The New War on Birth Control
How the Christian Right is co-opting the women's rights movement to fight contraceptives in Africa.
Birth Control
How Free Birth Control Changed America
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.
Leaked Regulation Shows Trump Plans to Allow Insurers to Refuse to Cover Birth Control
The regulation is currently being reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.
Venezuela's Birth Control Crisis
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.
Should Women Who Drink Use Birth Control?
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?
A Showdown Year for Reproductive Rights
Two potentially sweeping Supreme Court cases set the stage for a seismic shift in the battle over abortion and contraception.
Should Birth Control Get a Fast Track Through the FDA?
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.
What Will Happen When Women Can Get Hormonal Birth Control Without a Doctor?
A look at the potential consequences of Oregon and California's latest birth-control laws.
How Medical Device Companies Test Products Out on Patients—After They're Released
Essure, the latest malfunctioning medical device, shows us exactly what’s wrong with the way medical devices are approved in this country.
Five Studies: Why IUDs Are Poised to Become the Future of Birth Control
They're the most effective method—perhaps because they're the most empowering.
The Future of Birth Control
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
Colorado May Have Just Put Abstinence-Only Education to Bed Once and for All
Contraception works, especially when it's free. Abstinence, not so much.
The Promise of Extending IUD Access to All Women
A new IUD was made expressly to break down cost and trust barriers. Will it succeed?
Fight Climate Change by Fighting for Women’s Rights
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.
An Evolutionary Explanation for Fear of Female Promiscuity
Researchers in England find a link between sexual morality and women’s economic dependence on men.
Should Companies Be Required to Provide Birth Control to Employees?
A reading list on the Hobby Lobby cases.
Take a Moment to Talk About the Good Side Effects of Birth Control
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.
50 Years Later: Is the Birth Control Pill Patriarchy-Compliant?
And does our designation of the pill as a holy pillar of equality still apply today?
Our Shifting Attitudes Toward Open Access for Birth Control
Most women now believe that the Pill should be available without a prescription.
Make Health Care, Not Birth Control, the Priority
Claiming that our inbred propensity to war can be prevented by aggressively reducing the birth rate is a de facto declaration of war on the world's poor.
Make Birth Control, Not War
The human tendency toward war is based on biology, but the right family planning policies can redirect the world toward peace.
The Lessons of Gloucester, or It’s About Gender, Stupid
A 'pregnancy pact' among high school sophomores suggests conventional sex education has some explaining to do. An international consultant on adolescent sexual health offers direction for where changes should be heading.