Intimate partner violence or abuse can take the form of birth control sabotage, pregnancy pressure or coercion, which can have devastating consequences including unintended pregnancy, abortion and ...

Last year, Gov. Kathy Hochul, lawmakers and reproductive health advocates celebrated the approval of a new law that made birth control available without a prescription. The state officially authorized ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved Thursday the first over-the-counter birth control pill as concerns about cost, health hazards and correct usage take a back seat to reproductive rights after ...

Reproductive coercive control is where a woman's decisions about contraception and pregnancy are interfered with. The concept was first described in 2010. We wanted to update the evidence to 2017 and ...

Time magazine's recent report finds a new form of reproductive control –– birth control coercion. (Photo: Adobe Stock) The publication’s recent report finds a new form of reproductive control — birth ...

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As many as one in four women attending sexual and reproductive healthcare services say they are not allowed to take control of their own reproductive lives, reveals a new review. As many as one in ...

About a decade ago, Elizabeth Miller remembers seeing a certain teenage girl at a hospital clinic for adolescents in Boston. The patient thought she might be pregnant and asked for a test. When it ...

Cheap, easy birth control is arriving in the United States. The country's first over-the-counter birth control pill "will soon become the most effective birth-control method available without a doctor ...