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Birth Control

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Online orders begin for first OTC birth control pill in the US

  • Mar 19, 2024

TX parental consent law for teen birth control can stand, court says

  • Mar 13, 2024
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7 of the biggest medical breakthroughs in 2023

  • Dec 29, 2023

How new regulations impact abortion and birth control access in Texas

  • Oct 11, 2023

FDA advisers vote in favor of OTC birth control pill

  • May 10, 2023

FDA will ok pharmacies to fill prescriptions for abortion pill

  • Jan 4, 2023

Ruling won't let TX teens get birth control without parent permission

  • Dec 22, 2022

COVID pandemic helps fuel work from home baby boom

  • Oct 20, 2022

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Some concerned for ramifications if Roe v. Wade is overturned

  • May 12, 2022
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Men's medical procedure linked to NCAA men's basketball tournament

  • Mar 12, 2022
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City council member proposes 'sanctuary city for unborn' ordinance

  • Jan 20, 2022
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  • Jun 19, 2019
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Men having 'bro-sectomy' parties to get vasectomies

  • Sep 21, 2017
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  • Jul 9, 2017
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Texas lawnaker wants to put birth control in public schools

  • Mar 3, 2017

Latest Stories

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Birth rates in the US increased for first time since 2014: CDC finds

U.S. birth rates rose slightly in 2021 after dropping in the first year of the pandemic.

  • May 24, 2022

Some concerned for ramifications if Roe v. Wade is overturned

People across the country are now wondering what will happen to IVF and certain methods of birth control.

  • May 12, 2022

Men's medical procedure linked to NCAA men's basketball tournament

A urologist with HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood said anything that gets males to focus on their health is a slam dunk.

  • Mar 12, 2022

Alvin City Council votes 'No' on ordinance that would have named it 'sanctuary city for the unborn'

While most members said they were pro-life, they were concerned about the legalities and enforceability of the ordinance.

  • Jan 21, 2022

Council member wants Alvin to be sanctuary for unborn: 'I'd like to see abortion completely banned'

With so much outcry over the near-ban on abortions in Texas, councilmember Joel Castro hopes to take it one step further and completely ban the procedure.

  • Jan 20, 2022