Cautious optimism edition:

Vermont minors will continue to have access to over-the-counter emergency contraception, despite an FDA ruling restricting access to women 18 years of age and older.

Ortho-McNeil backs down, agrees to roll back the price of contraceptives after raising prices from pennies a month to more than $18 in some cases. The decision sent family planning clinics into a tailspin, Slate reported earlier this month. Ortho did not, however, say how much it planned to roll back prices on its popular contraceptives.

New Orleans birthrate soared by 39% after Katrina, due largely to lack of access to contraceptives in the wake of the storm.