Half of all pregnancies in U.S. are unplanned as women overestimate the effectiveness of the Pill and condoms

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2137938/Half-pregnancies-U-S-unplanned-women-overestimate-effectiveness-Pill-condoms.html By Victoria Wellman PUBLISHED: 11:59 EST, 1 May 2012 | UPDATED: 11:59 EST, 1 May 2012 Women who take the contraceptive pill or use condoms are doing so with the misconception of how effectively they prevent pregnancy, a new study has revealed. Researchers in St. Louis, Missouri interviewed 4,144 women about birth control methods […]

White House defends birth control rule against religious protest

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/31/us-usa-healthcare-contraception-idUSTRE80U2HL20120131 By David Morgan WASHINGTON | Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:12pm EST (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday defended a new federal rule requiring religiously affiliated nonprofit groups to provide free birth control coverage to women, as opponents ratcheted up pressure to alter the provision. The decision, announced on January 20 by Health and […]