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Religious Groups Remain Concerned About Contraception Mandate
Religious nonprofits won't have to pay for contraception coverage under ObamaCare, but their employees must be offered the benefit, the Department of Health and...
Pediatricians Urged to Discuss Emergency Contraception with Teen Patients
Will discussing and prescribing emergency contraception help to lower teen pregnancy in the US Despite...
Study: Free Birth Control Significantly Cuts Abortion Rates
What would happen if women at risk for unintended pregnancies received the birth control of their choice — especially the more effective kinds — at no cost? The...
Researchers Inch Closer to a Male Birth Control Pill
Aside from condoms and a vasectomy, there aren't any reliable methods of birth control for men. But researchers report than experimental new molecule may point...
Melinda Gates Launches Global Crusade for Contraception
Melinda Gates wants to put birth control back on the agenda. In May, the billionaire philanthropist announced she plans to make family planning her signature,...
Why Birth Control Matters for the American Dream
Melinda Gates was lauded for her bravery last week in stating her unequivocal support for contraception, especially for women in developing countries. She’s...
Access to Contraception Helps Save Lives—and the Planet
In too much of the world, the most dangerous thing a woman can do is bear a child. Every day, 800 women die from preventable causes while giving birth. Almost...
Prescriptions for Kids: ADHD Meds and Birth Control Pills Are Up, Antibiotics Are Down
The number of prescriptions written for teens, children and infants fell 7% between 2002 to 2010, countering the trend in adults, among whom prescriptions rose...
IUDs and Implants Beat the Pill in Preventing Pregnancy
Long-lasting contraceptives such as the intrauterine device (IUD) and implants are better at preventing pregnancy than more popular birth control methods,...
Could a Fertility Gene Discovery Lead to New Male Contraception?
Condoms or a vasectomy are basically the only contraceptive options currently available for men. But a new gene discovery by infertility researchers at...
Plan B: 1 in 5 Pharmacists May Deny Eligible Teens Access to Emergency Contraception
About 1 in 5 pharmacies incorrectly denies teen girls access to emergency contraception (EC), or the “morning after pill,” according to a new study. Posing as...
When a Country Cracks Down on Contraception: Grim Lessons from the Philippines
The U.S. is once again at battle over birth control. It started with President Barack Obama’s “compromise” on mandatory coverage for contraceptives and has...
After Limbaugh, Maybe It’s Finally Time To Ignore The ‘Slut’ Slur
Make no mistake, ladies. Rush Limbaugh wasn’t just calling Sandra Fluke a “slut” on his nationally syndicated radio show, heard by an estimated 15 million...
Politicians Fight Against Rush Limbaugh After Contraception Controversy
It's not just advertisers — politicians and policymakers have also taken action to protest Limbaugh's controversial comments.
Sandra Fluke on Her Role in the Contraception Controversy: ‘I Would Do This Again’
Last week Sandra Fluke became famous overnight. But the cascading sequence of events leading to Rush Limbaugh’s tirade against the 30-year-old Georgetown law...
“What everybody fears is being asked on a daily basis what they think of his comment as the nominee of the party on contraception or prenatal testing or Satan. Republican governors … are just dreading it.”
–Steve Schmidt, John McCain’s 2008 campaign manager, on why Santorum is unappealing to some Republicans.
Senate Blocks Republican Contraception Measure, but the Debate Can’t Be Voted Away
In a 51-48 vote on Thursday, the Senate rejected a Republican amendment that would have allowed any employer to deny medical coverage for services it objected to...
What Got Lost in the Debate About Birth Control
There was lots of excitable talk last week about birth control, with President Obama dialing back his initial plan for mandating contraceptive coverage to...
