Tag: Birth Control and Family Planning
Republicans Begin Adjusting to a Fierce Abortion Backlash
Republican candidates, facing a stark reality check from Kansas voters, are softening their once-uncompromising stands against abortion as…
A Polish Priest’s War Against Abortion Focuses on Helping Single Mothers
SZCZECIN, Poland — Abortion has been banned in Poland for 29 years, but that has done little to…
House Passes Bill to Codify Contraception Rights After Dobbs
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed legislation to codify access to contraception nationwide, moving over almost unanimous…
F.D.A. to Weigh Over-the-Counter Sale of Contraceptive Pills
WASHINGTON — More than 60 years after the approval of oral contraceptives revolutionized women’s sexual health, the Food…
Under Pressure, Biden Will Issue Executive Order on Abortion
WASHINGTON — Under pressure to do more to respond to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v.…
Will the Abortion Debate Keep Moderate Women in the Democrats’ Camp?
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — As Gov. Gretchen Whitmer prepared to kick off a round-table discussion about abortion rights…
Where the Risks of Pregnancy Meet Abortion Laws and Health Care
As the United States has grappled with the unfolding consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision overruling Roe v.…
Texas Supreme Court Blocks Order That Allowed Abortions to Resume
The Texas Supreme Court allowed a 1925 law banning abortion to take effect late on Friday night, overturning…
When Where You Work Determines if You Can Get an Abortion
“In low-wage sectors, this is going to become one of those issues where people are leaving low-paying jobs…
Biden’s Health Secretary: ‘No Magic Bullet’ for Preserving Abortion Access
WASHINGTON — As Democrats and reproductive rights advocates clamored for President Biden to forcefully counter the Supreme Court’s…
How Democrats and Republicans explained the Roe fallout on Sunday talk shows.
On the first weekend after the Supreme Court overturned nearly five decades of constitutional abortion rights, Democrats seized…
Abortions Increase in the U.S., Reversing a 30-Year Decline, Report Finds
The number of abortions in the United States has increased, reversing what had been a three-decade decline, according…