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 The state joined more than a dozen other states, but access still depends in part on whether insurance companies will cover the cost. Continue reading
Dec 03 This biologist is figuring out how to short-circuit sperm as birth control By Laura Santhanam 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. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 4:28 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… Continue watching
Aug 29 Could expanding access to contraception improve economic outcomes? By Andrea M. Kelly, Jason Lindo, Analisa Packham, Econofact A new rule from the Trump administration could decrease funding to providers of long-acting reversible contraceptives, which contribute to improved economic outcomes. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 9:34 How the next Supreme Court justice could affect your access to birth control By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 2:07 Keeping a promise to conservatives, Trump administration guts Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading