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House Passes Bill Declaring Right to Contraception

Plus: Supreme Court approval drops drastically, truckers protest California gig-work law, and more...

Reason

Editorial: Of course Congress should pass a federal right to contraception

This week the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to take up the Right to Contraception Act. The bill, introduced by Rep. Kathy E. Manning, a Democrat from North Carolina, establishes a federal right to contraception — meaning women would have the right to use birth control and medical providers…

Los Angeles Times

Movement to boycott Walgreens grows after people claim they were denied condoms, birth control

‘Our policies are designed to ensure we meet the needs of our patients and customers while respecting the religious and moral beliefs of our team members,’ Walgreens said in a statement

The Independent UK

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Pro-Satanism and anti-birth control: Inside the ‘extreme’ world of UK anti-abortion activism

‘Most anti-abortion activists in the UK do not belive in abortions in instances of rape, incest, fatal feotal anomality, or if the woman’s life is at risk,’ expert tells Maya Oppenheim

The Independent UK

The GOP plays word games with "abortion"

Politically inconvenient abortions get called "not abortions" by the same people who call birth control "abortion"

Salon

As a psychologist, I fear the mental health problems we’ll see post-Roe

The morning the Supreme Court struck down our federal protection for abortion, I reflected on the ruling at home with my son and his girlfriend. For each of us, this ruling was deeply personal. My son expressed anxiety about what would happen if he experienced a birth control mishap.

Los Angeles Times

Missouri governor rejects special session on birth control, ectopic pregnancies

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s governor on Thursday shot down a call for a special session by two Democrats seeking to protect access to contraception and a physician’s ability to treat ectopic pregnancies, which are not viable.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Over-the-counter birth control pills are available worldwide. The U.S. may be next

Birth control pills are available in the U.S. only with a prescription. Now a drugmaker is asking the FDA to approve a progestin-only contraceptive that would be available without one at pharmacies.

WEKU

Science Wednesday: Where To See Comet K2 As It Passes The Earth

Five years ago, astronomers were electrified to confirm the discovery of Comet C/2017 K2, more commonly known as Comet K2. At the time, it was believed to be one of the largest comets zooming across the universe, with a nucleus believed to be around 11 miles in diameter and a…

Benzinga

Editorial: Missouri’s anti-abortion law is vague and open to abuse. Lawmakers can fix that

Democrats are asking Gov. Mike Parson to call a special legislative session to clarify that Missouri’s stringent new anti-abortion law doesn’t prohibit other treatments and medication. It’s a reasonable ask, because the new law is so vaguely worded that medical providers are uncertain about the legality of even routine birth…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Amid abortion battle, they chose permanent birth control. Here’s why

TAMPA, Fla. — A day after a leaked Supreme Court opinion tipped the impending doom of Roe v. Wade, 23-year-old Lindsay Tagliere called a women’s health group near where she lives in Gainesville and inquired about getting her fallopian tubes removed.

Tribune News Service

Kendall Jenner had ‘massive birth control moment’ after sister Kylie’s second pregnancy

The second-youngest sister in the Kardashian clan has faced pressure to have a baby

The Independent UK

Why this key chance to getting permanent birth control is often missed

Doctors say they're seeing a surge in the number of women who want their "tubes tied." But hospital capacity, paperwork, religion and personal opinion are just some of the reasons requests get denied.

WEKU

Kendall Jenner had 'massive birth control moment' after sister Kylie's second pregnancy

Kendall Jenner is the only one of the five Kardashian-Jenner sisters not to have given birth but she revealed she is happy as she is during the trailer for season two of The Kardashians

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Reason

The FDA Will Consider Whether To Approve a Birth Control Pill for Over-the-Counter Use

If approved, the drug could increase access to effective birth control.

The Guardian - US

FDA could approve over-the-counter purchase of first birth control pill

The agency is considering the application by HRA Pharma to make Opill available without a prescription

Reason

When 'Pro-Life' Becomes 'Pro-Censorship'

Antiabortion activists are the new Anthony Comstocks.

Axios

FDA to consider application for first over-the-counter birth control pill

"This historic application marks a groundbreaking moment in contraceptive access and reproductive equity."

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The Independent UK

Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approval

A drug company is seeking U.S. approval for the first birth control pill that women could buy without a prescription

Texas Observer

Roe’s Grassroots Beginnings

The landmark abortion case had its origins in campus activism at UT Austin, including journalists at a feminist newspaper called the Rag.

The Texas Tribune

How to get birth control and emergency contraception in Texas

Contraception options are available through most health insurance plans and government-funded clinics.

Benzinga

How Does The Abortion Ban Affect Birth Control Stocks?

The debate over abortion reignited in the US following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that generally protects women’s rights to abortion.

The Hindu

Stray dog menace in Thrissur: Congress takes out protest

The corporation claims to have spent lakhs of money to check the street dog issue

Inverse

Why is there no male birth control? A new gel offers men hope

In this edition of Inverse Daily, read about male birth control, life on Mars, killer asteroids, and more.

Tribune News Service

Requests for contraceptives on the rise in Texas after abortion ruling was overturned

DALLAS – On the day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the Austin Urology Institute fielded 400 calls, double its usual volume.

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