Contraception – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

07 Jan

Study finds an increase in the number of U.S. young adults seeking permanent contraception

AlanLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

A new study from the George Washington University found a significant increase in the number of U.S. young adults seeking permanent contraception, specifically tubal sterilization and vasectomy, following the Supreme Court's June 2022 decision which overturned Roe v. Wade.

24 Dec

The Supreme Court Prepares to Take Its First Shot at Contraception

PatLatest NewsContraception, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS, United States

A case just added to the high court’s docket takes on the question of whether Medicaid can be used to pay for services at medical providers that also perform abortions.

14 Dec

Morning-after pills and IUD appointments spike after Trump win

BarbraLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Reproductive Health, United Sates

Emergency contraceptive purchases spiked in the days following the 2024 Election, according to CBS News Confirmed data. Planned Parenthood also reported a 760% increase in IUD appointments since Nov. 6. Gynecologist Dr. Jessica Shepherd joins "The Daily Report" to discuss what to know about morning-after pills and what reproductive health questions people should ask their doctors.

02 Nov

Birth control on the ballot as abortion bans increase barriers to family planning

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Bans, Ballot, Birth Control, Contraception, Healthcare, Reproductive care, United States, Voting

"Millions of Americans will be able to vote on November ballots whether to protect access to contraception. In states where tensions have long boiled over reproductive rights, family planning experts say women face mounting barriers to getting birth control. The fear, confusion and anxiety over abortion has extended to their ability to prevent a pregnancy...."

11 Aug

Commentary: Threats to family planning loom large in Montana, U.S.

BarbraLatest NewsContraception, Montana, Opinion, Reproductive rights

Recently, the U.S. House of Representatives proposed a party line, federal funding bill that would completely eliminate funding for Title X, our nation’s only program dedicated solely to providing affordable, family planning services. To put it bluntly, they want to defund a program that provides contraception to people who want contraception but can’t afford contraception. This doesn’t make sense.

19 Jul

UAMS will provide birth control, reproductive health education to 14 rural Arkansas counties

AlanLatest News, United StatesArkansas, Contraception, Healthcare, Mobile Health, Rural, United States

Mobile health units will have a variety of contraceptive options, including pills and intrauterine devices

10 Jul

NJ Pharmacies slow to sign up for no-prescription birth control

PatLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, New Jersey, OTC, United States

Nearly two months after Gov. Phil Murphy announced newly adopted rules that allow pharmacies to dispense hormonal birth control without a prescription, only about four dozen pharmacies statewide have been approved to do so, state data shows.

07 Jul

Confusion, clinic closures may have caused big declines in contraception use, study shows

BarbraLatest NewsContraception, Emergency Contraceptive, Post-Dobbs, United States

Clinic closures in the wake of the Dobbs decision and questions about the legality of emergency contraceptives, including disinformation that some are abortion drugs, may have contributed to a sharp drop in the rate of prescriptions for contraceptives in states with the most restrictive abortion bans, according to a University of California Los Angeles study.

08 Jun

Contraceptive Gel Shows Promise as New Form of Male Birth Control

BarbraLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Male Contraception, Pregnancy Prevention

New research, presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting on June 2, shows promise as a new contraceptive option for men. The study, which is ongoing and included 222 participants and their partners, was an international effort that started in 2018.

06 Jun

U.S. Senate GOP prevents contraception access bill from moving ahead

AlanLatest NewsContraception, Filibuster, GOP Senate, United States

An attempt to reinforce Americans’ access to contraception failed Wednesday when U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a bill from advancing toward final passage. The 51-39 procedural vote required at least 60 senators to move forward, but fell short after GOP lawmakers said the measure was too broad as well as unnecessary. Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Maine Sen. Susan Collins, both Republicans, broke with their party and voted to advance the legislation.

05 Jun

Senate to vote on bill to guarantee access to contraception

AlanLatest NewsContraception, legislation, Senate, United States

The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would guarantee access to contraception nationwide, as Democrats seek to draw a contrast with Republicans in the run up to November’s elections.

23 May

A comment from Trump and GOP actions in the states put contraceptive access in the 2024 spotlight

BarbraLatest News, United States2024 Election, Contraception, Healthcare, legislation

Republican lawmakers in states across the U.S. have been rejecting Democrats’ efforts to protect or expand access to birth control, an issue Democrats are promoting as a major issue in this year’s elections along with abortion and other reproductive rights concerns.

17 May

Private Programs Provide Access to Birth Control. They Can Also Deprive Women of Choice

PatLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, Rights, Undocumented person, United States

If you’re an undocumented immigrant in Tennessee, you don’t have a lot of options when it comes to birth control. You can’t get an abortion—it’s been banned with very limited exceptions since 2022. You can’t get services from state public-health clinics, which lost federal funding with the abortion ban. The state has backfilled the funding, but a Tennessee law prohibits that money from being used for family-planning services for people without legal status.https://time.com/6978873/step-ahead-birth-control/

10 May

One year after FDA approves over-the-counter birth control pill, advocates push for more access

PatLatest NewsAccess, Contraception, FDA, Healthcare, United States

More than 100 countries were already selling birth control without a prescription before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — one year ago as of Thursday — approved Opill. Though the hormonal, over-the-counter birth control pill was approved in May 2023, it didn’t reach online retailers or the shelves of major drug stores across the country until a couple of months ago.

12 Mar

5th Circuit upholds Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent for contraception

BarbraLatest News, United StatesContraception, Minors, Texas

A three-judge panel in New Orleans ruled that a Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent to obtain birth control does not conflict with the goals of the federally-funded Title X program, which has given teens birth control confidentially.