Article: School birth control backed ; Poll: 67% favor access for students, but the number falls for those under 16 or without parental consent.

Article: School adds birth control options ; The ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  October 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Herald (Maine) 10-18-2007 School adds birth control options ; The School Committee votes to let contraceptives be prescribed to ... Committee decided Wednesday to make prescription birth control available to students who have parental permission ...

Article: Plan limits King birth control access ; The ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  October 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Herald (Maine) 10-23-2007 Plan limits King birth control access ; The School Committee will consider setting a student minimum age ... controversial new plan to make prescription birth control available to students at King Middle School ...

Article: Let parents decide on birth control pills ; The ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  October 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... parents decide on birth control pills ; The Portland School Committee should modify ... girl receiving birth control pills at school ... active. The School Committee responded by ... to prescribe birth control pills to students ...

Article: Petition calls for a recall election ; Targeted are three ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  November 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... are three School Committee members who supported birth control at King Middle ... for three School Committee members who ... prescription birth control at King Middle ... petition targets School Committee members Rebecca ... support of the birth ...

Article: Bishop urges birth-control ruling fight ; His ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  October 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... 10-22-2007 Bishop urges birth-control ruling fight ; His address Sunday ... varied reactions to a Portland School Committee decision last week. Byline ... Committee's decision to offer birth control to King Middle School students ...

Article: Critics of King vote take aim at board [Corrected 10/23/07] ; A ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  October 20, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... organizes to recall School Committee members who voted to make birth control available. Byline ... The Portland School Committee's decision to make prescription birth control available at ... campaign targeting School Committee members who voted ...

Article: Portland School Committee votes 7-2 to jump off a ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  October 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... 19-2007 Portland School Committee votes 7-2 to jump ... for middle-school birth control. Way to go, folks ... summation of the Portland School Committee's 7-2 vote to approve offering birth control to King Middle School ...