birth control /tags/birth-control birth control en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT Florida ranks among the most restrictive states for birth control /health/2025-07-28/florida-ranks-among-the-most-restrictive-states-for-birth-control A new scorecard published by the Population Reference Bureau finds that Florida restricts access to birth control, ranking alongside states like Kansas, Mississippi and Alabama. Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:00:00 GMT /health/2025-07-28/florida-ranks-among-the-most-restrictive-states-for-birth-control Gabriella Paul Teen interest in long-lasting birth control soars after Roe /health/2022-09-27/teen-interest-in-long-lasting-birth-control-soars-after-roe Experts say the U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling appears to be accelerating a trend of increased birth control use among teens, including long-acting reversible forms like intrauterine devices and implants. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:00:00 GMT /health/2022-09-27/teen-interest-in-long-lasting-birth-control-soars-after-roe Heather Hollingsworth - Associated Press, Arleigh Rodgers Catholic health care's wide reach can make it hard to get birth control in many places /news/2022-09-04/catholic-health-cares-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. Mon, 05 Sep 2022 15:30:00 GMT /news/2022-09-04/catholic-health-cares-wide-reach-can-make-it-hard-to-get-birth-control-in-many-places Maria Godoy Title X advocates worry that birth control may go the same way as abortion /news/2022-08-16/title-x-advocates-worry-that-birth-control-may-go-the-same-way-as-abortion A Supreme Court ruling overturned Roe v. Wade. Now there's a big push to increase funding for Title X, a federal program that offers birth control and other reproductive care to low-income patients. Tue, 16 Aug 2022 13:30:00 GMT /news/2022-08-16/title-x-advocates-worry-that-birth-control-may-go-the-same-way-as-abortion Ben Paviour Preventive care such as birth control, anti-HIV medicine challenged in Texas lawsuit /news/2022-08-09/preventive-care-such-as-birth-control-anti-hiv-medicine-challenged-in-texas-lawsuit Some object to paying for health insurance plans that cover preventive services that they say violate their religious beliefs, which could cause millions to lose access to care if the courts agree. Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:00:00 GMT /news/2022-08-09/preventive-care-such-as-birth-control-anti-hiv-medicine-challenged-in-texas-lawsuit Allison Aubrey More people are opting to get sterilized — and some are being turned away /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-07-29/more-people-are-opting-to-get-sterilized-and-some-are-being-turned-away Doctors say more of their patients are seeking permanent sterilization procedures, but some patients are reporting that doctors are unwilling to operate on people of childbearing age. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:20:08 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-07-29/more-people-are-opting-to-get-sterilized-and-some-are-being-turned-away Aaron Bolton, Ellis Juhlin Over-the-counter birth control pills are available worldwide. The U.S. may be next /news/2022-07-14/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. Thu, 14 Jul 2022 13:15:11 GMT /news/2022-07-14/over-the-counter-birth-control-pills-are-available-worldwide-the-u-s-may-be-next Allison Aubrey Why this key chance to getting permanent birth control is often missed /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-07-12/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. Tue, 12 Jul 2022 09:00:11 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-07-12/why-this-key-chance-to-getting-permanent-birth-control-is-often-missed Nell Greenfieldboyce Emergency contraception pills are safe and effective, but not always available /news/2022-06-28/emergency-contraception-pills-are-safe-and-effective-but-not-always-available To best protect against unintended pregnancy, emergency contraceptives like Plan B or Ella need to be taken within five days of unprotected sex, but a large number of pharmacies don't stock the pills. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 10:31:43 GMT /news/2022-06-28/emergency-contraception-pills-are-safe-and-effective-but-not-always-available Maria Godoy What would overturning Roe mean for birth control? /news/2022-05-11/what-would-overturning-roe-mean-for-birth-control Overturning Roe v. Wade could threaten birth control and other care, experts say. Wed, 11 May 2022 19:52:00 GMT /news/2022-05-11/what-would-overturning-roe-mean-for-birth-control Sarah McCammon