Contraception

Anti-abortion activists march in front of the US Supreme Court with banner.

Before he was president, H.W. Bush championed family planning

Politics

The 41st president was known for reaching across the aisle and supporting a range of issues, including birth control. His support even earned him the nickname “Rubbers” by other members of Congress.

A distorted map is projected based on population living with HIV. In this map, South Africa is the largest country in the world.

In South Africa, HIV rates are rising in young women and girls. Our new series looks at the reasons why.

Lifestyle
An NGO health worker holds contraceptive pills

There’s still no birth control pill for men, despite promising candidates. Where’s the research headed?

Lifestyle
Sister Loraine McGuire with Little Sisters of the Poor speaks to the media after Zubik v. Burwell, an appeal brought by Christian groups demanding full exemption from the requirement to provide insurance covering contraception under the ACA.

TV news stories about birth control quote politicians and priests more often than medical experts

Health
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How this clinic has changed a nation’s view of family planning

Health
The World

The pill: fifty years later

It’s been fifty years since the Pill touched off feminist debates over sexual freedom and family planning. We talk with two feminist writers, a mother and daughter, about their personal histories and how the Pill shaped their perception of feminine power.

Fatima Haroon, a pregnant woman in Pakistan

What if your mother-in-law decided when you got pregnant?

Health & Medicine

In Pakistan, family planning is often a family decision. If a woman wants to go on birth control, her mother-in-law may cast the deciding vote.

Fatima Haroon, a pregnant woman in Pakistan

What if your mother-in-law decided when you got pregnant?

Health & Medicine

In Pakistan, family planning is often a family decision. If a woman wants to go on birth control, her mother-in-law may cast the deciding vote.

New York schools piloting program to offer Plan B, birth control pills to students

Health & Medicine

A quiet test has been underway for nearly a year in select New York City high schools, where students are given easy access to birth control pills and Plan B, also known as the morning after pill. Parents are given the opportunity to opt out of their children participating, but so far few have done it. Some 1,000 students have been served so far.

New report finds huge barriers for Native Americans needing emergency contraception

Health & Medicine

A new report reveals that on most Native American reservations in the United States, access to Plan B emergency contraceptives is incredibly difficult. And that’s even though nearly 1 in 3 Native American women will be raped at some point in their life.