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Reproductive Health Groups Petition Supreme Court to Stop Trump Rule
Essential Access Health and other family planning advocacy organizations petitioned the Supreme Court to review a Court of Appeals decision that upholds the Trump administration’s Title X regulations and gag rule. Because of the changes, the number of Title X sites in California dropped from 366 to 238.
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Pandemic Affects Reproductive Health, Highlighting Disparities
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed hardships on women seeking contraceptives and abortion care worldwide. It has been particularly deleterious to vulnerable populations. A shadow pandemic has developed of reproductive health disparities and more barriers to contraception.
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Family Planning Centers Prepare for Fall as COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
Women across the United States will not lose access to contraception, thanks to family planning providers working to prepare for a fall with both flu and COVID-19. Providers and leaders describe their work in this Q&A.
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Weathering the COVID-19 Pandemic Proved Challenging for Providers
Family planning centers across the United States focused on telehealth and found creative ways to serve their clients after the COVID-19 pandemic rolled across North America in the winter and spring of 2020. Contraceptive Technology Update asked clinic leaders to participate in a Q&A about their operations during the pandemic.
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Special Report: Pandemic Response and Preparedness
Family planning clinics and contraceptive providers have had to search for creative ways to stay open and continue providing services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Contraceptive Technology Update interviewed seven family panning providers in this Q&A special report.
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Safely Screen Patients for Intimate Partner Violence During Telehealth Visits
As telehealth visits play an important role in family planning during the pandemic, providers should be aware their patients might be closely monitored by their partners, especially in cases of intimate partner violence. Abusers might check the woman’s phone messages, digital communication, and apps with messaging.
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Chief Reasons Domestic Violence Is Increasing
Pandemics, economic recessions, natural disasters, and other crises can lead to increases in intimate partner violence or domestic violence for a variety of reasons. Women and children are particularly vulnerable when disasters such as COVID-19 strike.
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With Domestic Violence Increasing, Family Planning Providers Should Screen for Signs
Recent research suggests domestic violence may be increasing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Family planning clinics will need creative techniques to screen for signs as many visits continue through telehealth.
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Etonogestrel Contraceptive Implant and VTE in Postpartum Women
In this national retrospective cohort study of postpartum women, use of the etonogestrel contraceptive implant immediately
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Why Has the Female Condom Not Been Widely Adopted in the United States?
Contraceptive Technology Update asked two researchers involved in a new study about female (internal) condom use to answer some questions about the use of this contraceptive method in the United States.