This Planned Parenthood will start offering sedation for IUD insertion
Health care providers in the St. Louis area made the decision after noticing that some patients were opting for other forms of birth control due to concerns about pain.
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The federal government will now offer its employees generous fertility benefits
The nation's largest employer will offer plans that cover a broad menu of fertility services, including up to $25,000 annually for IVF procedures.
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Survivors sidelined: How Illinois’ sexual assault survivor law allows hospitals to deny care
Illinois hospitals routinely skirt one of the nation’s strongest laws protecting victims of sexual assault.
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Even where abortion is legal, people in jail face huge barriers
New reviews of jail policies in 13 states found vague, confusing or nonexistent guidelines and major hurdles to obtaining an abortion.
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Is ‘Baby Olivia’ headed to a school near you? Bills in several states would allow screenings of fetal development video.
The three-minute computer-generated video, created by an anti-abortion group, has drawn concern from major medical organizations and sparked controversy in state legislatures in Iowa, Tennessee and elsewhere.
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Supreme Court seems skeptical anti-abortion doctors can challenge abortion drug mifepristone
The justices questioned whether the doctors have been harmed by the drug's availability, but some also probed how a dormant anti-obscenity law might apply to the pills. Their decision could have profound effects on abortion access and the FDA's authority.
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Tighter regulations are reducing the risk of lead exposure in public housing
A new study finds that tougher inspection standards have led to lower blood lead levels among tenants — although any exposure is still too much.
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The 19th Explains: What is the Comstock Act?
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear a case on abortion pill access that could revive a 19th Century anti-obscenity law that’s been used to curtail access to everything from birth control to pornography.
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The 19th Explains: How the Supreme Court could further limit abortion
The court will consider reversing a federal decision that allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to be prescribed online. The consequences could be significant.
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Pharmaceutical companies worry the Supreme Court's abortion pill ruling could have a wider effect on drugs and research
If the court restricts access to an abortion medication approved by the FDA, vaccines, birth control and other politically-charged therapies could be next.