birth control
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PublishedJune 5, 2024
Senate Republicans vote against making contraception a federal right
Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, who support abortion rights, were the sole Republicans who voted to proceed on the bill.
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PublishedMay 21, 2024
Trump says he is open to restrictions on contraception, then backpedals
This is the first time Donald Trump has suggested he would have a policy on contraception since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a national right to abortion 2 years ago.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2024
Committee backs bill requiring health insurance to cover non-prescription birth control
The bill, inspired by federal approval of the first over-the-counter birth control pill, now faces votes in the House and Senate.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2024
First over-the-counter birth control pill in U.S. begins shipping to stores
The first over-the-counter birth control pill will be available in U.S. stores later this month.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2024
Maine lawmakers consider requiring insurance to cover non-prescription birth control
A bill proposed following the FDA's approval of the first over-the-counter daily birth control pill also would apply to other non-prescription contraceptives such as condoms and the morning-after pill.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2024
Brunswick lawmaker’s bill to expand birth control coverage advances in Legislature
Democrat Rep. Poppy Arford's bill would require state-regulated health insurance plans to cover over-the-counter contraceptives.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2023
Commentary: I’m a Republican mother – birth control should stay legal
Every American deserves the freedom to use contraception when needed and the assurance that the government will never take that right away.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2023
What to know about Opill, the first U.S. over-the-counter birth control pill
Now that the FDA has approved the contraceptive Opill, we answer questions about its availability, cost, side effects and more.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2023
First over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval
U.S. officials cleared a once-a-day pill to be sold without a prescription, making it the first such medication to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2022
Commentary: We must secure the right to contraception
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, Republican leaders have set their sights on restricting methods of birth control.
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