U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, a major change that will broaden access for women and teenagers. Full Episode Friday, May 2 ...

U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which will let American women and girls buy contraceptive medication from the same aisle as aspirin and eyedrops.

Birth Control Is Next ... At first glance, what’s ... They seem to understand that more than 90 percent of Americans are in favor of legal birth control and that most people opposed to abortion ...

The development and approval of the first birth control pill and the 1965 Supreme Court decision protecting access to it, Griswold vs. Connecticut, were watershed moments for reproductive rights.

Missouri was the first state to use a trigger law to ban all non-medically necessary abortions. ... All Food and Drug Administration-approved birth control is currently legal in the U.S., ...

WASHINGTON — The first over-the-counter birth control pill will be available in U.S. stores later this month, allowing American women and teens to purchase contraceptive medication as easily as ...

Mark my words: Contraception is the next front in the war on women. And we can’t say we haven’t been warned. In 2010, when the Affordable Care Act — Obamacare — was close to passing ...

A study finds sharp drops in prescriptions for birth control and emergency contraception in states like Texas that implemented highly restrictive bans after the Supreme Court upended abortion rights.

The first birth control pill was approved in 1960. Norgestrel was first cleared in 1973 under the brand name Ovrette. It was discontinued by Pfizer in 2005 for business reasons.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control in the U.S. The daily contraceptive, manufactured by Perrigo, is expected to become available ...

The birth control pill does not require a prescription for any users of reproductive age, including teenagers. The oral contraceptive Opill isn't expected to be on store shelves until early next year.