Good news: according to a big new study, using birth control pills is "not associated with increased long-term risk of death." The bad news: it's still really hard to get new contraceptives to market.

A group called Personhood Florida want to amend Florida's constitution to outlaw not just all abortion, but the morning-after pill and ordinary oral contraceptives as well. Luckily, the amendment is unlikely to pass. [Crooks And Liars]

Have you suffered a major head injury? Are you on birth control pills? Chinese researchers have determined that progesterone, found in many oral contraceptives, can have "neuroprotective" qualities, meaning speedier and easier healing from head trauma. [Science Daily]

Women's Health and anti-domestic violence advocate Barbara Seaman died of lung cancer last Wednesday at her Manhattan home. Seaman is best known for her groundbreaking book about oral contraceptives, The Doctors' Case Against the Pill, one of the first published tomes about risks like depression, blood clots, and…