contraception

Even when the odds of contraception failure are small, the number of incidents can add up quickly.

The uncertainty around abortion access in states where abortion is now or could become illegal has seemingly spurred a rise in the number of people seeking surgical sterilization, doctors say.

Despite the Affordable Care Act's guarantees of free contraception coverage, obtaining the right product at no cost can be difficult.

As California officials were busy finalizing regulations on a state law passed in 2013, Oregon’s governor Kate Brown signed a similar bill into law last week.

The Affordable Care Act expanded the state Medicaid program to 350,000 new members, but it didn’t pay providers as well as a separate reproductive health program for uninsured women, provoking concerns from Rep. Mitch Greenlick that the state may be inadvertently hurting Planned Parenthood and other women’s health providers.

August 3, 2012 -- A crowd of about 100 activists gathered at the base of the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland Wednesday afternoon to rally and to march – not to protest, but to celebrate a much-debated provision of the Affordable Care Act that had just kicked in. Starting August 1, preventive women's health care will be covered without any copayments, including contraception, well-woman exams, cancer screenings and domestic violence coverage.