Birth Control

North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson announces his campaign for Governor at a rally outside Ace Speedway in Elon, N.C. Saturday, April 22, 2023. (Lynn Hey / For WUNC)

Politics

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks at event sponsored by anti-birth control group

Colin Campbell

Republican candidate for governor Mark Robinson was a featured speaker at a Tennessee Christian men's event sponsored by the group PreBorn called "Fearless Army Roll Call 2.0." PreBorn says on its website that birth control drugs are similar to having an abortion

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Opill, a progestin-only birth control pill for over-the-counter access without an age restriction. Opill will soon be available for purchase online and in stores, such as CVS, Walgreens and Walmart.

Health

First over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S. expands access to contraception

Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News

Opill could fill gaps for people who face barriers obtaining a prescription from a provider, but price may continue to be an obstacle for some.

Scrabble letters spelling the word 'vasectomy' with scissors snipping off the V, which is red.

The Long And Short Of The Snip

Kaia Findlay

Vasectomies are administered to hundreds of thousands of people each year. Despite the procedure’s simplicity, it’s often shadowed by misconceptions and fears...let's break those down.

A circular birth control container with pills

What We Still Have To Learn After All These Years On The Pill

Kaia Findlay

Host Anita Rao gets some sex-ed about hormonal birth control and side effects...and dives into reproductive justice history and efforts underway to bring male hormonal birth control to the market.