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Health Law May End Co-Pay for Birth Control

May be one of several preventive-care benefits insurers must provide

(Newser) - Insurers may soon have to provide birth control co-pay-free. Under last year’s Affordable Care Act, contraception could be one of several preventive services insurance firms must provide at effectively no cost to patients—but the measure faces opposition from groups like the Family Research Council. Things may become clearer... More »

NH Council Defunds Planned Parenthood

Group no longer able to dispense low-cost birth control after contract axed

(Newser) - In New Hampshire, a five-member council has overruled the state legislature and cut off $1.8 million in funding to Planned Parenthood. The state's Republican-dominated Executive Council, which must approve all state contracts greater than $10,000, has axed state funding for the group and removed its authority to... More »

I Wasn't Date-Raped: Bristol Palin

Even though Levi had sex with her while she was passed out drunk

(Newser) - Bristol Palin insists she wasn't date-raped even though she charges in her new book that her virginity was "stolen" by baby daddy Levi Johnston after she passed out on too many wine coolers. “I'm not accusing Levi of date rape. I am just looking back with... More »

Women Deserve Better Birth Control Options

Why can't Big Pharma make real improvements? Ann Friedman

(Newser) - Just about every American woman will use birth control at some point, and satisfaction surveys make clear that a good percentage don't like their options, writes Ann Friedman at Good magazine. They're worried about health risks, side effects such as depression or decreased libido, and on and on.... More »

Most Catholic Women Use Birth Control

98% of sexually active Catholics use or used contraceptives

(Newser) - The Catholic Church officially bans birth control—and that ban and a dollar will buy you a condom out of a vending machine. It turns out that a whopping 98% of sexually active Catholic women use or have used birth control, according to a new study from the Guttmacher reproductive... More »

'Morning-After' Pill Is Good the Day of, Too

Early indicators are it's more effective than condoms, but lags behind patch, pill

(Newser) - The morning-after pill might need a new name after a study that finds it's fairly reliable as regular old, non-emergency birth control, reports Time. In a review of previous studies of 8,400 women, only about 5% who took the morning-after pill around the time they had sex over the... More »

To Cut Abortion Rate, Give Out More Birth Control

Giving out a year's supply cuts abortions, accidental pregnancies: Study

(Newser) - How to slash the abortion rate? Time points to one way: Allow women to get a full year’s supply of birth control at one time, instead of doling it out once a month or, occasionally, once every three months. A new study shows that when you do that, odds... More »

Makers of Plan B Pill Want It Available to All Ages

Teva says girls 11 to 16 should be able to get it without doctor's order

(Newser) - The makers of Plan B, the morning-after pill now approved for women 17 and older without a doctor's prescription, are pushing to make it as easily available to girls as young as 11. Girls under 17 currently need a prescription to get it, but Teva Pharmaceuticals holds that any female... More »

Why I'm Glad I Didn't Get My Tubes Tied

Jowita Bydlowska intended to ... and then she got pregnant

(Newser) - Brittany Shoot, age 27, laid out the reasons why she had her tubes tied in an essay for Salon —and Jowita Bydlowska totally gets them. In her own Salon piece, Bydlowska takes us down the same path, with a different ending: She made no bones about her lack of... More »

Why I Had My Tubes Tied —in My 20s

Essayist doesn't want kids

(Newser) - Brittany Shoot is 27, married, and DOES NOT want kids—and she has a small scar on her abdomen to prove it. That would be from the surgery she underwent to have her tubes tied, she explains in a Salon essay . For those who want to smugly lecture that it's... More »

Women Don't Trust Palin on Abortion: Poll

54% of all voters think Planned Parenthood trustworthy; 24% think same of Palin

(Newser) - Most American voters—particularly women—don’t trust Sarah Palin on women’s health issues like abortion, sex ed, and birth control, a Planned Parenthood poll finds. While 54% of voters consider Planned Parenthood trustworthy on women’s health, only 24% find Palin trustworthy on the matter. The numbers inch... More »

Health Reform Side Effect: Free Birth Control?

Does contraception count as preventative care?

(Newser) - Here's the next big dogfight over health care reform: Whether the federal government is obligated to provide free birth control to American women. A panel will next month decide what falls under preventative care, and if contraception is determined to fit the bill, under Obamacare the feds must foot the... More »

Forget the Pill: Birth Control Gel Is Coming

Just 3mg a day is effective, clinical trials show

(Newser) - Tired of taking a pill every day to prevent pregnancy? Soon you may be able to simply rub a tiny amount of contraceptive gel on your skin instead. Just 3mg daily, applied to arms, legs, shoulders, or abdomen, is a suitable alternative to the pill, according to researchers, who tested... More »

Warner Bros Sues Over 'Harry Popper' Condoms

Maker says they're unrelated to boy wizard

(Newser) - Warner Bros. is suing a Swiss manufacturer over its latest product: “Harry Popper” condoms, which come bearing an image of a bespectacled purple phallus twirling a wand and sticking out his tongue. “Our product has nothing to do with Harry Potter,” a company spokesman tells the Guardian... More »

Birth Control Makes You Smarter: Scientists

The pill makes your brain grow

(Newser) - Birth control pills make certain areas of a woman’s brain grow, boosting memory, social skills, and something called the “conversation hub,” according to a new study. Based on high-resolution images of the brains of 14 men and 28 women, researchers determined that birth control caused about a... More »

Scientists Unveil Male Pill

And guys only have to remember to take it 4 times a year

(Newser) - Scientists say they've finally created the "male pill"—and it sounds pretty easy to swallow. Developed by researchers in Israel, the oral pill works by removing a crucial protein in sperm, effectively deactivating it before it reaches the womb. It's proven to be 100% effective—at least on... More »

The Pill Is Killing Marriage: Raquel Welch

Birth control is the reason people can't 'keep it in their pants'

(Newser) - Raquel Welch knows exactly why "nobody seems able to keep it in their pants" these days: birth control pills. In an article for CNN , the actress acknowledges the upsides to the Pill but blames it for eroding the institution of marriage—and fueling anarchy. "I'm ashamed to admit... More »

You've Come a Long Way, Baby—but Not Far Enough

The Pill turns 50, and work still remains

(Newser) - Gail Collins celebrates tomorrow's 50 anniversary of The Pill winning FDA approval, giving thanks that we no longer live in an age when birth control advice includes "wearing the testicles of a weasel." Nor are people imprisoned anymore for the crime of spreading information on the subject. All... More »

Irregular Periods Could Signal Fertility Disorder

Primary ovarian deficiency affects 1 in 100 women under 40

(Newser) - Women with irregular periods usually blame stress or other lifestyle factors, and often use hormonal birth control to make their cycle regular. But an irregular period could signal something serious: primary ovarian insufficiency, characterized by a lack of reproductive hormones. The condition affects 1 in 100 women by age 40,... More »

China Faces a Future With Too Many Men

One-child policy and preference for sons skews gender ratio

(Newser) - China has made astounding advances in recent decades, but a destabilizing gender imbalance threatens the country's progress. The one-child policy combined with a marked preference for sons has led to skewed gender ratios: in some areas, up to 168 males for every 100 females. Authorities fear young men who are... More »

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