California-Mexico border, once overwhelmed, now nearly empty

California-Mexico border, once overwhelmed, now nearly empty

SAN YSIDRO, California Β β€”Β When the humanitarian aid workers decided to dismantle their elaborate tented setup β€” erected right up against the border wall β€” they hadn’t seen migrants for a month. A year earlier, when historic numbers of migrants were arriving at the border, the American Friends Service Committee, a national Quaker-founded human rights organization,…

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Morning-after pill set to be made free from pharmacies in bid to end ‘unfair postcode lottery’ | UK News

Morning-after pill set to be made free from pharmacies in bid to end ‘unfair postcode lottery’ | UK News

The morning-after pill could become free from pharmacies in order to end an “unfair postcode lottery”, according to a health minister.Β  The morning-after pill is a type of emergency contraception taken to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. Despite its name, it can be taken up to five days after unprotected sex, but the sooner it is…

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