Released on 2-JUL-2024 by EurekAlert The Massachusetts statewide standing order policy was associated with a 32% increase in emergency contraceptive fills at pharmacies versus comparison states. After the policy, fills for prescription-only ulipristal more than doubled and accounted for the observed increases in fills for emergency contraceptives. Read more here…Continue Reading Changes in emergency contraceptive fills after Massachusetts’ statewide standing order
Month: July 2024
Birth control prescriptions are down in states with abortion bans
Published on JUNE 26, 2024 By Elissa Nadworny, NPR Birth control prescriptions are down in states with abortion bans A study finds sharp drops in prescriptions for birth control and emergency contraception in states like Texas that implemented highly restrictive bans after the Supreme Court upended abortion rights. Read more here…Continue Reading Birth control prescriptions are down in states with abortion bans
Women have become less likely to get birth control in states that restricted abortion, study finds
Published Wed June 26, 2024 – By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Women have become less likely to get birth control in states that restricted abortion, study finds Women in states with the most restrictive abortion laws have also become less likely to access prescription birth control, a new study suggests. In a dozen states that have enacted…Continue Reading Women have become less likely to get birth control in states that restricted abortion, study finds