Tag Archives: Contraception

Quick Hit: Why don’t more American women use IUDs?

TweetY’all already know that I am an IUD evangelist. While more American women are jumping on the bandwagon these days–8.5 percent of female contraception users in the US now choose long-lasting reversible contraceptive methods like the IUD and implant–we still seriously lag behind other countries. At Mother Jones, my colleague Maddie Oatman reports on why [...]
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Breaking: Women take contraception because it makes their lives better

Tweet It’s World Contraception Day, and Guttmacher has come out with a U.S. study finding the obvious, but still necessary to point out: Women take contraception because it makes their lives better. New evidence confirms what most people already believe: Women use contraception because it allows them to better care for themselves and their families, [...]
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Mia Love demonstrates Republican senselessness

TweetRising political star Mayor Mia Love (R-UT) had her big interview on Fox News Sunday this week. She’s a rising star and a congressional candidate who got a coveted speaking slot in prime time at their convention in Tampa.  If she wasn’t a household name before the Republican National Convention, she is now. In a [...]
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DNC: Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi talks war on women

TweetI’m at the Democratic National Convention all week long and yesterday was included in a reporters round table with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).  Leader Pelosi spoke passionately about why the president should be re-elected saying, “I’ve issued a D.A.R.E.,” which stands for Disclose, Amend (the Constitution to overturn Citizens United), Reform the system [...]
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The Wednesday Weigh-In: Male birth control edition

Tweet It’s no secret that dudes love to talk about hormonal birth control. But until now, their more direct involvement, namely, being able to take it themselves to effectively prevent against unwanted pregnancy, has been somewhat limited, as there are no options for male hormonal birth control out there just yet. Well to all my [...]
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