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The Opill contains a low dose of progestin at 0.075 milligrams per pill, and has to be taken at the same time every day.

A political controversy was triggered in Madhya Pradesh after condoms and birth control pills were found in make-up kits gifted to brides during a mass marriage programme under a government scheme in Jhabua district on Monday.

"Then she voted against the right to contraception so she could double this problem and give it to the next person"

Boebert has voted against expanding contraception access

Boebert has voted against expanding contraception access

With abortion increasingly restricted in many states, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), hopes to persuade Republicans to back insurance coverage for over-the-counter birth control.

Advocates say removing the barrier of prescriptions is long overdue

Plus: American conservatives are becoming more European, FDA approves birth control "mini pill" for over-the-counter sale, and more...

Deja Foxx, 23, has just been awarded the Global Citizen Prize for her activism on women's reproductive rights. Deja first came to prominence at just 15 years old, when she challenged a Republican senator in Arizona over the right for women to have free access to birth control pills. Since…

FDA advisers were asked to assess whether consumers would use the pill properly if it were sold on store shelves without a prescription.

The panel of Federal Health Advisers (FDA) voted unanimously in favour of drugmaker Perrigo’s request to sell its once-a-day medication over the counter