Publications
On May 9, 1960, the FDA approved the first oral contraceptive. While we’ve come a long way since then, we still have some hurdles to overcome. The emergency contraception known as Plan B…
In the last several years, 10 states and the District of Columbia have passed pharmacy access bills, which allow pharmacists to prescribe hormonal contraception to women. These efforts expand the…
Testimony from:Courtney Joslin, Commercial Freedom Fellow, R Street InstituteKristen Nyman, Government Affairs Specialist, R Street Institute
Regarding S 845
“AN ACT concerning contraceptives,…
As early as 2014, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unintended Pregnancy called counties where underprivileged women do not have reasonable access to state-funded birth control…
In 2013, teen pregnancy in Massachusetts reached an historic low. As the Massachusetts Department of Public Health noted, this achievement was largely in part thanks to better access to…
Access to physician care is already strained in the United States and, unfortunately, it’s only going to get worse. A recent report from the American Association of Medical…
“You wined me and dined me, when I was your girl,” sang legendary country and western crooner Loretta Lynn in her 1975 song, “The Pill.” And although her husband promised to show her…
In the United States, unintended pregnancies remain
startlingly common. 83 percent of all pregnancies for women aged 18 and 19, and
64 percent of pregnancies for women aged 20 to 24, are unplanned….
In 2010, 52 percent of pregnancies in Illinois were unintended. When compared to the national average—45 percent in 2011—this is high. Adopting the pharmacy access model in Illinois would…
In South Carolina, half of all pregnancies are unintended. The state also has a low ratio of active doctors to total state population, ranking 36th in the country. Furthermore, women’s…