birth control

Signage is seen outside the U.S. Food and Drug Administration headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, Aug. 29, 2020.Andrew Kelly | ReutersThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that some Tydemy birth control pills may not be…

A package of the daily contraceptive Opill is seen in an undated illustration.Perrigo | via ReutersThe first birth control pill sold without a prescription in the U.S. could remain out of reach for some women and girls because health…

HRA Pharma expects a final decision by the FDA this summer on its application for nonprescription sales of Opill, which is generically called norgestrel.Source: PerrigoThe Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first…

By LISA RATHKE - Associated Press Vermont's Republican governor signed abortion and gender affirming shield bills into law Wednesday that are the first in the country to explicitly include protecting…

By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers said Wednesday that a decades-old birth control pill should be sold without a prescription, paving the way for a likely…

Opill Oral ContraceptionSource: PerrigoA panel of experts who advise the Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended Wednesday that the agency for the first time allow women to obtain a birth control pill without a prescription.The…

Opill Oral ContraceptionSource: PerrigoThe Food and Drug Administration could approve the sale of birth control medication without a prescription for the first time by this summer.A committee of independent experts who advise the FDA is set…

By ARLEIGH RODGERS - Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Women in Indiana will be able to obtain birth control without a doctor’s prescription under a bill signed into law Monday,…

AP INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana General Assembly concluded the year’s regular session early Friday. Here are some key issues debated during the nearly four-month session:Legislators approved speeding…

By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Friday it was temporarily keeping in place federal rules for use of an abortion drug, while it takes time…