Here’s What Gives Us Hope This Summer
States across the country are banning abortion — but we’re not backing down, and we’re not losing hope. Here’s why.
Griswold v. Connecticut — How Far Have We Really Come in Making Birth Control Access a Reality?
Even though birth control became legal and widely available after Griswold, lack of insurance coverage and cost barriers continued to prevent women — particularly lower-income women and women of color — from accessing the birth control they needed.
June 6, 2015
5 Ways Planned Parenthood Has Transformed Birth Control
Planned Parenthood brought the case to the Supreme Court that legalized birth control 50 years ago. So what has PP done for birth control lately? A LOT.
June 5, 2015
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Birth Control Became Legal 50 Years Ago — And Here Are Our 5 Favorite Things About It
No other 20th century invention has transformed women’s lives the way birth control has. That’s why we are forever grateful to a woman by the name of Estelle Griswold. Don’t know her? You should. Her activism is a big reason that birth control became legal 50 years ago.
June 3, 2015