The issue of emergency contraception, also known as the morning-after pill, has been a topic of debate for the Obama administration for quite some time. On June 5, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ordered the federal government to lift all age and sales restrictions for the two-pill versions of the morning-after pill.

Just last month the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruled that Plan B One-Step be made available without a prescription for girls and women ages 15 and up.

"Missing Person in Mexico!" This is a headline we often see in the papers, as kidnappings throughout Mexico remain a serious issue.

On May 14, U.S. Marine and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran Armando Torres III was abducted in Mexico along with his father and uncle. This kidnapping is one of the latest in what Amnesty International is terming a human rights crisis.