Birth Control

As testament to the success of the GOP-debated, Supreme Court upheld Affordable Care Act, an analysis published Tuesday reveals that women have saved $1.4 billion…

A major move to broaden birth control options for women in the military is taking shape in both houses of Congress as they move forward…

A Los Angeles native is speaking out on the dangerous effects of birth control after she suffered a stroke at the age of 26, ABC reports. In…

According to The Grio, the Obama administration decided to go along with a judge’s order to allow girls of any age to purchase emergency contraception…

SPEAK ON IT: A federal judge thinks 15 year-old’s should be able to purchase the Plan B pill without a parent’s permission. Is 15 too young for a child to purchase the Plan B pill without a parent knowing? We really wanna know how our listeners feel…talk to ‘TLC.

The Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday that it will make a brand of emergency contraception known as Plan B One-Step available over the counter for women ages 15 and older, and with a prescription for younger teens. The pill is currently available over the counter to women ages 17 and older. “Research has […]

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will announce a plan to accommodate religious employers outraged by a rule that would require them to cover birth control for women free of charge, according to a person familiar with the decision. SEE ALSO: Why Bush Jr. And Sr. Are The Real Food Stamp Presidents Obama was expected to […]

There’s an old saying that goes:  it takes a village to raise a child.  But how many of us really understand what this means?  Based on the continuing ridiculous debate over Plan B contraception and young girls, apparently not too many of us.  If we actually realized that our youth need the input and guidance […]

WASHINGTON — Conservative groups are condemning new guidelines that require health insurers to cover birth control with no co-pay. The most extreme objection has come from Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) who said on Monday that offering free birth control to women could kill ofF the entire human race. Well if you applied that preventative medicine […]

To better understand the needs of women, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services asked for the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to conduct a report and come up with health recommendations. The most discussed recommendation is the elimination of co-payments for birth control, and possibly make it free for patients. The IOM projects that […]