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North Carolina no longer requires a doctor's prescription for birth control. But who can afford it?
The state joined more than a dozen other states in allowing pharmacists to prescribe contraceptives, but access still depends in part on whether insurance companies will cover the cost.
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Democrats ask Pentagon to end birth control costs for military families
While active service members receive full contraceptive coverage, more than 700,000 military spouses and dependents of reproductive age still have copays for pills, implants, IUDs and other preventive measures.
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As hospitals face blood shortage, senators seek new donor rules for gay and bisexual men
Nearly two dozen lawmakers urged the FDA to update “its discriminatory blood donor deferral policies for men who have sex with men.”
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Maggy Krell, who took down Backpage.com, talks about human trafficking
In her new book, the former prosecutor describes what modern-day human trafficking looks like, who it impacts and how law enforcement should respond.
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‘We almost lost our democracy’: How 38 women in Congress want you to remember January 6
As efforts to hold people accountable continue in courts and in a congressional investigation, lawmakers are concerned about the tensions that remain and the stress on American democracy.
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‘I don’t feel safe’: A year after January 6, women in Congress still fear for their security
For women of color, the sense of danger is heightened. Thirty-eight lawmakers spoke to The 19th to reflect on the insurrection at the Capitol and its reverberations.
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Congress votes to eliminate ‘pink tax’ on military uniforms
The $770 billion National Defense Authorization Act includes changes to out-of-pocket uniform costs and the reporting of sexual assault cases
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‘This challenge is urgent’: Kamala Harris holds summit to address pregnancy-related deaths
Americans die of pregnancy-related causes at alarming rates, and racial disparities are stark. On Tuesday, Harris issued a call to action.
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Could women qualify for the draft someday? Here’s what you need to know.
The military has not issued a draft since 1973. Still, the country remains divided on who should be eligible if it is needed.
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Biden nominates Shalanda Young to lead ‘the nerve center of our government’
If confirmed by the Senate, Young will be the first woman of color to formally helm the Office of Management and Budget.