FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill https://politicaliq.com/2023/07/13/fda-approves-first-over-the-counter-birth-control-pill/ #BirthControl #Contraception #Contraceptive #Opill #FDA #NonPrescription #Pharmaceutical #politicaliq #news #politics

"Adults in Arizona can now obtain #contraceptive medications over the counter at a pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription under a governor’s order announced Thursday.

Gov. Katie Hobbs said the rule will go into effect immediately. It applies to self-administered #birthcontrol such as hormonal and oral contraceptives, and patients 18 or older need only complete a screening and a blood pressure test." https://apnews.com/article/arizona-birth-control-contraception-pharmacies-75873257145f1f6eaa8e04f3e2ee5e91

#ExecutiveOrder on Strengthening Access to Affordable High-Quality Contraception & Family Planning Services June 23, 2023 - ensure coverage of comprehensive #contraceptive care, including all contraceptives approved, granted, or cleared by #FDA, without cost sharing for enrollees, participants, and beneficiaries; and streamline the process for patients and #healthcare providers to request coverage, without cost sharing, of #MedicallyNecessary contraception. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/06/23/executive-order-on-strengthening-access-to-affordable-high-quality-contraception-and-family-planning-services/ #WomensHealth

FDA One Step Closer to Possibly Approving Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill https://politicaliq.com/2023/05/05/fda-one-step-closer-to-possibly-approving-over-the-counter-birth-control-pill/ #FDA #birthcontrol #Opill #contraception #Contraceptive #politicaliq #news #politics

Texas counties with higher abortion-rate declines in 2010 and 2015 had more publicly funded contraceptive clinics and served more contraceptive clients than counties with lower declines, underscoring the importance of access to publicly funded contraceptive services.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36649327

#NICHDImpact #Abortion #Contraceptive #Texas #Healthcare

"My beef is with #ideologues in #robes. Kacsmaryk  served as deputy general counsel at the #conservative First Liberty Institute. He argued against same-sex marriage, civil #rights protections for #gay and #transgender individuals, the #contraceptive mandate and, of course, #Roe v. #Wade."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/08/abortion-pill-worst-judge-kacsmaryk/

Honduras's first woman president legalises morning-after-pill

After a 13-year ban, the emergency contraceptive will now be available for all women in the country.

#womanPresident
#contraceptive #women

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64908816?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Interesting #research into a #contraceptive that works by slowing down sperm movement temporarily.

100% effective in mice, not tested in humans yet.

The user would take the pill about 30 minutes before they want it to take effect, then their sperm would be inhibited for 24-48 hours, then go back to normal after that.

https://globalnews.ca/news/9494574/male-birth-control-pill-study/

Here are the top 3 stories in tonight’s P.M. edition:

🏘️ The number of #renters in political office is on the rise
🔎 #LASD to report conditions inside county jails
🚫 #Cornell Medicine developing new #contraceptive for men

👉 Listen & subscribe to The L.A. Report at https://apple.co/3XMRcii or wherever you get your #podcasts

👉 Read more at https://laist.com

#LosAngeles #California #Local #News

GOOD NEWS: Groundbreaking male #Contraceptive pill "disables" sperm and works within minutes... #LOL...No word if God will get quite irate about this....

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/love-sex/groundbreaking-male-contraceptive-pill-disables-29216057

#WorldNews #HealthNews #GoodNews #Religion

This is a good approach. Men have a responsibility too.

Male #contraceptive pill prototype stops sperm swimming.

https://bbc.in/3jYKkQG

Male #contraceptive drug shows promise in mice, study suggests

https://ground.news/article/male-contraceptive-drug-shows-promise-in-mice-study-suggests

#Fertility decline in developing countries does not depend on economic growth but follows #contraceptive use https://overpopulation-project.com/fertility-decline-in-developing-countries-does-not-depend-on-economic-growth-but-follows-contraceptive-use/

The #Biden administration wants to make it easier for women to access #BirthControl at no cost under the Affordable Care Act, reversing Trump-era rules that weakened the law’s #contraceptive mandate for employer-provided health insurance plans.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/politics/biden-obamacare-contraceptive-mandate

Why become an NP if u can't provide the very service u signed up for?

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A former CVS Health nurse practitioner is suing the pharmacy chain for firing her after she refused to prescribe birth control, citing her religious beliefs.

Texas resident J. Robyn Strader said in the suit that her Baptist Christian faith prevents her from prescribing contraceptive and abortion-inducing drugs. She said that for six and a half years, CVS granted her a religious accommodation to forego having to prescribe the drugs at the CVS MinuteClinic where she worked. When a customer needed the prescription, she would refer them to a colleague or another CVS MinuteClinic.

But in August 2021, CVS said it was revoking all religious accommodations. That's illegal, Strader and her attorneys argue, citing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which states employers cannot “avoid accommodating a religious practice that it could accommodate without undue hardship," and another court decision that states religious accommodation requests must be considered on an individual-employee basis.

CVS spokesperson Mike DeAngeles said in an email that “educating and treating patients regarding sexual health matters — including pregnancy prevention” had become “essential” as the company had expanded its clinic services, and that it could not grant a religious accommodation excusing employees from them.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/cvs-sued-fired-nurse-refused-prescribe-birth-control-religious-beliefs-rcna65508

#religion #ReligionFree #cvs #birthcontrol #contraceptive #nurse #medical

ICYMI: New Oral Male #Contraceptive Is 99 Percent Effective In Preventing Pregnancy In Mice https://www.iflscience.com/new-oral-male-contraceptive-is-99-percent-effective-in-preventing-pregnancy-in-mice-63053

A well-supported theory is that the heart shape became a symbol of love because of silphium (or silphon), a #contraceptive and abortifacient plant with heart-shaped seed pods, now extinct because of common usage throughout ancient Rome’s upper class and difficulty in propagation. It became very expensive. A small amount was effective. Another theory is that it represents the mons venus, making the heart shape a somewhat embarrassing and misunderstood symbol either way.

#MoralityPolice #GOP #humanrights #Republicans
#reproductiverights
#abortion #prochoice #mybodymychoice #contraceptive #freedom

How to recover from birth control and the damage it does to your system

https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-06-24-how-to-recover-from-birth-control-damage.html

#implants #contraceptive #goodhealth

How to recover from birth control and the damage it does to your system

https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-06-24-how-to-recover-from-birth-control-damage.html

#implants #contraceptive #goodhealth