Contraception

In short, Plan B does not cause abortion.

Researchers believe women were worried the Trump administration would limit access to contraceptives.

As controversial new rules to expand the grounds on which companies can refuse to cover their employees' contraception hit a judicial barrier, state attorneys general speak to Newsweek.

Republicans would rather concuss America's brains with a prayer book and see higher abortion rates than solve a problem with contraception.

The warning comes amid what public health officials have dubbed an STI epidemic.

Some of Allergan's Taytulla birth control pill packages feature four placebos placed in the wrong order.

Unlike other male contraception trials, this study doesn't affect hormones.

Researchers say they have made a "major step forward."

The catch with this substance has been the risk of heart damage; now, researchers have overcome that danger.

2017 was a mixed year for women, from #MeToo to Trump's defunding of women's health projects. Here are the top ten women's news items.

Two kinds of birth control had a particularly strong link.

Moderating the patent monopolies to allow more competitive generic drugs would do the trick.

A possible, unexpected benefit of vasectomies could make men think twice about overlooking this birth control procedure.

All of us – our families, our communities, our economy – pay a price when there are barriers to contraceptive access.

Over 300 mothers have successfully rescued their children from abortion through the new medical intervention.

Oral contraceptives are already available over the counter in 102 countries.

Texas argues it is saving those who oppose abortion from subsidizing the procedure.

Other than the right to vote, the US Constitution doesn't guarantee equal rights for men and women.

Law professor Sherry F. Colb discusses how the law should consider an act in relation to the definition of sexual assault.

Teresa Manning, anti-abortion and contraception activist, will help steer teen pregnancy prevention and family planning policy.

The Trump administration has undone an Obama-era regulation aimed at protecting family planning services.

As U.S. Republicans restrict women's access to contraception, we must fight to get them other alternatives.

The bill is about subjecting women to the wishes of men who impregnated them.

Fertility app Natural Cycles is world's first piece of software to be certified as a reliable form of contraception.

Vasalgel is non-hormonal form a birth control that appears to be just as effective as vasectomy, and it's reversible.

The move is likely to face fierce resistance from pro-life religious groups.

Pro-lifers hope that with new appointments by Trump, the Supreme Court will overrule Roe.

The president-elect's promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act will affect millions of women.

Side effects, drugs companies and societal roles all play their parts in holding back alternative forms of birth control.

A landmark study of more than a million Dutch women finds a link between depression and hormonal contraceptives such as the birth control pill, the patch and IUDs.