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Contraception
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Contraception Suffers “Collateral Damage” in Republicans’ War on Abortion
San Francisco Chronicle/Bloomberg: Abortion Battles Make Collateral Damage of Family Planning:As the city-run Women's Health Center in Bayonne, New Jersey, closed its doors last month for the final time, workers…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Emergency Contraceptive Use Has Increased, Yet More Counseling Is Needed
Guttmacher News Release: Use of emergency contraception has increased, yet few women receive counseling on the method:Nearly one in 10 women of reproductive age in 2006–2008 had ever used emergency…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Anti-Abortion Activists Conspicously Silent on Contraception
Time Magazine: Why Anti-Abortion Activists Leave Birth Control Out of the Debate, by Meredith Melnick:In case you missed Senator Jon Kyl's recent, nonsensical argument for defunding Planned Parenthood, the New…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Guttmacher Report Finds that Contraceptive Use is the Norm for Religious Women
Guttmacher News Release: CONTRACEPTIVE USE IS THE NORM AMONG RELIGIOUS WOMEN:Policies that Make Contraceptives More Affordable and Easier to Use Reflect the Needs of All Women, Including Catholics and Evangelical…
New Jersey Law Blog
Disagreements Continue Over Yaz Depositions
In November 2010, U.S. District Judge David Herndon, who is overseeing the federal Yaz lawsuits, ordered three executives from Bayer to fly to the United States for their depositions. Joachim…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
In Face of Reduced Funding for Family Planning Programs, Research Shows Contraception Works to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy
Guttmacher News Release: Contraception Works—and Publicly Funded Family Planning Programs Are Essential to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion:With tense discussions underway in Congress over publicly funded family planning programs, some…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
NYC Council Approves Ordinance Requiring Truth in Advertising for “Crisis Pregnancy Centers”
The Associated Press is reporting that the New York City Council has approved an ordinance requiring so-called "Crisis Pregnancy Centers" to disclose that they do not provide abortion and contraceptive…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Resurgence in IUD Use Among American Women
Guttmacher News Release: The IUD makes a comeback: Changing attitudes about intrauterine devices (IUDs) and increasing recognition of their safety and efficacy have led to a resurgence in use, according…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Birth Control Over the Counter in D.C.?
Ms. Magazine: DC Bill Could Move The Pill Over the Counter, by Amanda Litman: D.C. is worth moving to just for the great chili, free museums and Stephen Strasburg. Add this to…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Obama Administration Revises Bush-Era Religious Refusal Rule
The New York Times: A Bush Rule on Providers of Abortions Is Revised, by Robert Pear: The Obama administration on Friday rescinded most of a 2008 rule that granted sweeping…