Contraception

Making the right decisions when taking contraception can be tricky and hard. Most methods of contraception will not protect you against catching or passing on a STI however knowing your options will ensure the best decision is made.
Mike Sacks, Marc Lamont Hill, community members Bill Young, Kaitlin Adams, Michael McKeown, Tripp Burdett and Samhita Mukhopadhyay talk about a new breakthrough in male birth control and the pros and cons of this new idea.
The vast majority of House Republicans just voted to take away women's right to travel, to access contraception and to marry who they love.
The House passed the Right to Contraception Act, which would codify the right to birth control amid fears that conservatives are coming for that next.
“I don’t think it’s a real issue. I just think the Democrats are ginning this up," Sen. John Thune, a member of GOP leadership, said Tuesday.
There are enough votes on the Supreme Court to uphold new restrictions on Plan B and birth control, experts say.
California lawmakers passed a measure that will allow voters to decide whether to codify access to abortion and contraceptives in the state’s constitution.
“For them, the dam has burst,” she said of the justices. “What do you see in their behavior that would give you any reason to believe that they see a reason to stop?”
"When I came to ... I was lying on my back in a room I didn’t recognize. ... I felt my naked hip where underwear should have been."
A landmark 1965 Supreme Court case protected married couples' right to use contraception. But Republicans are now increasingly vocal that they want it overturned.