Several months ago, on a mockingly optimistic sunny morning and the start of a new month, I told myself I'd quit hormonal birth control pills. It felt like I was in middle school again, potentially ...

Earlier this year, the Trump administration scrubbed CDC guidance on birth control from government websites and froze $65 million in funding to family planning clinics that provide free or low-cost ...

Senator J.D. Vance denied that Republicans are trying to restrict access to birth control, despite mounting evidence to the contrary. The senator claimed he doesn’t know “any Republican, at least not ...

For decades, access to birth control has helped to ensure that more pregnancies are planned and made it easier for women to maintain control over their own bodies. As President Trump continues to ...

It turns out that the American public is broadly pro-choice, according to a CNN poll from August, and many voters are horrified by the predictable results of abortion bans: child rape victims unable ...

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has called on a government watchdog to investigate. Here’s what you need to know. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta Last week, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, chair of ...

Idaho started in the new year with small but important good news for reproductive rights: Effective this month, insurance companies in the state must cover six months of prescription contraception ...

The number of young adults who chose tubal ligation and vasectomies as birth control jumped abruptly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 and has continued to rise, new research ...

Recently, health influencers on Instagram and TikTok have been vocal about the side effects of hormonal birth control. Check out the most popular videos on the subject, and you'll hear horror stories ...

A survey conducted by Americans for Contraception shows the overwhelming popularity of birth control, and suggests voters are primed to punish Republicans for opposing a measure to protect access to ...

For the second time in two years, Congress is considering a bill that would protect access to contraception at the federal level. If passed, the Right to Contraception Act would codify the right of ...

Researchers began testing a first-of-its-kind non-hormonal male birth control pill this week, a promising step for male contraceptive care as previous hormonal methods faced challenges like too many ...