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How An Anti-Vice Crusader Sabotaged The Early Birth Control Movement

Jul 07, 2021
The Comstock Act, which passed in 1873, virtually outlawed contraception. In The Man Who Hated Women, author Amy Sohn writes about the man behind the law — and the women prosecuted under it.
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When ordering a month's supply of birth control pills via the NURX app, there is often no out-of-pocket cost to patients who have health insurance. Otherwise, the company says, the price depends on the brand, and starts at $15.

Birth Control Apps Find A Big Market In 'Contraception Deserts'

Mar 26, 2018
For some U.S. women who buy hormonal contraception via an app, it's all about convenience — birth control pills in the mail, without an office visit. But in Texas there's much more to it.
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Even Low-Dose Contraceptives Slightly Increase Breast Cancer Risk

Dec 06, 2017
The absolute risk is very low. But low-dose formulations of birth control pills and other hormone-releasing contraceptives pose about the same risk to breasts as older formulations, a big study finds.
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Hormones in birth control pills appear to be pose little risk to human embryos in the womb.

Study Finds Birth Control Pill Use Isn't Associated With Birth Defects

Jan 06, 2016
Even women who continued to used the pill during the first few months of pregnancy saw no increase in major birth defects, according to data gleaned from Danish registries.
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Birth Control Lawsuit Seeks Damages For Unplanned Pregnancies

Nov 12, 2015
More than 100 plaintiffs say their pregnancies stem from a packaging error in which placebo and hormone pills were flipped 180 degrees.
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