A virus of oceanic origin that can cause a range of diseases in several animal species is identified in human blood samples. The virus, or rather the antibodies to it, has been found most often in the blood of individuals with liver damage.

The findings of this peculiar virus are published in the Journal of Medical Virology and researchers at Oregon State University say the association between viral infection and the presence of a disease of unknown origin does not prove cause and effect, but rather raises important new questions

Two additional deaths have been reported among women who took the RU-486 abortion pill, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

Last year, the U.S. determined that four previous deaths of women who took the pill, made by New York-based Danco Laboratories, were the result of severe bacterial infections

The Food and Drug Administration says Friday that two more women have died after taking the abortion pill known as RU-486 or Mifeprex.

Reuters reports the FDA has not yet determined what caused the latest fatalities

Wal-Mart is being sued by three women who claim the retailer violated a Massachusetts regulation by failing to make emergency contraception pills available in its pharmacies.

The lawsuit, backed by three abortion rights groups, seeks to force the retail giant to stock the morning-after-pill in 44 Wal-Marts and four Sam Club stores in the state

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act is unconstitutional on Tuesday.

The three-judge panel said the measure is vague and does not have an exception for instances when a woman's health is at risk, reports The Associated Press