Contraception

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Affordable Contraception on Trial

05.22.13 -  The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act included a mandate for employers to provide copay-free contraception to its workers, effectively putting birth control within the reach of millions more women—and potentially saving billions in health care costs that arise from…

Center for Reproductive Rights Releases New Celebrity PSA and Letter to President Obama Urging Support for ‘Draw the Line’ Campaign

05.22.13 - (PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights today released a new PSA featuring celebrity supporters Stanley Tucci (“The Hunger Games,” “The Devil Wears Prada”), Morena Baccarin (“Homeland),…

Tummino v. Hamburg (NY)

05.14.13 -  This case challenges the arbitrary decision of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to restrict access to emergency contraception (EC).

Filing date: 01/21/2005; Re-opened 2/15/2012

State: New York

Owner: 
The Center
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Emergency Contraception Timeline
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Our Work in Focus

Reproductive Rights: A Tool for Monitoring State Obligations
The Monitoring Tool provides a means to monitor the implementation of specific State obligations in the field of reproductive rights…
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…