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Tag: Birth Control

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Abortion Health

Experts Recommend IUDs and Contraceptive Implants for Sexually Active Teenagers

Feminist Newswire | October 6th, 2014

Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics suggested sexually active teenagers use contraceptive implants and intrauterine devices over other forms of birth control.

Health Reproductive Rights

CVS Will Refund 11,000 Customers Illegally Charged for Birth Control

Feminist Newswire | September 25th, 2014

Congresswoman Jackie Speier alerted the chain that they were acting in violation of the Affordable Care Act earlier this month. Now, CVS has promised to issue refunds by October 1.

Health Reproductive Rights

Under the Affordable Care Act, More Women Then Ever Have Free Access to Contraception

Feminist Newswire | September 22nd, 2014

Two-thirds of American woman now have access to free birth control, thanks to the Affordable Care Act.

Reproductive Rights

Illinois Expands Medicaid Funding for Contraception in Wake of Hobby Lobby

Feminist Newswire | August 28th, 2014

The Illinois Family Planning Action Plan would increase the amount of money set aside for health care organizations providing reproductive health care.

Reproductive Rights

White House Releases New Rules Governing Birth Control Mandate

Feminist Newswire | August 27th, 2014

Tthe White House released new health insurance rules Friday for nonprofit organizations and for-profit businesses to comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby earlier this summer.

Global Health

More Investment in Women’s Health Needed as Africa’s Population Rises

Feminist Newswire | August 26th, 2014

Africa’s population could reach four billion by 2100. As the population grows, more investment in maternal health and family planning resources will be needed to ensure women’s health.

Health Reproductive Rights

Affordable Contraception Program in Colorado’s Impact is Overwhelmingly Positive

Feminist Newswire | August 12th, 2014

When Colorado made IUDs and contraceptive implants more affordable, teen pregnancy, abortion, and public health costs all decreased.

Global Health Reproductive Rights

Close to Two-Thirds of Cameroonian Women Have Unmet Need for Contraception

Feminist Newswire | August 8th, 2014

Around 6,000 Cameroonian women die each year from complications of pregnancy and childbirth, and 30 percent of those women did not want to become pregnant in the first place.

Reproductive Rights

Wisconsin Will Not Enforce Contraceptive Coverage Law If Employers Raise Religious Objections

Feminist Newswire | July 28th, 2014

Citing the recent US Supreme Court ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) announced that it will no longer be enforcing the contraceptive benefit rule for employers with religious objections.

Health Politics Reproductive Rights

New Clarification Requires Corporations Refusing Contraceptive Coverage To Inform Their Employees

Feminist Newswire | July 21st, 2014

The White House clarified on Thursday that closely held for-profit corporations refusing to provide contraceptive coverage will be required to inform their employees.

Reproductive Rights

Research Analysis Finds Covering Contraception is Good for Business

Feminist Newswire | July 18th, 2014

“Providing comprehensive coverage of contraceptive methods and services is not only sound public health policy,” Guttmacher states, “but also a savvy business decision.”

Politics Reproductive Rights

Bill to Reverse Hobby Lobby Decision Blocked in the Senate

Feminist Newswire | July 17th, 2014

A bill introduced by Democrats to reverse the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Hobby Lobby case failed Wednesday.

Health Politics Reproductive Rights

Democrats to Introduce Bill Reversing Hobby Lobby Decision

Feminist Newswire | July 8th, 2014

Democrats in the House and Senate are expected to introduce companion bills today to reverse the US Supreme Court’s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby by prohibiting for-profit employers from refusing to provide health insurance coverage for contraceptives.

Health Reproductive Rights

Supreme Court Decision On Wheaton College Further Threatens Contraceptive Access

Feminist Newswire | July 7th, 2014

A majority of the US Supreme Court granted a temporary emergency injunction to Wheaton College, ruling that the school does not have to comply with the Affordable Care Act contraceptive coverage benefit.

Health Reproductive Rights

Hobby Lobby Ruling May Reach All Forms of Contraception

Gaylynn Burroughs | July 3rd, 2014

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a series of orders suggesting that its decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby applies to all forms of contraception and not just the methods at issue in the Hobby Lobby case.

Health Reproductive Rights

Supreme Court Decision in Hobby Lobby Case Values Corporations Over Women

Feminist Newswire | July 1st, 2014

Even as the Court decided that closely-held corporations could have religious rights protected by the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), the conservative majority minimized not only the importance of women’s health but also the goal of women’s equality.

Health

Sixth Circuit Rejects Challenge to ACA Birth Control Benefit

Feminist Newswire | June 12th, 2014

A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled yesterday that the Affordable Care Act birth control coverage benefit does not violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act or the First Amendment,

Abortion Reproductive Rights

Anti-Choice Group Asks SCOTUS to Review New York City’s CPC Regulations

Feminist Newswire | June 9th, 2014

The New York City law immediately became a target after it passed in 2011.

Activism Reproductive Rights Take Action

GALLERY: The March for Women’s Lives

Carmen Rios | April 25th, 2014

Ten years ago today, the feminist movement made history with the largest march ever on the National Mall, and ten years ago today, the feminist movement proved that we were a force to be reckoned with. If there’s any memory worth holding onto, that’s certainly one of them.

Uncategorized

April 23, 1963: Major National Endorsement Shifts Dialogue on Birth Control and Contraception

David Dismore | April 23rd, 2014

A major advance today in the fight for birth control, as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists officially endorsed giving contraceptive information to those who request it.

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