Birth control access: Scorecard evaluates family planning policies across the U.S.
When it comes to ease of finding affordable contraception, a new report shows ‘stark’ differences from state to state. Read more at NBC News
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Trump administration to destroy nearly $10m of contraceptives for women overseas
As part of president’s end to foreign aid, destruction of the long-acting contraceptives will cost US taxpayers $167,000 Read more at The Guardian
Conservatives Notch 2 Victories in Their Fight to Deny Planned Parenthood Funding
If Planned Parenthood clinics can’t bill Medicaid for those services, many will close. Planned Parenthood estimates that it could see almost 200 closures – 90% of them in states where abortion is legal. That means over 1 million low-income people risk losing access to their health care provider. And once clinics close, they may never … Read more
A new generation of birth control skeptics leans right
More young women are embracing fertility tracking methods long popular among Catholics, looking to influencers, questioning doctors — and finding a home in MAGA. Read more at 19th News
Clinics begin closing as Trump admin continues freeze on family planning funds
Dozens of medical providers from California to Maine, including nine Planned Parenthood affiliates, have struggled to stay afloat since more than $65 million dollars for the Title X family planning program was withheld on April 1 — a funding freeze the Trump administration said was aimed at enforcing executive orders on diversity and immigration. Federal … Read more
Trump admin cuts tens of millions from Planned Parenthood
“Cutting Title X funding for Planned Parenthood affiliates will only drive up people’s health care costs, or, frankly, prevent them from accessing health care at all,” she said, adding that her legal team is exploring all options. “They want to shut down Planned Parenthood health centers to appease their anti-abortion backers, and they’re willing to … Read more
CDC webpages go dark as Trump targets public health information
Between Friday and Tuesday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) resources for tracking, preventing and treating HIV; handling sexually transmitted infections (STIs); and prescribing contraception have flickered in and out of existence. A guide to gender-affirming care and young people, once hosted on the website for the office of the assistant secretary for health, … Read more
Mississippi lawmaker introduces ‘Contraception Begins at Erection Act’
“All across the country, especially here in Mississippi, the vast majority of bills relating to contraception and/or abortion focus on the woman’s role when men are fifty percent of the equation,” he wrote. “This bill highlights that fact and brings the man’s role into the conversation. People can get up in arms and call it … Read more
Biden administration scraps rules to expand birth control access
Since Trump’s 2018 rules took effect, private health plans and insurance companies have been able to exclude coverage of contraceptive services for objecting employers, as well as private colleges and universities — leaving many without access to free contraceptives. Read more at Politico
Supreme Court to hear South Carolina’s attempt to defund Planned Parenthood
Supreme Court takes up South Carolina bid to defund Planned Parenthood The state wants to prevent reproductive health care groups from receiving federal funds via the Medicaid program because it provides abortions. Read more at NBC News Supreme Court takes up South Carolina’s effort to defund Planned Parenthood The court will restrict itself to a … Read more