The Latest Breaking News from Birth Control

FDA could approve over-the-counter purchase of first birth control pill

The agency is considering the application by HRA Pharma to make Opill available without a prescription

The Guardian - US · Jul 11, 2022

When 'Pro-Life' Becomes 'Pro-Censorship'

Antiabortion activists are the new Anthony Comstocks.

Reason · Jul 11, 2022

FDA to consider application for first over-the-counter birth control pill

"This historic application marks a groundbreaking moment in contraceptive access and reproductive equity."

Axios · Jul 11, 2022

Stray dog menace in Thrissur: Congress takes out protest

The corporation claims to have spent lakhs of money to check the street dog issue

The Hindu · Jul 5, 2022

Why is there no male birth control? A new gel offers men hope

In this edition of Inverse Daily, read about male birth control, life on Mars, killer asteroids, and more.

Inverse · Jul 1, 2022

Requests for contraceptives on the rise in Texas after abortion ruling was overturned

DALLAS – On the day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the Austin Urology Institute fielded 400 calls, double its usual volume.

Tribune News Service · Jul 1, 2022

Male birth control is at our fingertips. Will we ever grasp it?

The research behind hormonal male birth control is about as old as the pill. But a safe and effective candidate is tantalizingly close to market.

Inverse · Jun 30, 2022

A growing number of women give birth at Catholic hospitals, where they do not receive the same reproductive health options – including birth control – provided at other hospitals

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion, access to birth control has taken on new urgency. By moving the decision about abortion access to states, the fall of Roe v. Wade means that it will be even more important for people to be…

The Conversation · Jun 29, 2022

US pharmacies reportedly set purchase limit on emergency contraception pills

Walmart, CVS and Rite Aid – as well as Amazon – have all set caps on the number of morning-after pills people can purchase

The Guardian - US · Jun 29, 2022

California constitutional amendment securing abortion, contraceptive rights goes to voters

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters will decide in November whether the state Constitution should explicitly protect a person’s right to an abortion and birth control.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 27, 2022