birth control

Study: Giving Women Free Birth Control Reduces Abortion Rates

Véronique LaCapra — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:04:50 +0000

Giving women free access to contraception can dramatically reduce abortion rates.

That's the finding of a new study out today from Washington University School of Medicine.

Researchers gave more than 9,000 St. Louis-area women free birth control for three years.

Mo. Legislature votes to override veto of birth control bill

Marshall Griffin, Rachel Lippmann and The Associated Press — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:26:00 +0000

Updated 9/13/2012, 4:51 p.m.

A Kansas City-based labor group is seeking to block the new law allowing Missouri employers to deny health insurance coverage for birth control pills and other contraceptive procedures.

The new law took effect after the Missouri General Assembly overrode Governor Jay Nixon’s (D) veto during Wednesday’s veto session. Attorney E.E.

Study: IUDs, implants 20 times better than pill at preventing pregnancies

Véronique LaCapra — Wed, 23 May 2012 21:02:53 +0000

A new study out of Washington University has found that long-term birth control methods are 20 times more effective at preventing unplanned pregnancies.

The research compared the rates of contraceptive failure in women using long-term methods like intrauterine devices or contraceptive implants to those using short-term methods like oral birth control pills or a contraceptive patch.

St. Louis Catholic institutions file birth control suits

Bill Raack and The Associated Press — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:33:09 +0000

Updated 5:10 p.m.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis and Catholic Charities of St. Louis are among dozens of Roman Catholic institutions suing the Obama administration over a mandate that most employers provide birth control coverage.

The archdiocese and Catholic Charities filed suit Monday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis. The other suits from around the country were also filed Monday.

Mo. Senate passes birth control coverage measure

The Associated Press — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:37:13 +0000

Updated 3:34 p.m. with correction from The Associated Press - the legislation was approved on a 26-5 vote, not a voice vote.

The Missouri Senate has approved legislation letting employers refuse to provide health insurance coverage for birth control in some instances.

The legislation, passed Thursday on a 26-5 vote, would let employers deny coverage unless an employee has a medical need for birth control. The measure now goes to the Missouri House.