The Latest Breaking News from Birth Control

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

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023

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.

Roll Call · Jul 13, 2023

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 · Jul 11, 2023

Biden order aims to protect, expand contraception access - Roll Call

Biden's third executive order responding to the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision is the first focused primarily on birth control.

Roll Call · Jun 23, 2023

First Thing: More rescue equipment arrives amid fears for oxygen levels in Titan

Search for missing submersible enters fourth day, with more deep-sea vessels sent to site. Plus, the people turning to birth control after the fall of Roe

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023

The people turning to birth control after the fall of Roe: ‘I feel a little safer’

More people are feeling backed into a corner after the supreme court struck down the nationwide right to abortion last year

The Guardian - US · Jun 21, 2023

Stray dog menace spreads panic in Kollam

As stray dog menace continues to rise in Kollam with the district reporting multiple incidents in the last seven days, the failure in implementing Animal Birth Control programme has once again come to the fore.

The Hindu · Jun 20, 2023

Preparations on for implementation of ABC programme in Ernakulam

District panchayat president Ullas Thomas has said that preparations are in the final stages for effective implementation of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme in Ernakulam

The Hindu · Jun 18, 2023

Boy’s death brings focus back on vaccination, sterilisation of stray dogs

The mauling to death of an 11-year-old boy by street dogs at Muzhappilangad in Kannur on Sunday has brought back into focus the animal birth control (ABC) activities in Kerala.

The Hindu · Jun 12, 2023

Revealed: huge disparities in birth control prescriptions across England

GPs in richest areas and those with lowest ethnic minority populations spend most on birth control per 1,000 women

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2023