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First over-the-counter birth control pill will go on sale this month
| March 5, 2024
Upon hitting store shelves, Opill will become the most effective birth control method available without a prescription.

100,000 families to see lower child care costs under new Biden policy
| March 4, 2024
Under the new regulations, child care copayments will be capped at 7% of a family’s income for those participating in certain federal child care programs, applications for these programs will be made more accessible, and child care providers will receive some much needed support.

Not just abortion: IVF ruling next phase in the right’s war on reproductive freedom
| February 27, 2024
The Alabama Supreme Court directly cited the Dobbs decision—in which the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade—in its ruling that effectively bans IVF in the state. But amid furious public backlash, Donald Trump and Republicans have raced to distance themselves from the ruling they made possible.

Biden blasts Trump’s support of a nationwide abortion ban
| February 20, 2024
President Joe Biden took Trump to task for his support of a nationwide abortion ban and his role in repealing Roe v. Wade, criticizing him for “taking away women’s freedom,” putting women’s lives in danger, and unleashing “cruelty and chaos all across America.”

WWII Monuments Men weren’t all men. The female members finally move into the spotlight
| February 20, 2024
WWII Monuments Men weren't all men. Here's what you need to know about the female members who are finally moving into the spotlight.