Contraception – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

14 Apr

Oklahoma senators spurned fearmongering about women’s health. Will the House and governor step up?

PatLatest NewsContraception, legislation, Oklahoma, Opinion, Reproductive rights

A tip of the hat to Oklahoma’s state senators who managed to do some good governing that, for once, actually would help improve women’s health. These brave lawmakers voted to allow women to access six months’s worth of birth control at a time. That would make life infinitely easier for tens of thousands of Oklahomans who rely on contraceptives to prevent unwanted pregnancies or to treat other medical problems such as acne, irregular periods or endometriosis.

25 Mar

Reproductive rights bills in Nevada Legislature tackle IVF, contraceptives, provider protections

PatLatest NewsContraception, Democrats, IVF, legislation, Reproductive rights, United States

Democrats in the Nevada State Legislature two years ago sponsored the Right to Reproductive Health Care Act, a broad bill that covered myriad reproductive health services, including pregnancy care, contraception and sterilization, and treatments for miscarriage and infertility.

19 Mar

IVF Bill Causes Tension in Tennesee House

MauraLatest NewsContraception, IVF, Reproductive rights, Tennesee

Contraception protections tabled, physicians denied testimony in final Public Health Committee meeting

16 Mar

Australian Government Subsidizes Key Medications To Boost Women’s Health

ChaseLatest NewsContraception, International, IVF, Women's Health

The Australian government is set to make significant changes to women’s health care by adding popular medications to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Starting May 1, 2025, three major medications will be subsidized, providing financial relief to thousands of women facing high costs for contraceptive, endometriosis, and IVF treatments.

12 Feb

Condoms, IUDs removed from Indiana bill seeking to expand birth control access

MauraLatest NewsContraception, GOP, Healthcare, Indiana, Menstrual Cycle Tracking, misogyny

A proposed program to fund certain contraceptives instead emphasizes birth control pills, hormone patches and “fertility awareness” methods.

10 Feb

Contraceptive pill could help reduce risk of ovarian cancer, study suggests

CoreyLatest NewsBirth Control, Contraception, Healthcare, United States, Women's Health

Screening for risk factors of ovarian cancer using artificial intelligence, UniSA researchers found that the oral contraceptive pill reduced the risk of ovarian cancer by 26% among women who had ever used the Pill, and by 43% for women who had used the Pill after the age of 45.

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.