A Catholic-affiliated nursing home's refusal to fill out a form opting out of contraceptive coverage is before the Supreme Court. Does it have a case? There’s a twist in the contraceptive case ...

Credit: Getty Images This month’s case looks at a serious error that led to the birth of a child with a congenital defect. The court held that the damages can ...

Supporters and opponents braved wintry weather Tuesday as the Supreme Court heard a case on whether corporations should receive an exemption on religious grounds to withhold birth control from their ...

Democratic presidential hopefuls for 2020 are targeting prescription drug prices; a US judge will hear arguments over California's attempt to block new Trump administration rules that would allow more ...

Samira Mehta receives funding from the Henry Luce Foundation. Sixty years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that married couples have a constitutional right to use contraception. Griswold v. Connecticut, ...

There's a battle being waged across the country between people who see birth control as essential for women's health, self-determination and to avoid abortions ‒ and those who claim some forms of ...

In mid-September 2025, a claim spread online that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration had said birth control pills and IUDs were abortions. Here's what the Trump administration said, ...

Since 1970, under the federal Title X program, sexual health clinics have been permitted to administer birth control to minors, with or without parental consent, in every state. The program’s goal, ...

Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. Recently, Emily Bazelon talked with Stephanie Gorton about how two women, Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett ...