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The ACA has a birth control guarantee. Senators are pushing for better enforcement.
Patients and health care providers have reported contraception-related medical bills that should not be permitted under the law, they say.
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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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Texas’ six-week abortion ban is still causing more than twice as many patients at clinics in nearby states
Providers in neighboring states are struggling to treat all the Texans traveling for abortions — and they still don’t know what the future holds.
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31 states have laws that allow forced sterilizations, new report shows
A new report from the National Women’s Law Center lays out the laws, some passed as recently as 2019, around an overlooked aspect of reproductive justice.
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Proposed bill would cover breastfeeding support for families fleeing natural disasters
The bill seeks to ‘streamline and standardize the process for those seeking breastfeeding equipment,’ Rep. Lauren Underwood said.
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Laws restricting abortion may also limit options for people who miscarry
Advocates and physicians worry state legislation on medication abortion will also impact the availability of non-surgical treatment for miscarriage.
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Fertility isn't impacted by COVID-19 vaccines, another 'reassuring' study shows
Fertility implications have been a potent concern for many unvaccinated Americans. A new study shows there is no reason to worry.
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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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The 19th Explains: How milk banks work, and why they need help now
Milk banks across the country have reported that they are running low on donations, many of which go to the most vulnerable babies.