Contraception

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Barrage of Lawsuits Challenging Women’s Health Care is Just a “Political Stunt”

05.22.12 - (PRESS RELEASE) More than 40 Catholic groups filed 12 separate lawsuits across the country yesterday challenging the Affordable Care Act's copay-free birth control benefit for all women—a move the Center for Reproductive Rights has called a clear political stunt based on precarious legal grounds…

Over 700,000 Petitioners Demand Honduran Congress Reject Law Criminalizing Emergency Contraception

05.16.12 - (PRESS RELEASE) Over 700,000 people have signed a petition demanding the Honduran Congress reject the latest attempt to criminalize the use or sale of emergency contraception…

United Nations Adopts Groundbreaking Resolution on Young People’s Reproductive Health

05.01.12 -  Late Friday, the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD) issued a bold resolution supporting young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights…

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The Fight for Contraception Rages On

The new federal requirement that private health insurance cover the cost of birth control has generated much heated controversy these last few weeks: Congressional hearings, proposed legislation to unwind it, multiple legal actions…

The Contraception Controversy: A Comprehensive Reply (PDF Download)

The Obama Administration’s recently announced policy to require insurers to cover contraception as women’s preventive health care has prompted many over-heated…

2011 at the Midpoint: The State of Reproductive Rights

What’s the worst thing about bad ideas? They’re catching…

Adolescents' Access to Reproductive Health Services and Information

Young women face particular obstacles to accessing reproductive health services and information…

Contraceptive Access in the United States

The right to obtain and use contraceptives is part of the fundamental right to privacy guaranteed by the United States Constitution…

Racial Disparities in U.S. Reproductive Healthcare

The U.S. spends at least twice as much per capita on healthcare than almost every other western industrialized country.  Yet, the U.S. has some of the widest disparities in health outcomes…