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The Food and Drug Administration bans over-the-counter sales of an emergency contraceptive that its own science advisers say would prevent half the nation's annual 3 million unintended pregnancies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wipes out references to the proper use of condoms to prevent both pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, and instead warns that condoms might fail. The Department of Health and Human Services cooks the books on "abstinence-only" sex education by conveniently forgetting that such programs have not been proven to diminish sexual activity or teenage pregnancies. The Department of Defense forsakes plans to mandate testing for...