The clock is ticking: The first National Alzheimer's Plan sets a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, or at least stall, the mind-destroying dis...

  12. Religion news in brief

    Franciscan University in Ohio drops student health insurance over contraception coverageCINCINNATI (AP) — A Roman Catholic university in eastern Ohio says it will dr...

  1. HHS Secretary Sebelius vows 'zero tolerance' for insurers blaming premium hikes on health law

    President Barack Obama's top health official on Thursday warned the insurance industry that the administration won't tolerate blaming premium hikes on the new health...

  2. HHS Secretary Sebelius critiques Republican proposal to turn Medicare into a voucher program

    A top U.S. health official said she cannot rule out future cost increases to Medicare beneficiaries, but predicted a Republican budget-cutting proposal would force b...

  3. HHS Secretary Sebelius to use social networking to get health information to minorities

    NEW YORK (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is developing an action plan that will focus on reducing health disparities between minority an...

  4. Secretary Sebelius stirs religious debate

    Marcia Segelstein and Rabbi Steve Burg discuss a rift that has formed inside the Catholic faith

  5. Secretary Sebelius Shoots for Santa's Nice List

    Did Christmas come early this year? Kathleen Sebelius , Obama's strongly pro-abortion Secretary of Health and Human Services, miraculously rejected the Food and Drug...

  6. Obama Picks Kansas Governor for Cabinet Spot

    President Obama asked Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to join his Cabinet as secretary of health and human services on Saturday and Sebelius accepted, a senior adminis...

  7. 'Exorcist' author to sue Georgetown after Sebelius visit

    The author of best-selling novel "The Exorcist" says he plans to sue alma mater Georgetown University in a Vatican court after the Catholic school invited Health and...

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