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With over-the-counter birth control pills likely to be approved, pharmacists and pharmacies could play an ever-increasing role in reproductive health care

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set to review a drugmaker’s application for the first over-the-counter birth control pill in November 2022, with a decision expected in the first half of 2023.

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FDA delays advisory committee meeting on over-the-counter birth control pill

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday postponed a critical advisory meeting on an application for the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill, citing the need “to review new information.”

Tribune News Service

FDA delays key advisory committee meeting on OTC birth control - Roll Call

The delay comes as Democrats agitate for increased access to birth control in the wake of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

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It's Long Past Time for the FDA To Approve Over-the-Counter Birth Control

Despite experts recommending that birth control be sold over the counter, the U.S. still treats the pill like it's 1960.

Reason

Male birth control options are coming

Male birth control sees increasing support, but pharmaceutical companies drag their feet

Salon

Tanzania’s president calls for better birth control in country

Samia Suluhu Hassan says education, healthcare and food supply under pressure in reversal of predecessor’s stance

The Guardian - UK

Male birth control options are in development, but a number of barriers still stand in the way

In the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, developing more contraception options for everyone becomes even more important.

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Birth control pill linked to greater risk of blood clots in women with obesity – here’s what you need to know

Women who are obese and taking the combined oral contraceptive pill have 12 to 24 times greater risk of developing a leg-vein blood clot than those not taking the pill and who are not overweight, according to a recent review of research. Other studies have found a lower but still…

The Conversation

Loretta Lynn's songs resonate anew amid abortion debate

Country queen Loretta Lynn spoke honestly about teenage pregnancy, birth control and abortion

The Independent UK

Post-Dobbs birth control fight heads to college campuses

Universities in the post-Roe era are struggling to offer students the full range of reproductive health care.

Axios

University of Idaho memo tells employees not to promote abortion

BOISE, Idaho — The University of Idaho in a memo last week warned employees against promoting abortion or services for the “prevention of conception” and recommended limits on discussions of abortion in the classroom.

Tribune News Service

Idaho universities disallow abortion, contraception referral

Idaho universities are warning staffers not to refer students to abortion providers or emergency contraception because they could face criminal charges under a state law

The Independent UK

University of Idaho says staff can offer condoms for STDs – not birth control

Memo warns employees they should not speak in support of abortion following state ban on procedure

The Guardian - US

Teen interest in long-lasting birth control soars after Roe

Experts say the U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling overturning Roe v. Wade appears to be sending more teens to their doctors in search of birth control, including long-acting reversible forms like intrauterine devices and implants

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US anti-abortion extremists are already waging war on IVF

Republicans have made it very clear that they aren’t going to stop at abortion: they’re coming for birth control and fertility treatments

The Hindu

On the trail of rabies cases in Kerala

The death of a 12-year-old girl in Pathanamthitta has sharpened the focus on the rising number of rabies cases and the growing population of stray dogs in Kerala. With the Supreme Court expected to pass an interim order on the issue next week, K.S. Sudhi talks to public health experts…

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Proposed federal abortion ban evokes 19th-century Comstock Act – a law so unpopular it triggered the centurylong backlash that led to Roe

Sen. Lindsey Graham has proposed a national U.S. abortion ban barring the procedure after 15 weeks. This push to restrict abortion access across the country follows a rash of new state laws passed by Republicans after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.

Daily Record

Birth control pill warning as overweight women 'vulnerable' to blood clot risk

The chances of developing blood clots are reportedly 24 times higher for obese women on the pill.

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Affordability questions linger around over-the-counter birth control

"There is no single magic bullet to solving all problems with access and affordability issues."

The Hindu

Draft Animal Birth Control rules suggest allowing natural death to rabid dogs

‘Premature killing prevents rabies cases from being known’

Daily Mirror

'My dog ate all my birth control pills - it was so awkward telling my vet'

A woman has taken to Reddit to share how her dog ate all of her birth control pills when she turned her back for just one second - but thankfully her dog will be OK

The Hindu

Public concern mounts over rabies deaths

Opposition raises questions about vaccine efficacy, wants animal birth control programme back on track

WEKU

Catholic health care's wide reach can make it hard to get birth control in many places

Religious rules guiding Catholic health care systems often mean their doctors can't prescribe contraceptives or perform tubal ligations. And sometimes that leaves patients with few other options.

Fortune

The "rhythm method" of birth control is soaring on TikTok. Experts warn it's the most dangerous time to get this wrong

Doctors are urging women to take contraception guidance from the social network “with a pinch of salt,” with videos related to the “rhythm method” viewed almost 1 billion times.

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