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Health Feb 15

Birth control is now available in North Carolina without a prescription. That doesn’t mean everyone can afford it

By Mariel Padilla, The 19th

Health Dec 03

This biologist is figuring out how to short-circuit sperm as birth control

Tens of millions of people use some form of birth control in the United States, and innovation could expand non-hormonal options for those who have been unable to use conventional means.

By Laura Santhanam

Politics Jul 08

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What new decisions say about the Supreme Court’s view of religious freedom

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Trump administration rules that limit birth control coverage under Obamacare -- the third time justices have considered whether some employers could opt out of that coverage based on their beliefs. As the court wraps…

Economy Aug 29

A Mirena IUD, a form of long-lasting reversible contraception. Photo by Sarah Mirk/Flickr
Could expanding access to contraception improve economic outcomes?

A new rule from the Trump administration could decrease funding to providers of long-acting reversible contraceptives, which contribute to improved economic outcomes.

By Andrea M. Kelly, Jason Lindo, Analisa Packham, Econofact

Politics Sep 21

Watch 9:34
How the next Supreme Court justice could affect your access to birth control

The politics of abortion and contraception are converging in the Trump era. Administration officials are exploring changes to the federal program that funds birth control for low-income, uninsured women. And contraception access could be impacted heavily by the next Supreme…

By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News

Oct 11

Why some doctors are questioning Trump’s new birth control rules

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

The Trump administration's new birth control rule is raising questions among some doctors and researchers, who say it overlooks known benefits of contraception while selectively citing data that raise doubts about effectiveness and safety.

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Oct 06

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Keeping a promise to conservatives, Trump administration guts Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate

By PBS NewsHour

New rules from the Trump administration on contraception coverage could affect hundreds of thousands for whom the cost of birth control would go from free to full retail cost, potentially putting it out of reach for many low-income women. The…

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Feb 18

Norma McCorvey, plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, dies at 69

By Kamala Kelkar, Corinne Segal

Norma McCorvey, who under the pseudonym “Jane Roe” served as the plaintiff in the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, died Saturday at 69.

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Feb 04

Trump’s Supreme Court pick is deeply opposed to assisted suicide

By Lev Facher, STAT

Neil Gorsuch opposes all forms of assisted suicide and ruled twice against the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate but has never ruled on abortion.

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Nov 22

Trump’s vow to repeal Obamacare spurs women’s rush to get birth control

By Meredith P. Garretson, Amanda Gomez, Hannah Grabenstein, Meredith Lee

Two days after Donald Trump won the presidential election, Mary Ellison, a single mother in Champaign, Ill., called her gynecologist’s office to explore her birth control options. "I know what you’re going to ask," Ellison’s gynecologist told her.

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