Today, you can get birth control pills over the counter. “Trust Women” has been the motto of Planned Parenthood, and I ...

In a letter dated Sept. 30, the agency approved an additional generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone, this one by ...

The FDA has approved a generic form of the abortion pill mifepristone on Sept. 30, just before the government shutdown.The ...

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Myths about birth control have long proliferated in the US (thanks in part to the abysmal state of sex ed), but recent events have amplified their spread—namely, the rise of influencers sharing ...

In mid-September 2025, a claim spread online that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration had said birth control pills and IUDs were abortions. Here's what the Trump administration said, ...

A new Rice University study reveals that hormonal birth control influences more than reproductive health, it also affects how women process and remember emotions. Credit: Stock Research indicates that ...

On TikTok and Instagram, a chorus of young influencers are advising women in their age bracket to ditch their hormonal birth control pills, saying they cause a cavalcade of problems for physical and ...

Two years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, new research is looking at who's switching to it and why. In the study, published Monday ...

Two years after U.S. approval of the first over-the-counter birth control pill, new research shows many people who face barriers to medical care are turning to it. The study, published Monday in JAMA ...

Share on Pinterest A new study found that OTC birth control has significantly expanded access to a safe and reliable birth control method. Carol Yepes/Getty Images In 2023, the FDA approved Opill, the ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...