The Latest Breaking News from Birth Control

Preventing unplanned pregnancies ought to be common ground among anti-abortion and pro-abortion rights forces. That's why a pragmatic new proposal from the nation's doctors — making birth control pills available over the counter instead of prescription-only — should inspire broad support.

From the founder’s role in introducing birth control to the US and her murky connections to the KKK and eugenics, to the organisation taking on the Pennsylvania governor in the Supreme Court, Planned Parenthood has long been at the forefront of the fight for reproductive rights, writes Rachel Sharp

Legal scholars and civil rights groups have warned that data privacy protections, marriage equality and LGBT+ rights could be at risk with Supreme Court decision

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — “Adulting” was not going great for Tia Freeman. She had lost her scholarship at the University of Tennessee and enlisted in the Air Force. As she finished training to be an analyst, she got pregnant despite being on birth control.

Hormonal contraceptives, including the birth control pill, are among the most widely used drugs, the researchers say.

When Gov. Ron DeSantis slashed $3 billion from the state’s budget Thursday, one ill-fated item sounded familiar: Just as he did last year, DeSantis vetoed $2 million meant to help low-income people access long-acting birth control.

Anaesthetists must tell patients sugammadex could make their birth control less effective, study concludes

BOISE, Idaho — Abortion rights advocates like Planned Parenthood are raising concerns that Idaho lawmakers could pave the way to ban different forms of birth control. Their fears come after speculation on outlawing emergency contraception.

Over the decades, Protestant leaders have largely disappeared from pro-birth control arguments

Jacky Eubanks wants to be a Michigan senator – and to ban contraception. And she’s not the only one, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Since May 3, 2022, when Politico reported that the Supreme Court was planning to strike down Roe v. Wade, many Christians have celebrated the prospect of an America where abortion is not a constitutionally protected right – or is someday banned entirely.