The fate of a bill allowing employers in Missouri to refuse to provide health insurance coverage for contraception, sterilization or abortion is in the hands of Gov. Jay Nixon, who over the years has managed to sidestep taking a stand on abortion legislation.
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Contraception Rule is Legal
Contrary to the claims of Professor Marc DeGirolami (“Dem-backed law could be downfall of Obama’s birth-control mandate,” May 22), the requirement that insurance plans cover contraception without copays or deductibles is perfectly legal under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).
Long-term contraception more effective than pills
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A large real-life test of several types of contraception found more women got pregnant while using short-acting methods such as pills, patches and vaginal rings — and the failure rate was highest when they were used by women under 21.
“We found that participants using oral contraceptive pills, a transdermal patch or a vaginal ring had a risk of contraceptive failure that was 20 times as high as the risk among those using long-acting reversible contraception,” said the research team, led by Dr. Brooke Winner of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
U.S. Catholic groups sue to block contraception mandate
The University of Notre Dame and dozens of other Catholic institutions sued President Barack Obama’s administration on Monday to block a government regulation that requires employers to provide health insurance coverage for contraceptives to employees.
Contraception Lawsuit Puts Obama On The Spot
A federal district court in New York is weighing whether to force the federal government to lift the age restrictions on over-the-counter sale of emergency contraceptives. The Food and Drug Administration recommended allowing younger teens to buy the “morning after” pill without a prescription, but Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius blocked the change in December with President Barack Obama’s blessing.
Because of Abstinence Education, 60 Percent of Young Adults Are Misinformed About Birth Control’s Effectiveness
A new study from the Guttmacher Institute unsurprisingly finds that greater knowledge about contraceptive services is directly correlated to a decrease in young adults’ risky sexual behavior.
Blood Clot Risk Linked to Some Non-Pill Contraceptives
Women using hormone-releasing skin patches, implants, vaginal rings were more likely to develop clots, study finds
IUD’s Most Effective Emergency Contraception
“Emergency contraception” has almost become synonymous with “morning after pill.” But another type of emergency contraception — the placement of an intrauterine device — is even more effective.
Montana Judge Says Contraceptive Ban Violates Teens Privacy
A Montana judge has struck down the state’s ban on prescription birth control coverage for teenage girls enrolled in its low-income health insurance program
CDC – Fewer Teens Having Sex, More Using Contraception
A survey, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that 56.7 percent of older teen girls had never had vaginal intercourse. That’s an increase of 16 percent since 1995 and reflects a steady downward trend in teen sex. Of those teens who had had sex, 59.8 percent were using what CDC considers “highly effective” forms of contraception, an even larger increase of 26 percent.