Rather than disrupt the menstrual cycle, as hormonal forms of birth control do, the vaccine uses the immune system to prevent pregnancy by blocking fertilization. This article was originally published by The Defender —Children’s Health Defense’s News & Views Website Humanity’s first contraceptive vaccine is already in clinical trials, according to an article published this…

A Texas judge has ruled against a federal program that enabled minors to obtain birth control from physicians without informing their parents, but did not block clinics from providing them. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled Tuesday that the Title X program violates parental rights and state law. While he struck down the secrecy component of…

The New South Wales government has announced it will allow pharmacists in the state to prescribe medication such as hormonal contraceptives, antibiotics, and travel vaccinations from Nov. 14 without requiring approval from doctors in a move to reduce pressure on the health system. Premier Dominic Perrottet said the proposed pharmacy reforms would expand the number…

The Biden administration on Thursday warned businesses and health insurance providers that limiting coverage of contraceptives, after a Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, would violate federal law. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance clarifying that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, requires insurance plans to…

Amid all the furor about abortion and abortion laws, it seems relevant to discuss an often overlooked and relatively safe, long-term option to avoid the issue altogether. The intrauterine device (IUD) is a simple device that’s placed into the uterus (womb) to prevent pregnancy. There’s no evidence of human use of an IUD before the 20th…

A drugmaker has asked U.S. regulators for approval for an over-the-counter birth control pill. The pill would be the first one available in the United States over-the-counter (OTC) if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the application from HRA Pharma. The progestin-only daily pill could be obtained without a prescription if approval goes through….

A drugmaker has asked U.S. regulators for approval to sell a birth control pill without a prescription. HRA Pharma’s progestin-only daily pill would be the first one available over-the-counter (OTC) in the United States if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the application. “This historic application marks a groundbreaking moment in contraceptive access and reproductive equity…

Commentary Thanks to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, young women are confronting some basic truths about men and women that feminism has denied for the last half-century. Like other left-wing movements, feminism is based on a denial of reality (or, if you prefer, on lies). The best-known example is the feminist insistence that, except…

Some 14 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 49 are currently taking hormonal birth control pills in America, according to government data. That’s more than 10 million people, about the equivalent of the entire population of Portugal. According to a 2019 United Nations report, about 151 million women take the pill worldwide….

Mike Gaskins is a women’s health advocate, independent researcher, and author who spent much of the past decade exploring the dubious history and science of birth control. In a recent interview, Epoch Times contributor Martha Rosenberg asked him about his 2019 book, “In the Name of the Pill,” the culmination of his investigation, which was…