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3 in 10 Women Who Take Over-the-Counter Birth Control Previously Used No Contraception

Two years after the FDA approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, new research shows it’s effectively expanding access to contraception. Women who took nonprescription Opill (norgestrel) ...
Women's Health

Data shows 14% rise in women using no contraception at all

As more and more women become concerned about the side effects of the contraceptive pill, natural methods of cycle tracking have become more popular. Some even claim that cycle tracking and fertility ...
Los Angeles Times

The FDA approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill. Here’s why I’m underwhelmed

Effective pregnancy prevention is a cornerstone of reproductive autonomy. The development and approval of the first birth control pill and the 1965 Supreme Court decision protecting access to it, ...
National Catholic Register

Catholic Activists Highlight Contraception’s Link to Abortion as Some Pro-Life Lawmakers Embrace Biden’s Over-the-Counter Expansion

WASHINGTON — At a time when many in the pro-life movement have been looking for ways to offer more resources to women, some pro-life lawmakers have gotten behind the Biden administration’s move to ...
CNN

Biden administration to propose expanding access to over-the-counter contraception at no cost

The Biden administration is set to propose a new rule Monday that would require private insurance plans to cover over-the-counter contraception without a prescription at no cost. Jen Klein, the ...
THE WEEK

The decline of the contraceptive pill

Since the 1960s, the contraceptive pill has been hailed as the gateway to sexual liberation and female empowerment – and has prevented millions of unwanted pregnancies. But in the UK, many women are ...