May 31 2019
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Emergency contraception (EC) is designed to prevent pregnancy. Some may choose it as their primary method of…
May 11 2018
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In last season’s Black Mirror episode, “Arkangel,” a helicopter mother who implants tracking software in her child…
Dec 8 2016
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A Manhattan bodega has made buying Plan B pills as easy as rolling over in bed and ordering a box through Seamless.
Jan 11 2016
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Employees of Norwegian Cruise Lines were recently notified without warning or explanation that they would no longer…
Jan 9 2015
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For the third year, the Population Institute, a D.C.-based think tank that promotes access to family planning, has…
Sep 23 2014
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New legislation introduced in the Senate on Tuesday would require emergency contraception be made available to rape…
Feb 18 2014
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Last week, the New York Times ran "Room for Debate" feature centered on CVS' recent decision to stop selling tobacco…
Jan 24 2014
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Finally, some good news on efforts to limit women's access to contraception/abortion. Today, Oklahoma District Court…
Aug 14 2013
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Julia*, a 25-year-old Manhattanite, was perplexed when she was carded at her local Rite Aid last weekend while…
Jul 18 2013
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Plan B One-Step may finally be available over the counter at a pharmacy near you.
Jun 12 2013
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Now that the Obama administration has dropped its appeal to keep age restrictions on sales of emergency…
Jun 6 2013
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In another confusing twist in the back-and-forth battle of emergency contraception availability, a federal appeals…
May 22 2013
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It's contraception game time: puritanical fairytale "morals" will go up against the Obamacare birth control mandate…
May 16 2013
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Lots of important adults — judges, doctors, the POTUS himself — have fervent opinions on whether the morning-after…
May 13 2013
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As predicted, the government filed a last-second appeal right before today's noon deadline to delay the sale of the morning-after pill to women of any age without a prescription. We can't wait to hear Judge Edward Korman's reaction. Read more
May 12 2013
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Consistently no-bullshit Federal Judge Edward Korman flat-out denied the government’s request to stay his order…
Feb 14 2013
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American women have more than doubled their use of emergency contraception in recent years, thanks mostly to…
Feb 7 2013
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When conservative blowhards argue that women should pay for their own damn contraception, they really mean women…
Dec 28 2012
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Here's a word you should know, if not from listening to the Avenue Q soundtrack until your college roommate…
Dec 7 2012
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One year ago today, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius decided that Plan B was too dangerous to…