Birth Control

The two regulations, which would have let employers with "religious and moral objections" deny employees cost-free birth control coverage, briefly took effect Monday.

• By Kelley Czajka

Irish 4 Reproductive Health, a student activist group, filed suit against the Trump administration and Notre Dame over the school's refusal to offer birth control coverage to students and faculty.

• By Natalie Pattillo

How the Christian Right is co-opting the women's rights movement to fight contraceptives in Africa.

• By Kathryn Joyce

Before a 2012 contraceptive mandate, 30 to 44 percent of women's medical spending used to go toward birth control. After the mandate, those numbers fell to 13 to 22 percent.

• By Francie Diep

The regulation is currently being reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.

• By Francie Diep

The humanitarian health crisis has resulted in a massive scarcity of prescription drugs and contraceptives. What this might mean for the country's future is chilling.

• By Julie Morse

Forty percent of births in America are unintended, which can lead to unhealthier babies and kids. But is treating every woman as "pre-pregnant" the answer?

• By Francie Diep

Two potentially sweeping Supreme Court cases set the stage for a seismic shift in the battle over abortion and contraception.

• By Nina Martin

As much as we would love over-the-counter pills, here's an argument for why we should treat birth control like any other drug.

• By Francie Diep

A look at the potential consequences of Oregon and California's latest birth-control laws.

• By Francie Diep

Essure, the latest malfunctioning medical device, shows us exactly what’s wrong with the way medical devices are approved in this country.

• By Jenny J. Chen

They're the most effective method—perhaps because they're the most empowering.

• By Nora Caplan-Bricker

An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Contraception works, especially when it's free. Abstinence, not so much.

• By Jared Keller

A new IUD was made expressly to break down cost and trust barriers. Will it succeed?

• By Phoenix Tso

It's time to stop focusing on population growth as the cause of our environmental problems. It’s not the main culprit, and the women of the world are already doing all they can to slow it. They just need more support.

• By Diana Liverman

Researchers in England find a link between sexual morality and women’s economic dependence on men.

• By Tom Jacobs

A reading list on the Hobby Lobby cases.

• By Nina Martin

As a way to politicize the issue, most media coverage of birth-control methods is focused on the potential complications of use, but far more women experience positive benefits, including cancer prevention and menstrual regulation.

• By Jessica Kiley

And does our designation of the pill as a holy pillar of equality still apply today?

• By Lisa Wade

Most women now believe that the Pill should be available without a prescription.

• By Genevra Pittman