All posts tagged "contraceptives"
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1.7KIssuesTeen use of long-acting reversible contraceptives skyrockets after Roe’s reversal
A recent Associated Press article reported on a significant uptake in long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) by teens in the wake of the...
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1.4KAnalysisIs being on birth control safer than being pregnant?
We’ve all heard the now-debunked claim that abortion is 10 or even 14 times safer than childbirth. But recently, the executive director...
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Yasmeen had a host of mysterious medical issues. When her IUD was removed, they disappeared.
A 27-year-old teacher is blaming her contraceptive IUD (coil) for mysterious and frightening medical issues she developed, including suicidal thoughts. The symptoms...
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4.8KNewsbreakTeen abortion rate reaches lowest point since Roe v. Wade
According to a report released Monday by the Guttmacher Institute, abortions among women ages 15-19 have reached a record low in the United...
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2.6KAnalysisLittle Sisters case isn’t just about providing birth control
(The Daily Signal) While group of nuns have become the de-facto face of the Supreme Court case challenging the Affordable Care Act’s...
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1.6KAnalysisFewer women getting contraception from Planned Parenthood
An analysis of Planned Parenthood’s 2014 annual report by the Charlotte Lozier Institute notes the “new decline in Planned Parenthood’s client load in...
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3.1K17AnalysisKomen/Planned Parenthood ties cause House conservatives to revolt on breast cancer coin vote
(JillStanek.com) A friend on the Hill emailed me yesterday afternoon, “Members are lined up on the House floor taking their names off of the coin bill. This...
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Issues
Quote of the day: Seattle schools offer IUDs to junior highers
We encourage all Take Charge providers to offer long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) in their clinics. A young person does not need parental consent...
