birth control
How to Use Your Insurance to Get Free Birth Control
And what to do if you don't have insurance but still don't want babies.
This Artist Is the Only Man Ever Convicted of Blasphemy In Modern Philippines
Carlos Celdran took on the church eight years ago and the fight took over his life.
Trump’s Latest Hire Could Dictate Where Women Get Their Healthcare
Mary Mayhew could block women from using their Medicaid insurance at reproductive health clinics for birth control and STD testing if the clinic also provides abortion.
‘Contraception Deserts’ Will Probably Get Worse If Trump's Birth Control Changes Go Through
Women already have a hard time getting birth control but people are bracing for things to get worse if changes to the country's family planning program are successful.
Do You Really Need to Take the Pill at the Same Time Every Day?
That depends on which type of birth control you're taking: there are two types of birth control pills and they work a little differently.
How to Get Birth Control Without Telling Your Parents
If you're having sex, you should be using contraception. Here's how to get it, even if your guardians won't help you.
Supreme Court Nominee Just Referred to Birth Control as an "Abortion-Inducing Drug”
Brett Kavanaugh's choice of words hints at some extreme anti-choice beliefs.
How Does the Annovera Contraceptive Ring Actually Work?
The manufacturers of the new, long-lasting contraceptive ring Annovera argue that the device, which is self-insertable and can be worn internally for up to a year, will revolutionize birth control for low-income women.
A New Netflix Doc Exposes Huge Problems With the Way Certain Medical Treatments Are Approved
'The Bleeding Edge' shows how the FDA doesn’t hold medical devices to the same standards of safety and effectiveness as it does prescription drugs, even though some devices will presumably remain in the body for the rest of people's lives.
How the Catholic Church Is Helping, and Hurting, the Philippines' Poorest People
The Church is running poverty alleviation programs in communities like Tondo. But it's also fighting against policies that could help them.
This Catholic Church Policy Has Been Harming Women for 50 Years
How the unpopular Catholic ban on birth control, "Humanae Vitae," made its way into the public sphere, and how it's getting even more help under the Trump administration.
The Department of Reproductive Control Is the Health Agency of Our Dystopian Future
"We're making your reproductive choices so you don’t have to."