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In California, abortion could become a constitutional right. So could birth control

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians will decide in November whether to lock the right to abortion into the state constitution.

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California could make abortion a right

A measure is on the state ballot that would enshrine the right to abortion and birth control

Salon

Mum with 11 boys is 'immune' to birth control and pregnant with 13th baby

Alexis Brett, who lives in the Scottish Highlands, had ten boys before she had her first girl, and since then she's welcomed another boy in the family - now she's pregnant with her 13th, and last, baby.

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Dems fear red states banning abortion will zero in on birth control next

Democrats fear that red, anti-abortion states could restrict or even ban birth control.

Axios

"Sterilization showers" proliferating

Anecdotal reports indicate that more people have been undergoing permanent birth control procedures

Salon

3 things about the abortion debate that many people get wrong

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the federal right to abortion, things are more than a little confused.

Tribune News Service

TikTok influencers fearmongering about birth control are playing into the hands of the right

Republicans aren’t stopping at Roe v Wade. They’re coming for all our rights. The last thing we need is ‘hormone coaches’ giving them a helping hand

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GOP senators weigh supporting bill protecting birth control access

Some GOP senators say they are open to seeing what a bill protecting birth control would look like before deciding to support it or not.

Axios

3 common myths about the abortion debate that many people get wrong

Common misperceptions are that only abortion-seekers are affected, that Democratics could have codified protections before, and that Congress can easily get rid of federal laws restricting abortion.

WEKU

House approves measure to protect the right to contraception

WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed legislation that would codify the federal right to contraception, although the measure faces slim odds in the Senate because of GOP concerns about the broadness of the bill.

Tribune News Service

US House passes bill protecting contraception access

Democrats are worried that rights such as gay marriage and birth control could be struck down by the Supreme Court.

Al Jazeera

195 GOPers oppose right to contraception

Just 8 Republicans supported the bill as Democrats call out the GOP's "assault on women's rights"

Salon

Every Democrat and eight Republicans in the House vote to protect contraception

Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger are among the Republicans who vote to pass the legislation protecting birth control, IUDs and emergency contraception.

The Independent UK

House passes bill to protect birth control access

The bill would protect health providers' ability to dispense contraceptives.

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House seeks to protect contraception after Roe changes - Roll Call

Eight Republicans crossed the aisle to join every House Democrat on a bill that would codify the federal right to contraception.

Reason

House Passes Bill Declaring Right to Contraception

Plus: Supreme Court approval drops drastically, truckers protest California gig-work law, and more...

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Of course Congress should pass a federal right to contraception

This week the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to take up the Right to Contraception Act. The bill, introduced by Rep. Kathy E. Manning, a Democrat from North Carolina, establishes a federal right to contraception — meaning women would have the right to use birth control and medical providers…

The Independent UK

Movement to boycott Walgreens grows after people claim they were denied condoms, birth control

‘Our policies are designed to ensure we meet the needs of our patients and customers while respecting the religious and moral beliefs of our team members,’ Walgreens said in a statement

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The Independent UK

Pro-Satanism and anti-birth control: Inside the ‘extreme’ world of UK anti-abortion activism

‘Most anti-abortion activists in the UK do not belive in abortions in instances of rape, incest, fatal feotal anomality, or if the woman’s life is at risk,’ expert tells Maya Oppenheim

Salon

The GOP plays word games with "abortion"

Politically inconvenient abortions get called "not abortions" by the same people who call birth control "abortion"

Los Angeles Times

As a psychologist, I fear the mental health problems we’ll see post-Roe

The morning the Supreme Court struck down our federal protection for abortion, I reflected on the ruling at home with my son and his girlfriend. For each of us, this ruling was deeply personal. My son expressed anxiety about what would happen if he experienced a birth control mishap.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Missouri governor rejects special session on birth control, ectopic pregnancies

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s governor on Thursday shot down a call for a special session by two Democrats seeking to protect access to contraception and a physician’s ability to treat ectopic pregnancies, which are not viable.

WEKU

Over-the-counter birth control pills are available worldwide. The U.S. may be next

Birth control pills are available in the U.S. only with a prescription. Now a drugmaker is asking the FDA to approve a progestin-only contraceptive that would be available without one at pharmacies.

Benzinga

Science Wednesday: Where To See Comet K2 As It Passes The Earth

Five years ago, astronomers were electrified to confirm the discovery of Comet C/2017 K2, more commonly known as Comet K2. At the time, it was believed to be one of the largest comets zooming across the universe, with a nucleus believed to be around 11 miles in diameter and a…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Missouri’s anti-abortion law is vague and open to abuse. Lawmakers can fix that

Democrats are asking Gov. Mike Parson to call a special legislative session to clarify that Missouri’s stringent new anti-abortion law doesn’t prohibit other treatments and medication. It’s a reasonable ask, because the new law is so vaguely worded that medical providers are uncertain about the legality of even routine birth…

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