Welcome, President Obama – Fight for Reproductive Rights Continues
Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion as a woman’s right, will be 36 years old on Jan. 22. The 1973 ruling was wrested from a reactionary bench after years of struggle by...
View ArticleTime to Give a Neglected Contraceptive a Little More Love
An article in Obstetrics & Gynecology takes a fresh look at the emergency contraception we often forget about—IUDs. The authors of the article, who surveyed women who came to family planning...
View ArticleHow Green Is Your Birth Control?
The Huffington Post has a great roundup of articles on the sustainability of birth control, including an article from Slate that wonders which method of birth control is the greenest, and another from...
View ArticleThe Message Muddle on IUDs
Kate Klonick, writing for Slate, is the latest to champion the neglected IUD. She surveys the device’s troubled history to assess why it’s so obscure in this country and so popular elsewhere. The IUD...
View ArticleIUDs Now A-OK?
I’ve been looking for a new form of birth control for a while. The pill never really interested me—I was on it for nearly a year in high school, but the side effects, along with actually remembering to...
View ArticleThe IUD Debate: Experienced Providers Weigh In
With Slate.com declaring IUDs the best form of birth control, and the writers at RH Reality Check weighing in on their experiences with IUD insertion, we’ve been getting a lot of questions about IUDS...
View ArticleWhy Is the Arizona Immigration Law A ‘Women’s Issue?’
With the recent passage of possibly the most far-reaching state immigration law in the country, Arizona and the immigrants who live there are on everyone’s minds. Among many extreme policies, the law...
View ArticleIUDs: Now for Emergencies?
According to the results of a study undertaken in China by the National Research Institute for Family Planning, the Copper IUD (sold under the name ParaGard in the United States) can be an excellent...
View ArticleIUDs Become More Popular in the United States
The Intrauterine Device (IUD) is a highly effective form of birth control used by many women worldwide. Once an IUD is inserted by a health care provider it can offer 5 to 10 years of pregnancy...
View ArticleSexual Health Roundup: Court Says Illinois Pharmacists Don’t Have to...
Pharmacists in Illinois Don’t Have to Distribute Emergency Contraception, but Students in New York City Can Get It in School Emergency Contraception (EC), also known as the “morning after pill,” is a...
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Does the Pill Make You Depressed? A New Study Says No But Some Experts Disagree
Though many women have said that hormonal contraceptive methods can affect their mood, research has shown mixed results. A new study found that young women using the birth control pill and other...
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New Survey Reveals Providers Not Doing Enough to Educate Women on Birth...
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) released findings from a survey of over 1,200 women ages 18 to 45, which show that women don’t feel confident in their own knowledge about contraception...
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Beauprez Has ‘Big Problem’ With IUDs
During a debate Tuesday against Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, Republican candidate Bob Beauprez said he has a “big problem” with public funding for intrauterine devices (IUDs) because they are...
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How America’s Obsession With ‘Bad Birth Control’ Harms Women
For busy women, making good health decisions and actually taking care of ourselves can be a challenge, especially when practical factors such as complicated schedules, finances, and competing demands...
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The IUD Comeback Continues Apace
New data, released last week as part of the National Survey of Family Growth, finds that 6.4 percent of women ages 15-to-44 are currently relying on intrauterine devices (IUDs) as a method of...
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Lawmaker Opposes Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Because IUDs Stop a ‘Small...
A state program in Colorado that’s reduced teen pregnancies by 40 percent over five years and teen abortions by 35 percent is facing opposition from a Republican state lawmaker who is wrongly concerned...
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Colorado GOP Works to Kill Successful Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
If you walk around the Colorado Capitol these days, you might see state lawmakers wearing mini intrauterine devices (IUDs)—on their ears or on their lapels. The brightly colored IUD-shaped earrings,...
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IUDs Might Be Exciting, But There’s More to Sexual Health Than Preventing...
Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study that found more people ages 15-to-19 are using long acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods than in the...
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Colorado Republicans Say No to Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
Throughout the Colorado legislature’s session, which began in January and ends next week, pro-choice advocates have held out hope that Republicans in the state senate, where the GOP holds a 18-17 edge,...
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Report: Insurers Are Violating Obamacare Rules on More Than Just Birth Control
Some insurance companies are violating the law by offering women incomplete health coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to two new reports from the National Women’s Law Center...
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