Emergency Contraception Can Be Free, But it Takes Planning – And a Prescription
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Women of all ages will soon be able to pick up emergency contraceptive pills at pharmacies and … More
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Ask the FDA to Approve *All* Emergency Contraception Pills for OTC Access
Many readers are already aware of the developments over the past few months regarding prescription-free access to emergency contraception, including the FDA's recent approval of … More
Who (if Anyone) is Providing Teen Girls Information on Contraception and Safer Sex Practices?
The topic of sex education is often a controversial one, with much attention focused on how much (if any) education teens should receive. Implementation … More
HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention Cannot Succeed if Sex Workers Are Stigmatized
by Anna Forbes In a ruling praised by organizations working on HIV/AIDS policy and prevention, the U.S. Supreme Court last week struck down … More
WHO Releases Global Report on Health Effects of Violence Against Women
The World Health Organization has released a new report, "Global and regional estimates of violence against women: prevalence and health effects of intimate … More
Groundbreaking Study Follows Women Who Underwent Abortions and Those Who Were Turned Away
Women in the United States are often subject to numerous restrictions when seeking abortions, including burdensome waiting periods and gestational age cutoffs that … More
Single Embryo Transfer Recommended in Most IVF Procedures
The process of in vitro fertilization -- in which embryos are created outside a woman's body and then implanted in her uterus -- has become increasingly … More
Obama Administration Will Stop Trying To Block Some Emergency Contraception Access
Best news all day: "The Obama administration has decided to stop trying to block over-the-counter availability of the best-known morning-after contraceptive pill for all … More
“Crow After Roe” Looks at Inequities in Reproductive Healthcare
Robin Marty and Jessica Mason Pieklo, co-authors of the new book "Crow After Roe: How 'Separate But Equal' Has Become the New Standard … More
New Developments in OTC Emergency Contraception Court Case
First, a quick refresher: A couple of months ago a judge ordered that emergency contraception pills (like Plan B) be made available over … More