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The contraceptive pill explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world

In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world.

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Tamil Nadu Animal Welfare Board plans to train 500 veterinarians to help with animal birth control programme

The Tamil Nadu Animal Welfare Board (TNAWB) has planned to train nearly 500 veterinarians to carry out Animal Birth Control (ABC) programmes across the State

The Hindu

Abortion startup Hey Jane expands in digital health

Hey Jane will provide products from birth control to UTI treatments.

Fortune

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Two lots of Tydemy birth control pills are under recall. The FDA warns of 'reduced effectiveness'

Federal regulators are warning consumers that now-recalled lots of the Tydemy birth control pill “may have reduced effectiveness” due to decreased levels of a key ingredient of the product

The Independent UK

Birth control pills recalled over claims they have reduced protection from pregnancy

Women urged to check their contraceptive pills and take action if they've had sex

GoodToKnow

When will Opill, the new, over-the-counter birth control pill, be available, what will it cost, will insurance cover it?

Here’s a guide to what consumers need to know about the first daily oral contraceptive that will be available for sale without a prescription.

Chicago Sun-Times

Over-the-counter birth control is coming. Here's what to know about cost and coverage

The recently approved contraception Opill should be available for consumers next year. It's not clear how or whether insurance will cover it. Here's what's known so far.

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How does the new over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill, work to prevent pregnancy? 5 questions answered

The Food and Drug Administration’s July 13, 2023, approval of the first over-the-counter birth control pill, called Opill, broadens the options for people seeking to prevent pregnancy. When Opill becomes available, presumably in the first quarter of 2024, it will be sold in grocery and convenience stores, in pharmacies and…

The Conversation

Perrigo’s Opill Becomes First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill In U.S.

FDA approval paves the way for accessible progestin-only contraceptive for all ages.

Zenger

All Birth Control Pills, Not Just One, Should Be Over the Counter

The FDA decision is only a mini step toward freeing the pill.

Reason

FDA approves first daily over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill – a pharmacist and public health expert explain this new era in contraception

On July 13, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a drugmaker’s application for the first daily over-the-counter birth control pill for people seeking to prevent pregnancy.

The Conversation

Will OTC birth control be affordable?

Opill (norgestrel) will be on store shelves in early 2024, but its price could be an issue

Salon

The pill without a prescription: FDA OKs first nonprescription daily oral contraceptive

No prescription will be needed starting early next year when women in the United States will be able to buy the first over-the-counter birth control pill.

Chicago Sun-Times

Birth control access is expanding with further abortion restrictions

People can get birth control with a doctor's or pharmacist's prescription. Soon, they won't need one.

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LiveScience

1st over-the-counter birth control pill approved by FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the nation's first over-the-counter birth control pill after recently being advised to do so by a panel of experts.

Tribune News Service

First over-the-counter birth control pill approved by US regulators

Perrigo Co.’s Opill received U.S. clearance as the first daily oral birth-control product available without a prescription, coming at a time when reproductive rights are increasingly under fire.

Inverse

The FDA Just Approved OTC Hormonal Birth Control — Here’s When It Will Be Available

Opill becomes the first hormonal birth control pill in the United States to be approved for over-the-counter sale by the Food and Drug Administration.

WEKU

FDA approves Opill, the first daily birth control pill without a prescription

From convenience stores to online, the tablet "will be an available option for millions of people in the United States," the director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research says.

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Axios

FDA approves 1st over-the-counter daily birth control pill

The decision will likely expand availability of daily birth control pills, but questions around affordability still remain.

The Independent UK

First over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval

U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, a major change that will broaden access for women and teenagers

Roll Call

FDA approves first OTC birth control pill - Roll Call

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Opill, making it the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill.

The Hindu

Plans afoot to open more ABC units in Kottayam

Taking a serious note of the rising stray dog menace in the district, authorities have decided to open more animal birth control (ABC) centres in Kottayam. Acting on a suggestion by the District Planning Committee, District panchayat president K. V. Bindu and District Collector V. Vigneswari jointly convened a meeting…

The Hindu

Stray dogs survey in Bengaluru from today

The city civic body has launched a stray dog survey across the city, which will be conducted over the next 14 days from Tuesday. The last such survey was done in 2019, when it pegged the stray dog population in the city at 3.1 lakh. “A resurvey is being taken…

The Guardian - US

‘The sex ed class you wish you’d had’: the influencer doctors teaching Americans the basics

With schools failing American students, OB-GYNs use TikTok to tackle questions and dispel myths

Fortune

Biden executive order could force health insurers to cover birth control

Two months after a Fortune investigation, the president orders federal agencies to take action.

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