When the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) was enacted into law under the Obama administration in 2010, it included provisions requiring employer-provided health insurance policies to cover preventive ...

Katharine McCormick, after majoring in biology, becomes one of the first women to graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a degree in science One of the oldest references to birth ...

In new book God Bless the Pill, CU Boulder scholar Samira Mehta delves into the often-forgotten history of how liberal religion helped make birth control broadly available in America A little more ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

A new generation of reversible male contraceptives is advancing through clinical trials to expand family planning options.

The history of reproductive health challenges for women of color in the United States (U.S.) is deeply rooted in systemic racism, including forced sterilization, medical experimentation without ...

In God Bless the Pill: The Surprising History of Contraception and Sexuality in American Religion (UNC Press, Apr.), Samira Mehta, a religion scholar at the University of Colorado, Boulder, upends the ...

This video highlights the historical dangers of pregnancy and childbirth for women, noting that in medieval Europe, 1 in 3 women died during their childbearing years, and 1 in 4 children did not ...