birth control
The J&J Vaccine Is Safer Than the Birth Control Millions of Women Take Every Day
Hormonal birth control, a medication that millions of people in the U.S. use, can also raise your risk of a blood clot.
The Unexpected Benefits of Quitting Birth Control Pills
"Everything just feels so much more equal this way."
The Supreme Court Just Ruled to Let Religious Employers Deny Workers Birth Control
In 2017, the Trump administration issued new rules that allowed private employers with religious and moral objections to avoid covering birth control.
1 in 3 Women Struggled to Get Birth Control or Reproductive Health Care Because of Coronavirus
The pandemic has been even worse for women's reproductive health care than the 2008 recession. And this is just the beginning.
RBG Just Went to War for Your Birth Control — From the Hospital
The Supreme Court live streamed audio of its arguments Wednesday, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg came out swinging despite being hospitalized.
I Got Pregnant on Birth Control
Contraception is a highly effective way of avoiding pregnancy – unless you fall into the tiny percentage of those for whom it doesn't work.
Coronavirus Is Making It Harder for People to Get Birth Control
People are losing their jobs. Students are leaving school. How will they access contraceptives?
Vancouver Is Trying to Make Birth Control Free (Just Like Condoms and Vasectomies)
“Right now, contraception for people with penises is covered. And for people with uteruses, it isn’t.”
Lots of People Think Plan B Causes Abortions. Here's Why That's Wrong
Most people mistakenly think emergency contraception does the same thing as abortion pills. What's causing the confusion?
Birth Control Is Supposed to Be Free With Insurance. She Got Billed $1,900
The Affordable Care Act requires that insurers cover birth control with no out-of-pocket costs, but enforcement is weak. A pending Supreme Court case could make the situation worse.
Is the Supreme Court Coming For Your Birth Control?
A case announced Friday will mark the first time the Kavanaugh and Gorsuch hear a challenge centered around the contraceptive mandate in the ACA.