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November, 2025
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Birth Control
Trump Cuts $35 Million in Title X Funding
Today, our communities are being stripped of a total of $35 million dollars from the Trump Administration as they attack the Title X, a program that serves as a critical access point for basic preventive health care. Patients and clinics in 20 states...
April, 2025
Biden Admin Expands Access to Contraception: PRH Responds
The Biden-Harris Administration has proposed a new rule to expand affordable contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Dr. Jamila Perritt, ob/gyn in Washington DC and President & CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health responds:
October, 2024
So-Called “Parental Rights” Bills and Their Threats to Reproductive Justice
Lately, you may have heard a lot about so-called “parental rights” bills and debates in state legislatures about whether civil rights, race, and history should be taught to young people in the classroom.
July, 2024
A Primer on Birth Control Access in 2024
PRH's Reproductive Justice Fellow Mackenzie Darling co-authored a primer discussing the current state of birth control in 2024 and highlights six ongoing, crucial factors impacting people’s ability to access contraceptive care.
March, 2024
Over the Counter Birth Control Coming to Pharmacies
Today, the first over the counter birth control pill, Opill, has shipped to pharmacies across the country. It will soon be available for patients as yet another safe and effective contraceptive option.
March, 2024
It’s Time to Make OTC Sexual and Reproductive Preventive Items Accessible to All
Physicians for Reproductive Health had the opportunity to submit information to the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments) about the benefits of coverage for over-the-counter (OTC) contraception, (PrEP), f...
December, 2023
FDA Approves OTC Birth Control
Today, the FDA approved Opill, a progestin-only birth control pill, as the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States.
July, 2023
FDA Recommends OTC Birth Control
Today, the FDA advisory committee unanimously voted to recommend that the FDA approve Opill, a progestin-only birth control pill as the first over the counter birth control pill in the United States.
May, 2023
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