Of Sterilization and Birth Control: A Rant

Monday, 7 December 2009, 15:20 | Category : Birth Control
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Today I found out some very exciting personal news: My insurance company will completely cover for me to have the Essure procedure done!

To give a brief overview for those not familiar with Essure, it is a non-invasive sterilization procedure where your gynecologist goes in through your cervix and inserts a small coil into each of [...]

Restrictive Abortion Laws: Parallels Between Arizona and Oklahoma

We recently broke the bad news about a new abortion law in Oklahoma that requires information about women who obtain abortions to be published on a public website. One aspect of the law that has received less attention, however, is that the new bill changes the definition of pregnancy. According to HB 1595:
“Unborn [...]

Recession-Proofing Your Birth Control

Times are tough, and birth control is expensive. Still, unintended pregnancy would be a catastrophe for most women in this economy. A recent study by The Guttmacher Institute found that one in four women were having difficulty paying for gynecologist visits and more frightening, skimping on birth control – cutting pills in half, skipping a [...]

Tuesday Click List

Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 5:46 | Category : Click List
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DIY Sex Toys – Queercents
It’s Time for a Stronger Defense of the Right to Choose – RH Reality Check
Sometimes Abortion is the Better Choice – Salon.com
Abortion is More Common Than Heart Surgery & Hop Replacement Combined – Science Blogs
Italy Approves Abortion Pill – Feminist Campus
Catholic Church Threatens Excommunication in Response to Italy’s Approval of RU-486 [...]

What’s You Birth Control Method of Choice?

Friday, 31 July 2009, 10:02 | Category : Birth Control
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There’s been a lot of buzz about IUD’s in the blogosphere this past week. I’ve only known one person who has used an IUD for birth control, so I am immensely curious about why the IUD has become so popular as of late. Kate Klonick at Slate writes about the economic benefits of [...]