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  1. Here’s How Trump’s Presidency Could Make It Harder for You to Get Birth ControlTwenty-seven percent of women and 44 percent of low-income women get their contraceptives from a publicly funded clinic.
    By Lisa Ryan
  2. we won’t go back
    5 Ways You Can Help Planned ParenthoodGet involved and help their doors stay open.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  3. the trump effect
    How, Exactly, Could Trump Get Rid of Free Birth Control?Obamacare’s contraception mandate could be on the chopping block.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  4. things that pay off
    Why Birth Control Should Be FreeIt’s powerful preventive care unlike almost anything else in medicine.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  5. thanks birth control
    Women Are Taking to Social Media to Share How Birth Control Has Helped Them#ThxBirthControl campaign asks people to share stories about contraception.
    By Lisa Ryan
  6. reproductive wrongs
    Paul Ryan Dodges Free Birth Control Question on CNNAnd Jake Tapper isn’t having it.
    By Jenni Miller
  7. reproductive wrongs
    What Will Women’s Health Care Look Like Now?Trump wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which has been great for women’s health.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  8. birth control
    Here’s Why Everyone Is Saying to Get an IUD TodayThe Trump-Pence administration could have disastrous effects on women’s health.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  9. personality tests
    11 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Getting an IUDThe pill can be great, but it’s understandable if you’re ready to move on.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  10. Here’s the Real Reason That Male Birth-Control Study Was HaltedStop saying it’s because men can’t handle normal side effects.
    By Lisa Ryan
  11. explainers
    Which IUD Should You Get?The pros and cons of the five T-shaped soldiers available.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  12. let’s get real
    The Best Way to End Poverty Is to Start With Birth ControlMelinda Gates on the underlying mission of her family-planning campaign.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  13. dreams come true
    We’re Finally One Step Closer to Birth Control for MenPop open the Champagne.
    By Lisa Ryan
  14. mental health
    Your Hormonal Birth Control Could Be Making You DepressedA new study suggests that it might be.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  15. finally
    Senate Approves Long-Delayed Zika-Funding BillThe $1.1 billion measure is expected to pass the House later today.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  16. health and wellness
    Your Birth-Control Coverage Could Get Way Better in 2018Doctors are recommending some big changes.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  17. this is what dreams are made of
    Imagine Being Able to Get a Year’s Worth of Birth Control at OnceCalifornia women can, starting in January.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  18. mission impossible
    It’s Way Harder Than It Should Be to Get a DiaphragmOnly 3.1 percent of women have used one, and doctors’ offices aren’t exactly encouraging.
    By Elise Pillion
  19. great news
    The Hot New Birth-Control Method Is to Get Really Stressed OutGood news for those of us with crippling anxiety.
    By Lisa Ryan
  20. women’s health
    Women Are Still Misinformed About IUDs and ImplantsThey know way more about condoms, pills, and the pullout method.
    By Lisa Ryan
  21. obvious things
    You’ll Never Guess Why the Teen Birthrate Has Declined by Almost 50 PercentIt might have to do with contraception.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  22. sleep
    Can You Blame Your Birth Control for Your Insomnia?Here’s how hormones — both synthetic and natural — affect your sleep.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  23. actually good things
    Thousands of Women in Texas Will Get Low-Cost IUDsThanks to a $2 million donation to Planned Parenthood.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  24. New Male Birth Control Claims to Stop SpermThat’s one scary-looking light switch.
    By Adam Banicki
  25. pipe dreams
    The Reason We Don’t Have Male Birth Control Is Simpler Than You ThinkIt’s not just about money and gender politics.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  26. prophylactics
    Will Delaware Become the Next Birth-Control Utopia?The state is training primary care doctors how to insert IUDs.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  27. comeback attempts
    New Mom Sarah Brown to Compete in Olympic TrialsThe pro runner is attempting one hell of a comeback.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  28. political football
    Of Course the Zika Funding Bill Excludes Birth Control and Planned ParenthoodCongress, tossing women’s health around like a football since forever.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  29. things that are problematic
    Thousands of IUDs and Pill Packs Donated to Puerto Rico Are Just Sitting AroundThe government needs another $20 million to distribute them.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  30. shmashmortion
    Hillary Clinton Drags Trump and Republicans on Abortion“They are for limited government everywhere except when it comes to interfering with women’s choices and rights.”
    By Susan Rinkunas
  31. slut pills
    W.H.O. Tells People in 46 Countries to Delay Pregnancy Because of ZikaLooks like it’s time for historically Catholic Latin-American countries to get serious about birth control.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  32. Maryland Women Will Have the Easiest Access to Contraception in AmericaBy 2018.
    By Hilary Weaver
  33. birth control
    Imagine a World in Which Men Took the PillWhy don’t we have oral contraceptives for men?
    By Laura June
  34. pipe dreams
    There’s Yet Another Male-Birth-Control Concept in the WorksThis sounds a lot better than scrotal injections.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  35. vagina talk
    Meet Twitter’s Resident GynecologistJennifer Gunter is helping to spread the truth about women’s bodies, one tweet at a time.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  36. what war on women?
    ScarJo Says Planned Parenthood Attacks Are NutsScarlett Johansson said a thing that needed to be said.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  37. patches and pills and rings oh my
    Women in California Can Now Get Birth Control From a PharmacistCalifornia is the third state to offer birth control via a pharmacist.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  38. things that were not very helpful
    Contraception Still Banned, Says Catholic ChurchThey’re doubling down in the face of Zika.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  39. obvious things
    Take One Guess What Happened After Texas Defunded Planned ParenthoodWe’ll give you a hint: It wasn’t statewide abstinence. 
    By Susan Rinkunas
  40. mary dye
    Wildly Inappropriate Washington GOP Legislator Asks Teens About VirginityThe Republican lawmaker questioned teens who advocated for the expansion of insurance coverage for birth control.
    By Kelly Conaboy
  41. cyborgs
    The IUD: Can Birth Control Be Too Good?My increasingly ambivalent relationship to total control over fertility.
    By Molly Fischer
  42. quotables
    Dinner-Party Queen Jill Kargman Will Bring Up Her Birth Control, Thank You“God forbid I talk about my [uterus] for one minute. It’s not about being irreverent. It’s leveling the playing field.”
    By Samuel Anderson
  43. special guests
    More Women Embracing Tiny Uterine Sperm-BlockersIUD usage is up.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  44. cut chat room
    This IUD Ad Is Actually About Staten IslandEven your birth control doesn’t want to take the ferry.
    By the Cut
  45. unsure
    Is the Permanent Birth-Control Implant Safe and Effective?The FDA is meeting tomorrow to discuss concerns about Essure.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  46. iud evangelism
    Colorado Will Remain a Birth-Control UtopiaThe state just received funding to keep giving teenagers free IUDs.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  47. Yes, Pharmacists Can Deny You Birth ControlTheir “conscience” overrides your right to choose.  
    By Dayna Evans
  48. The Pill Has Prevented 200,000 Endometrial Cancer Cases in the Last Decade AloneA new study estimates just how many.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  49. motherhood
    How I Learned to Love CondomsAll it took was having a baby.
    By Meaghan O'Connell
  50. innovation
    Should You Consider Using a Diaphragm?The latest option in contraceptives is a revamp of an old standard.
    By Susan Rinkunas
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