Published in the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, the report describes a “post-fertilization” contraceptive device distinct from emergency contraception, which has to be used within 72 hours.
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Appeals Court Sides With Administration Over Obamacare Contraception Mandate
A Cincinnati-based federal appeals court today sided with the Obama administration in dismissing a Michigan lawsuit by a for-profit corporation challenging a health-care law mandate that employers’ insurance coverage must include contraception for workers.
Emergency Contraception Shock: 355 Percent Rise in Demand for Morning After Pill in Scotland
No prescription is needed to get the pill for free in Scotland. Charges for the emergency contraception were scrapped in 2008 in a bid to cut the number of teenage pregnancies.
Obamacare’s Confusing Birth Control Rules
Listen to the political rhetoric around the contraception mandate, and you might think that employers must provide women with free birth control of every kind.
OTC Morning-After Pill Sales Coming, But Not Yet
Don’t look for the morning-after pill to move next to the condoms on drugstore shelves right away – but after a decade-plus fight, it appears it really will happen. Backed into a corner by a series of court rulings, the Obama administration has agreed to let the Plan B One-Step brand of emergency contraception sell over the counter to anyone of any age.
Only Place Contraception is Controversial is Politics
On June 7, 1965, in Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court legalized contraception (for married people, at least) and held that women and men have the right to privacy in making decisions about their sexual health. The case recognized, in law, the principle that women and men — not government — should decide when and how to plan their families, and paved the way for programs and policies that help women make health care decisions that affect their educational opportunities, their professional work, and their families.
Court Rules Minors Can Buy Morning After Pill Without Prescription
Emergency contraception known as the “morning-after pill” can be sold over-the-counter to minors, a federal appeals court in New York decided on Wednesday.
More Doctors Broach Delicate Topic of Women’s Age and Fertility Rate
It’s a touchy topic: broaching the issue of having children. But OB-GYNs say they are increasingly making it as routine as asking about contraception during annual visits.
Poor Countries Lack Modern Contraception
A new study says little is being done to meet the growing demand for modern contraception methods in poor countries. The Guttmacher Institute says there’s an increasing desire for smaller families.
Judge Refuses to Delay Ruling on Plan B
A federal judge who’s been battling the Obama administration over “Plan B” emergency contraception took another swipe at the federal government on Friday, denying a request to delay his ruling ordering the government to make the pills available to everyone, without restrictions.