http://dir.salon.com/topics/birth_control/?source=rss&aim=birth_control en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT By Frances Kissling Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/29/climate_change/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/29/climate_change/index.html?source=rss Want to combat climate change? Use birth control. Family planning is a green technology By Frances Kissling Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/03/abortion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/03/abortion/index.html?source=rss Should the U.S. government really be in the business of encouraging women to have babies? By Frances Kissling Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/14/common_ground/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/14/common_ground/index.html?source=rss President Obama wants supporters and opponents of choice to find "common ground." Can that really happen? By Frances Kissling Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/07/hhs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/07/hhs/index.html?source=rss Why did a pro-choice president appoint someone to HHS who is against abortion AND birth control? Political payback? By Andrew Leonard Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/25/alabama_condoms/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/25/alabama_condoms/index.html?source=rss A sexy tale of free trade, stimulus politics, cheap Chinese prophylactics and imperiled American jobs. With guest appearances from Rush, Leno and impotent Republican senators. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/05/condomcondom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/05/condomcondom/index.html?source=rss It was the best of all prophylactic public service campaigns. It was the worst of all prophylactic public service campaigns By Lynn Harris Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/30/mccain_clinic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/30/mccain_clinic/index.html?source=rss "Revoking your rights since 2009" By Catherine Price Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/22/o_really/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/22/o_really/index.html?source=rss The latest comments from Bill O'Reilly that make us want to vomit on ourselves. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/16/mccain_ad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/16/mccain_ad/index.html?source=rss The spot reruns what was an embarrassing moment for John McCain, when he seemed stumped by a question about Viagra and birth control. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/27/pill/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/27/pill/index.html?source=rss A lead reproductive health researcher says hormonal birth control pills don't "work well enough." By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/vital_signs/2008/03/24/sex_education/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/vital_signs/2008/03/24/sex_education/index.html?source=rss Sex education regressed into the Dark Ages under Bush. Which candidate will now stand up for young persons' health? By Carol Lloyd Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/31/manila_family_planning/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/31/manila_family_planning/index.html?source=rss A new lawsuit argues that Manila's ban on contraception has had a devastating effect on poor women. By Lynn Harris Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/30/remote_vasectomy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/30/remote_vasectomy/index.html?source=rss Australian scientists test remote-controlled reversible vasectomy. By Lynn Harris Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/19/marcotte_on_contraception/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/19/marcotte_on_contraception/index.html?source=rss Where's the outrage about hard-hit community clinics? By Lynn Harris Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/12/campus_birth_control/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/12/campus_birth_control/index.html?source=rss Students, lawmakers -- and, ideally, Congress -- rally to lower out-of-reach contraceptive prices. By Carol Lloyd Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/08/contraceptive_risk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/08/contraceptive_risk/index.html?source=rss Are oral contraceptives a risky proposition for some women? By Lynn Harris Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/17/susan_orr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/17/susan_orr/index.html?source=rss Bush puts contraception foe in control of federally funded birth control. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/01/repro_rights/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/01/repro_rights/index.html?source=rss The charity group tries to exclude contraceptives coverage for employees and fails, again. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/25/ec/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/25/ec/index.html?source=rss A public health defender says the city's teens have poor access to E.C. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/31/malthus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/31/malthus/index.html?source=rss Historian Niall Ferguson declares Malthus was right -- but his argument requires defining family planning as a "vice." By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/27/tubes_tied/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/27/tubes_tied/index.html?source=rss Most doctors refuse to perform the operation on women under 30, and some critics call this a "paternalistic" approach. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/13/plan_b/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/13/plan_b/index.html?source=rss Also, teen condom use is on the rise, while pregnancy rate drops. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/08/pregnancy_prevention/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/08/pregnancy_prevention/index.html?source=rss But conservatives are still fighting comprehensive sex ed, family planning and access to contraceptives. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/01/china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/01/china/index.html?source=rss School proposes mandatory tests to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Meanwhile, officials force abortion on rural women. By Carol Lloyd Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/31/birth_control/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/31/birth_control/index.html?source=rss A woman is denied birth control pills because her pharmacy says they're dangerous.