FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill in US
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FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill in US
2023-07-13 13:41:47
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a birth control pill to be sold without a prescription in the United States.  The agency’s approval of the over-the-counter medication this morning is a first, and is seen as... Read More

Biden Signs Executive Order Expanding Access to Birth Control
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Biden Signs Executive Order Expanding Access to Birth Control
2023-06-23 20:05:52
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order aimed at shoring up and expanding access to contraception in the face of the continued curtailment of abortion rights in several states. The White House announced the president’s intentions... Read More

Administration Moves to Expand Birth Control Coverage Under ACA
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Administration Moves to Expand Birth Control Coverage Under ACA
2023-01-31 20:07:44
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Women whose employers opted out of covering contraceptives under their health insurance plans on religious grounds could regain no-cost access to birth control under new rules proposed by the Biden administration. If implemented, the rules, which were announced... Read More

Over-the-Counter Birth Control? Drugmaker Seeks FDA Approval
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Over-the-Counter Birth Control? Drugmaker Seeks FDA Approval

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the U.S. HRA Pharma’s application on Monday sets up a high-stakes decision for health regulators amid... Read More

Overturning Roe Has Birth Control and Emergency Contraceptives in High Demand
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Overturning Roe Has Birth Control and Emergency Contraceptives in High Demand
2022-07-08 15:54:36
by Natalie McCormick

WASHINGTON — In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, demand for various forms of contraceptives, including the so-called morning-after pill, and long-lasting forms of birth control, has... Read More

Femtech Company Sees Surge in Demand for Birth Control
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Femtech Company Sees Surge in Demand for Birth Control
2021-07-28 14:43:08
by Alexa Hornbeck

The coronavirus pandemic has sparked the emergence of Femtech, a category of software, diagnostics, products, and services that use technology to focus on women's health. Now Nurx, the largest digital practice for women’s health, is seeing a continued surge in... Read More

Justices Appear Divided Over ‘Obamacare’ Birth Control Mandate
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Justices Appear Divided Over 'Obamacare' Birth Control Mandate
2020-05-06 20:38:23
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared to be divided Wednesday over the future of a pair of Trump administration rules that allow employers who cite a religious or moral objection to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women... Read More

Supreme Court to Weigh Pennsylvania, New Jersey Birth Control Mandate Challenge
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Supreme Court to Weigh Pennsylvania, New Jersey Birth Control Mandate Challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court will review a Philadelphia federal judge’s decision last year to block new Trump administration rules that would have let almost any employer deny female workers no-cost birth control coverage by citing religious and moral objections. In... Read More

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