Kennedy Jr. proclaimed the decline in birth rates to be “a national security threat.” In short, the administration has ...

ST. LOUIS — Millions of Americans will be able to vote on November ballots whether to protect access to contraception. In states where tensions have long boiled over reproductive rights, family ...

Everyone, including Elon Musk, seems to have thoughts on growing a family: If we should have kids, when we should have them, how many children we should have, and how we should raise them – not to ...

Earlier this year, the Trump administration scrubbed CDC guidance on birth control from government websites and froze $65 million in funding to family planning clinics that provide free or low-cost ...

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Since 1970, under the federal Title X program, sexual health clinics have been permitted to administer birth control to minors, with or without parental consent, in every state. The program’s goal, ...

Contraception is a routine part of life for many Americans and polls show people across political parties agree that it should be legal and accessible. But the Trump administration is walking back ...

Social media has long been rife with misinformation about birth control, much of it slamming hormonal contraceptives for health harms (like infertility or even abortion) that it does not cause, or ...

Xulane (norelgestromin/ethinyl estradiol) is a branded-generic prescription drug used to prevent pregnancy. The drug comes as a transdermal patch you apply to your skin once per week for 3 weeks each ...

Katia Riddle is a correspondent at NPR covering mental health. She has reported extensively on the impact of events such as Hurricane Helene, Los Angeles wildfires and the loneliness epidemic. Prior ...