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Contraception
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
State Medicaid Programs Offering Contraception Immediately After Birth
New York Times (October 28, 2016): Medicaid Finds Opportune Time to Offer Birth Control: Right After Birth, by Sabrina Tavernise:South Carolina and several other states are offering access to long-acting…
Drug & Device Law
Massachusetts Rebuffs Latest Plaintiff Attack on Reproductive Choice
By Bexis
We’ve often thought that tort reform should be a major goal of those interested in preserving women’s reproductive choice. Every prescription medicine has risks, which is why the FDA requires…
Family Law Prof Blog
‘Contraception deserts’ are what you get when you cut off this little-known federal program
By Family Law
From The Washington Post:The Zika virus has arrived in the United States, threatening reproductive-age American women with the prospect of compromised pregnancies — and returning the country to its decades-long debate…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Former Irish President Fights to End Contraception Ban
IrishCentral (Sept. 19, 2016): Former Irish President McAleese Calls on Pope to End Contraception Ban, by James O'Shea:A "Scholars Statement" that includes the signature of former president of Ireland Mary…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Complex Insurance Schemes Create Barriers to Contraceptives Despite Obamacare Coverage Requirements
Vox (Sept. 6, 2016): Obamacare was supposed to make all birth control free. As a doctor, I see that is not happening, by Tracey Wilkinson:This article by Tracey Wilkinson examines…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
“Set and Forget” in the Battle Against Teenage Pregnancy
New York Times (Jul. 19, 2016): Winning the Campaign to Curb Teen Pregnancy, by Tina Rosenberg:It is common knowledge that girls who get pregnant have a range of difficulties. They…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
WHO Response to Zika Ignores Reproductive Rights
News Deeply (Jul. 18, 2016): Zika Spotlights Latin America's Reproductive Rights, by Christine Chung:There is a disconnect between the World Health Organization's advice to women in Zika-threatened countries to refrain from reproducing…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Why the Male Pill Still Doesn’t Exist
The Atlantic (July 13, 2016): Why the Male Pill Still Doesn't Exist, by Andy Extance While America was introduced to the female birth control pill, and the first tests in hopes of…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Will Delaware Become a Birth-Control Utopia?
New York Magazine (July 14, 2016): Will Delaware Become a Birth-Control Utopia?, by Susan Rinkunas:Delaware doctors will begin asking patients with the capacity to give birth if they intend to become…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Colorado’s Free Birth Control Experiment Results in Decrease of Unintended Pregnancies and Abortion
Bustle (July 7, 2016): Colorado's Birth Control Experiment Proves the Whole Country Needs Free BC, by S.E. Smith: A Colorado program providing free birth control from 2008-2014 illustrates how access to contraception can…