Birth Control

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FDA approves first daily over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill

The Conversation - July 21, 2023

The progestin-only pill Opill could be available in early 2024. Kwangmoozaa/iStock via Getty Images – a pharmacist and public health expert explain this new era in...

Digital Daily

What is voluntary sterilization? A health communication expert unpacks how a legacy of forced sterilization shapes doctor-patient conversations today

The Conversation - December 10, 2022

by Elizabeth Hintz, University of Connecticut Sterilization is a safe and effective form of permanent birth control used by more than 220 million couples around...

Digital Daily

With over-the-counter birth control pills likely to be approved, pharmacists and pharmacies could play an ever-increasing role in reproductive health care

The Conversation - November 2, 2022

Getty Images by Lucas Berenbrok, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences and Marian Jarlenski, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set...

Digital Daily

Abortion has been common in the US since the 18th century – and debate over it started soon after

Courier Newsroom - May 8, 2022

by Treva B. Lindsey, The Ohio State University State-by-state battles are heating up in the wake of news that the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised...

Digital Daily

How a Supreme Court decision limiting access to abortion could harm the economy and women’s well-being

Courier Newsroom - May 7, 2022

by Michele Gilman, University of Baltimore A leaked draft suggests the Supreme Court is ready to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that gave...

Digital Daily

How a Supreme Court decision could harm the economy and women’s well-being

Courier Newsroom - December 5, 2021

The Supreme Court appears poised to uphold a Mississippi law severely restricting abortion. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Michele Gilman, University of Baltimore The Supreme Court on Dec. 1,...

Health

Newly pregnant? Thinking about becoming pregnant?

Site Editor - September 9, 2015

The Midwife Center for Birth and Women’s Health in the Strip District offers prenatal care, childbirth and gynecological care to women of all ages....

Opinion

Letter To The Editor…Response to letter from G. Toby Gaines

Site Editor - June 4, 2015

Dear Editor: I read Mr. Gaines’s letter to you with a sense of incredulity. I am a former board chair and current board treasurer of...

Pittsburgh News

Court nixes faith-based birth control mandate challenge

Courier Newsroom - February 12, 2015

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A federal appeals court has reversed lower-court victories by two western Pennsylvania Catholic dioceses and a private Christian college that challenged...

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