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New York lawmakers are proposing rules to humanely drive down the population of rats and other rodents, eyeing contraception and a ban on glue traps as alternatives to poison or a slow, brutal death. Politicians have long come up with creative ways to battle the rodents, but some lawmakers are now proposing city and statewide measures to do more. In New York City, the idea to distribute rat contraceptives got fresh attention in city government last week following the death of an escaped zoo owl, known as Flaco, who was found dead with rat poison in his system. City Council Member Shaun Abreu p...
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American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo, whose latest album ‘Guts’ made our top ranking of 2023, has been handing out free contraceptive pills - colloquially known as Plan B in the US - and condoms during her world tour. The kits feature a slip of paper with a QR code that reads “Funding abortion? It’s a good idea, right?” - echoing the lines of her hit song ‘Bad Idea Right?’. The singer provided contraceptive kits at her most recent show in Missouri on Tuesday 12 March. The pack consisted of two morning-after pills, condoms, as well as information on finding and funding abortion care in the...
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The first over-the-counter birth control pill will be available in US stores later this month, allowing American women and teens to purchase contraceptive medication as easily as they buy aspirin. Manufacturer Perrigo said on Monday it has begun shipping the medication, Opill, to major retailers and pharmacies. A one-month supply will cost about $20 (€18) and a three-month supply will cost around $50 (€46), according to the company's suggested retail price. It will also be sold online. The launch has been closely watched since last July when the Food and Drug Administration said the once-a-day...
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Poland’s lawmakers voted on Thursday to approve over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill for ages 15 and above in a step to ease the country's strict reproductive law inherited from the previous nationalist conservative government. The vote in the lower house was the first step in the plans of the new pro-European Union government to loosen the anti-abortion and anti-contraception law, which is among Europe’s toughest. The lawmakers voted 224-196 in the Sejm with one abstention to liberalise access to the hormonal contraceptive, called ellaOne. The morning-after pill, which prevents p...
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Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate and enjoy love and affection, but it is also the time to emphasise the right to bodily autonomy and health. This is a good moment to reflect on the importance of having the freedom and ability to decide how and when to plan your family and whether to use contraception. Access to modern, high-quality contraceptives and accessible contraceptive information is an essential element of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), which are human rights that are inseparable from the realisation of the fundamental right to health, as well as from the achiev...
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