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    Shots - Health News
    U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett's first opportunity to weigh in on abortion and contraception could come as early as this week, as the high court decides whether to take up a Mississippi case.
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    How An Abortion Fight In Supreme Court Could Threaten Birth Control, Too

    Nov 03, 2020
    In talk of the impact Amy Coney Barrett could have on abortion rights, many people overlook related cases that might be in play, including the right to birth control that the court recognized in 1965.
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    Politics
    The Supreme Court will examine Trump administration regulations that allow employers to claim exemptions to the contraceptive insurance coverage mandate in the Affordable Care Act.
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    Supreme Court Takes Up Birth-Control Conscience Case

    Jan 17, 2020
    The high court will consider a case involving a challenge to a Trump administration rule that allows employers to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage for religious or moral reasons.
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    Shots - Health News
    In <em>The Vagina Bible</em>, gynecologist Jen Gunter dispels myths about the female body.
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    'Vagina Bible' Tackles Health And Politics In A Guide To Female Physiology

    Aug 27, 2019
    Frustrated with online marketing sites that peddle needless "health aids" and fears, gynecologist and columnist Jen Gunter aims to dispel myths about the female body and restore power to patients.
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    National
    Abortion protesters attempt to hand out literature as they stand in the driveway of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Indianapolis on Aug. 16.
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    Planned Parenthood Withdraws From Title X Program Over Trump Abortion Rule

    Aug 19, 2019
    The organization says it is leaving the federal family planning program because of rule changes that prohibit its grantees from providing or referring most patients for abortion.
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    Law
    In this 2014 photo, demonstrators react to hearing the Supreme Court's decision on the Hobby Lobby birth control case outside the Supreme Court in Washington. A judge in California has blocked implementation of a Trump administration policy that would le
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    Judge Blocks Trump Birth Control Policy In 13 States And D.C.

    Jan 14, 2019

    The policy makes good on Trump's promise to peel back the requirement that employers offer contraception coverage at no cost. The rule is on hold in D.C. and the 13 states that challenged it.

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    Shots - Health News
    The Natural Cycles smartphone app figures out the days of the month when a woman is likely to be fertile.
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    FDA Stirs Contraception Debate With OK For 'Natural' Birth Control App

    Aug 21, 2018
    Critics worry a new contraception app, which allows women to track body temperature and menstrual cycle to avoid pregnancy, isn't as effective as other methods. But some women welcome another option.
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    Politics
    Under rules outlined in a newly-unveiled Trump administration proposal crisis pregnancy centers and other organizations that do not provide standard contraceptive options, like the birth control pill or IUDs, could find it easier to apply for Title X fun
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    Under Trump, Family Planning Funds Could Go To Groups That Oppose Contraception

    May 23, 2018
    Several groups that promote natural family planning and abstinence education say newly-proposed guidelines could open the door for them to receive federal family planning funds for the first time.
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    Shots - Health News
    Planned Parenthood's affiliated clinics, like this one in Chicago, provide wellness exams and comprehensive contraceptive services, as well as screenings for cancer and sexually transmitted diseases for both women and men.
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    What Does Trump's Proposal To Cut Planned Parenthood Funds Mean?

    May 18, 2018
    The Trump administration is pulling out an old regulation that it believes will be able to meet a conservative goal: cutting a key program's funding for Planned Parenthood. The strategy might work.
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    Shots - Health News
    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.
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    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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    Shots - Health News
    Critics of Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights at HHS, worry Severino's efforts on behalf of some health workers will reduce women's access to reproductive health services and could aggravate discrimination against transgender people.
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    Civil Rights Chief At HHS Defends The Right To Refuse Care On Religious Grounds

    Mar 20, 2018
    Roger Severino created a new division in the Department of Health And Human Services to guard the religious rights of health care workers. That worries some advocates for women and LGBTQ people.
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    Shots - Health News
    Several Planned Parenthood chapters and other groups involved in prevention of teen pregnancy are suing the administration for halting funding for their programs.
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    Trump Administration Sued Over Ending Funding Of Teen Pregnancy Programs

    Feb 15, 2018
    Several Planned Parenthood chapters and other groups are suing the federal government because they say their grants for sex education and pregnancy prevention were canceled without explanation.
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    The Two-Way

    After Years In the Trenches, Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards Will Step Down

    Jan 26, 2018
    Since taking over as president of Planned Parenthood in 2006, Cecile Richards has led the organization through numerous political fights. Those conflicts have intensified under President Trump.
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    Shots - Health News
    In both urban and rural areas, about 40 percent of women surveyed were currently married to a member of the opposite sex. Only about 30 percent of the rural women of childbearing age had no children, versus roughly 41 percent of urban women.
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    Rural And City Women A Little Different In Age At First Sex, Number Of Kids

    Jan 09, 2018
    In a recent national survey, nearly 80 percent of women living in rural areas reported having experienced sexual intercourse by age 18, compared with 68.6 percent of women in cities.
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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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    Here & Now Compass
    Supporters of women's health rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., March 23, 2016, as the Court hears oral arguments in seven cases dealing with religious organizations that want to ban contraceptives from their health insurance policies o
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    Massachusetts Set To Approve Law Protecting Access To Birth Control

    Nov 20, 2017
    The Massachusetts law would make it the first state to circumvent a federal policy allowing any company to opt out of providing free birth control coverage due to a religious or moral exemption.
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    The Two-Way
    Notre Dame is the "first and most important employer publicly to take advantage" of the rollback, <em>The Los Angeles Times</em> says.
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    Notre Dame Is Dropping Birth Control Coverage For Students, Employees

    Nov 03, 2017
    The Catholic university had challenged the Affordable Care Act's mandate that employers cover birth control. Now it's taking advantage of the Trump administration's weakening of that rule.
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    Shots - Health News
    People in the March for Life near the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 27.
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    New Rule On Moral Objections To Contraception Aimed At 2 Groups

    Oct 14, 2017
    The administration's decision to allow some employers to bypass a requirement to provide no-cost contraceptives to women on moral grounds would benefit specific anti-abortion groups.
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    Shots - Health News
    Demonstrators in Washington, D.C., argued for upholding the Affordable Care Act's birth control provision in 2015. The rollback of the rule is likely to spur further lawsuits, analysts say.
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    Trump Guts Requirement That Employer Health Plans Pay For Birth Control

    Oct 06, 2017
    With a new regulation, the administration will allow any company or nonprofit group to refuse to cover contraception by claiming a religious or moral exemption to the federal health law.
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    Shots - Health News
    Chester with her then-boyfriend Marcus Chester and sons Ivory and Skylar. They have since married.
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    In Texas, Abstinence-Only Programs May Contribute To Teen Pregnancies

    Jun 05, 2017
    Teenage pregnancy rates have declined across the country, but some parts of Texas have made much less progress on that. Abstinence-only sex ed policies may be one reason why.
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    Goats and Soda
    A woman in a rural area of Kenya examines an intrauterine device during a visit from a outreach team sent by a family planning organization.
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    Trump's Proposed Budget Would Cut $2.2 Billion From Global Health Spending

    May 25, 2017
    The administration wants to reduce the current $8.7 billion global health budget by about 26 percent. Family planning programs would be the hardest hit.
    NPR
    Shots - Health News
    Dr. Paul Turek, a urologist with clinics in San Francisco and Beverly Hills, says one group of friends who got vasectomies together, during the NCAA spring basketball tournament, seemed to recover more quickly than usual, and require fewer pain pills.
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    March Madness Vasectomies Encourage Guys To Take One For The Team

    Mar 24, 2017
    Some urologists use March Madness as an opportunity to market vasectomy services, offering men the excuse to sit on the sofa for three days to watch college basketball while they recover.
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    Shots - Health News
    Birth control pills actually may be safer for teenagers than for older women, a study finds.
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    Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pills Would Be Safe For Teens, Researchers Say

    Mar 16, 2017
    Making contraceptives available over the counter is safe, a review of research finds, and could lead to fewer unplanned pregnancies in both teens and adult women.
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    Shots - Health News
    Dawn States, 26, says she wouldn't be able to safely carry a pregnancy because of spinal problems that required two surgeries. She has turned to Planned Parenthood for years to obtain contraceptives and gynecological care.
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    Public Clinics Fear Federal Cuts To Planned Parenthood Would Strand Patients

    Mar 07, 2017
    A goal for many Republicans is to cut federal funding for health services at Planned Parenthood and divert those funds to public health centers. How ready are those centers to pick up that work?
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    Shots - Health News
    Failure rates for common forms of birth control are down, according to new research.
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    Birth Control Is Working Better – Or At Least, It's Failing Less

    Mar 01, 2017
    Failure rates for the most common forms of contraception are down, but it's not entirely clear whether it's due to education, availability, or other reasons.
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    The Two-Way
    Opponents of abortion rights gather at the Washington Monument to hear Vice President Pence speak at the March for Life rally on Friday.
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    On Abortion, Goals Of Back-To-Back Marches Couldn't Be More Different

    Jan 27, 2017

    Less than a week after the Women's March, anti-abortion activists are taking to the streets for what they call the March for Life.

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