Michigan Challenging Allowing Employers to Deny Birth Control
Read the statement from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
Birth Control
Diocese of Grand Rapids Bishop Walkowiak Statement on HHS
Read the full statements from Bishop Walkowiak, the Michigan Catholic Conference and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
New Study Shows Women in Abusive Relationships Often Choose ‘Secret’ Birth Control
A new study out of McGill University has found that women in abusive relationships are less likely to use birth control. Furthermore, the study found that if they do use contraception, abused women choose more discreet methods — IUDs, injections, or sterilization — because they don't have to disclose the face that their using it, and their partners can't refuse it, deny it to them, or sabotage it
Federal Officials Requiring Free Coverage For Birth Control
Birth control is the most common drug prescribed to women. And according to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, failing to provide health insurance coverage for it would be "like not covering flu shots."
As a woman who has used birth control for many years, I would hate to think of the cost I have incurred simply by purchasing one tiny package of pills every month.