The term voluntary sterilization, referring to the choice to receive permanent birth control, arose as a contrast to the involuntary, or forced, sterilization that stems from the eugenics movement.
Articles on Birth control
Displaying 21 - 40 of 74 articles
Some states already allow pharmacists to provide birth control to patients with a prescription. But FDA approval of an over-the-counter birth control pill could greatly expand access.
There hasn’t been a new form of male birth control since the 1980s. More contraception options for all partners could help reduce the rate of unintended pregnancies.
Although the study found greater risk of blood clots for obese women taking the pill, the risk of developing one was still very low.
Primary care doctors have long played an important role in providing birth control. Now, with the fall of Roe, they could help fill a critical need for comprehensive family planning services.
As more younger, single men ask for one following the Supreme Court abortion decision, a urologist explains what to expect with a vasectomy.
Some reasons people oppose abortion seem to be at odds with other positions they hold. Evolutionary social science points to a surprising motivation for anti-abortion attitudes.
Many people do not realize they are delivering at a Catholic hospital, and others may not have a choice. But where one receives care has a profound impact on the birth control options they’re offered.
Conservative Christians have cheered restrictions on some birth control. But many decades ago, Christian leaders’ support helped contraceptives become acceptable in the first place.
Any effects you might notice after stopping birth control are typically due to the return of your natural menstrual cycle.
With the Supreme Court likely to strike down constitutional protection for abortion, a centuries-old debate over its morality and legality has been reignited.
The Supreme Court is considering a case that could restrict abortions. One argument is that birth control eliminates the need for abortion. But contraception doesn’t offer an easy fix.
Growing applications of nanotechnology include using nanorods for male birth control. The technique has had some success in animals, and offers the potential of human male contraception.
Governments declined to take part in the Uyghur Tribunal’s investigation. But the body of scholarly evidence for its claims, and its ruling, is thorough and extensive.
In past rulings, the court has acknowledged that there’s a connection between the ability of women to control their reproductive lives and the economic health of the nation.
The exceptional measures deployed around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic have impeded access to urgent services like birth control, abortion and maternal and newborn care.
Despite side effects, women continue to take contraceptives because there are no better options available.
Squirrel feeders laced with contraceptives could be used to suppress grey squirrels in the UK.
People may not be using condoms at the same rate as before, but it is difficult to know for sure because there is a lack of data.
Nexplanon, a long-acting reversible contraceptive that is implanted in the arm for up to three years, is a welcome addition to birth control options in Canada.
Top contributors
-
Associate Professor in Contraception, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Anglia Ruskin University
-
Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
-
Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
-
Professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, The Ohio State University
-
Professor of Law, Politics and Society, Drake University
-
Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh
-
Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
-
Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh
-
Senior Research Associate, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge
-
Research Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Associate Program Director of the Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development, University of Minnesota
-
Deputy Director of Clinical Studies, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University
-
Professor and clinician in fertility medicine, Hudson Institute
-
PhD, Political Science, Western University
-
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Louisiana State University
-
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and founding director of the Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University