When the FDA approved the first birth control pill in 1960, it was a paradigm-altering moment in reproductive healthcare, giving women greater control over their reproductive lives. Sixty-four years later, another milestone arrived. For the first time in the United States, a daily birth control pill is available without a prescription, Opill. Opill is more … Continued
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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected a challenge to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s authority to regulate mifepristone, a medication used in early abortion. The ruling is critical for providing continued access to mifepristone at a time when more people than ever face barriers to making their own choices about their health care since … Continued
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Every Mother’s Day gives us an opportunity to celebrate the unique and indispensable role moms and parents play – in our lives, at the center of our families, and across our communities. And as we celebrate them, we also reflect on how our society could better support moms, so they can flourish. In that context, … Continued
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When Jamie Bardwell and Danielle Lampton struck up a friendship during their time as undergraduates at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, they didn’t know that their paths would continue to cross as their careers progressed. Nor did they know that, together years later, they would end up securing a historic $4.5 million federal grant to … Continued
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When gender justice is on trial, it’s going to need a seriously good lawyer. Luckily, it has one. At the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), President and CEO Fatima Goss Graves leads a team that uses law, policy, and culture change to advance issues that affect women and girls. The NWLC defends and promotes gender … Continued
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to dismantle Roe v. Wade reversed decades of progress toward gender equity, reproductive health, and abortion care. We are witnessing the devastating impacts of curbing people’s right to make deeply personal decisions. The result has been a confusing patchwork of laws across the U.S. where some people must travel to another state … Continued
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Arndorfer has been named U.S. Reproductive Health Director. In this role, Arndorfer will lead the Foundation’s grantmaking focused on protecting and expanding contraceptive and abortion access across the U.S. and will work across the organization in service of the Foundation’s vision and goals … Continued
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We are appalled by a Texas district court’s ruling to invalidate the Food and Drug Administration’s 23-year-old approval of mifepristone, a medication used in early abortion. This ruling could remove the most common form of abortion throughout the country, making mifepristone unavailable everywhere in the United States. We urge the administration and the U.S. Supreme … Continued
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This is a dark day in America, marking one of the most consequential setbacks to women’s rights in decades. Today the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in a case originating in Mississippi. As a result, we have now lost the right to make our own health care decisions – a right supported by … Continued
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We believe every individual should be able to live with dignity and have autonomy over their body, including their decisions about if, when and how to create and sustain a family. Systemic racism – both past and present – has deeply impacted Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) from accessing quality sexual and reproductive … Continued
