Emergency contraception pills have become available in stores such as 7-Eleven and Circle K even as legislators in some states have indicated they want a new level of scrutiny for contraception.

Aska Pharmaceutical Co.’s NorLevo morning-after pill became available over the counter at pharmacies and drugstores on Feb. 2 ...

Photos: Getty Images and Courtesy Winx Health, Cadence OTC, and Julie. It happened fast. The day following the November 5 presidential election, women’s health startups saw sales of emergency ...

Preventeza just joined Plan B One-Step and others as an emergency contraception pill option for preventing pregnancy after unprotected sex. Here's what you need to know about the new "morning-after" ...

The primary goal of the Plan B initiative is to increase the access and availability of emergency contraception to students on Grounds.

To find out how college students are faring in a state that has banned abortion, Katia Riddle went to Iowa - one state with a lot of colleges. Some Iowa students say their schools aren't doing enough ...

FILE - An abortion- rights activist holds a box of mifepristone pills as demonstrators from both anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March ...

The Missouri Family Health Council saw a spike in emergency contraception kits following election day. To keep up, volunteers gathered Wednesday in Jefferson City to help build more. The health ...

Over-the-counter (OTC) sales of an emergency contraceptive pill, aimed at preventing unwanted pregnancy, are set to start in ...

Will discussing and prescribing emergency contraception help lower teen pregnancy in the U.S.? Despite declines over the past few decades, the rate of unintended teen pregnancy in the U.S. remains the ...

The University of Connecticut has placed vending machines with the emergency contraceptive Plan B on its campus in an effort to expand access to contraception. The university is the first institution ...

Iowa now has a six-week abortion ban. Some Iowa college students say schools aren't doing enough to ensure access to emergency contraceptives and birth control. So they're taking it on themselves. To ...