Birth control

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Since the repeal of Roe V. Wade, the reproductive rights and bodily autonomy of the people of the United States are increasingly under attack. Twenty-one states have either banned abortion entirely or have restricted the window in which one can legally get an abortion. On Feb. 16th, the Alabama Supreme Court also ruled that frozen embryos, which are essential for in vitro…

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June of 2022 — destroying the constitutional right to abortion access — conservative Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in his concurring opinion that the court should also reconsider previous rulings that established the right to contraception. Less than a month later, all but 10 House Republicans voted against a proposed bill that would have enshrined access to birth control into law. Senate Republicans didn’t support the legislation, either. If it wasn’t clear then that…

A package of the daily contraceptive Opill is seen in an undated illustration.Perrigo | via ReutersThe first birth control pill sold without a prescription in the U.S. could remain out of reach for some women and girls because health insurance plans are not required to cover the medication in its over-the-counter form.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the sale of the oral contraceptive Opill without a prescription, a historic decision that should make birth control pills easier to obtain by…

The birth control pill is about to become over-the-counter in the United States. On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the daily tablet medication Opill for nonprescription use. The drug’s makers expect the OTC version to be available in stores by early 2024, though its price is still unknown at this time.Will We See More of Uhura's Relationship with Spock? | io9 InterviewOpill has been an approved form of hormonal birth control for about 50 years. Its only active ingredient is norgestrel, a synthetic…

HRA Pharma expects a final decision by the FDA this summer on its application for nonprescription sales of Opill, which is generically called norgestrel.Source: PerrigoThe Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, a landmark decision that will allow more women and girls in the U.S. to prevent unintended pregnancies without a prescription. The daily pill, called Opill, was first approved by the FDA as a prescription in 1973. The pill's manufacturer, Paris-based HRA…

Image: Photo: Shutterstock Graphics: Vicky LetaThe invention of birth control provided women with a degree of reproductive freedom that past generations never had, and today there is a great variety of options: pills, rings, gels, vaginal sponges, long-acting implants, surgery, and specialized condoms. Men, on the other hand, only have condoms and the surgical, usually permanent option of a vasectomy. But a team of researchers now believes they’re on the brink of bringing the first novel kind of male contraceptive to the…

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Behold: what the youth are using to get high nowadays.Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock)Teens and young people do stupid things—you’ve done them, I’ve done them—but a new report from India is pushing the limits of our credulity. Allegedly, Indian youth are boiling flavored condoms and drinking the water to get high. If that sounds to you like a 2022 version of Tide Pods or “pharm parties,” you’re not alone.According to the CNN-News 18, an English-language outlet in India co-owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, the sale of…

Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock)A drugmaker is now officially making the case for an over-the-counter birth control pill to be sold in the U.S. On Monday, the company HRA Pharma said it has submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration to approve an OTC version of its existing contraceptive product. The move comes amid an ongoing effort by the Republican party to restrict women’s reproductive rights at the state level.More than 60% of women between the ages of 15 and49 are estimated to use some form of…

A photo of Plan B One-StepPhoto: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)Pharmacy chains around the U.S have started to limit the amount of emergency contraceptive pills customers can purchase. This comes after the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court.“Due to increased demand, at this time we are limiting the purchases of Plan B contraceptive pills to three per customer,” a Rite Aid representative told CNN. CVS will also be limiting the purchase of Plan B and Aftera across all CVS Pharmacy stores and itswebsite CVS.com…