Contraception Archives

11.11.2019 a map of the united states with red and blue dots

Family Non-Planning

Changes to Title X could impose an impossible choice for American women: accept limited and potentially misleading care or forgo family planning altogether.

Fellow Greg Kantor

06.20.2019 a white pills in a silver package

Time for Plan B

It’s more important now than ever that we understand women’s experiences accessing and using birth control, including their use of emergency contraception.

Guest Authors Brigette Courtot, Emily Johnston, Adele Shartzer

01.16.2019 diagram of a condom being used

Condom Nation

Cases of sexually transmitted infections are at record highs. Could a self-lubricating condom make sex safer and be fun to use?

Fellow Erin Polka

12.13.2018 Graphic showing health centers with Title X funding are more likely to provide effective family planning services

Title X Funding Improves Family Planning

Title X-participating centers consistently offer more effective and high-quality family planning services than non-Title X health centers.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

10.15.2018 Hospital Beds

Catholic Hospitals and a Woman’s Right to Know

Catholic hospitals often do not provide certain types of reproductive health care. Freedman and colleagues conducted research on women's knowledge about hospital religious affiliation and its impact on their decisions about where to get care.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

10.02.2018 a round circular object with a blue circle and a blue circle with a needle

Contraception Deception by Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Crisis pregnancy centers are known for their anti-abortion work, but some also focus on preventing women from accessing contraceptives.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

05.16.2018 Graph comparing rural and urban contraception options

Contraception Options Limited in Rural and Suburban Areas

Geography can affect access to contraception. Women in rural and suburban areas have fewer contraception options than those in urban areas.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

08.30.2017 Graphs showing trends in ages of motherhood

Older Moms

Shifting social and cultural norms continue to alter patterns of motherhood. The rate of women having babies for the first time in their 30s has risen steadily since 1975.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

06.01.2017 a blue and green planet

Duty Bound and Globally Gagged

While details of a Trump-style Global Gag Rule remain unclear, the executive order has the potential to devastate the health of men, women, children, and families alike.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

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