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The Supreme Court’s ruling to gut nationwide rights to abortion last week has highlighted the importance of access to birth control, which already proves difficult for many women of color due to discrimination, stigma and systemic barriers in the health care system. While the decision does not directly impact access to contraception, legal experts say that states and municipalities that are aiming to ban abortion at the point of conception may also challenge contraceptives like Plan B and intrauterine devices. Some state legislators have already taken steps to try to restrict birth control. In Tennessee, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a Republican, earlier this year called Griswold v. Connecticut, the 1965 case that ensured birth control access to individuals who were married, “constitutionally unsound.” (A spokesperson for Blackburn told The Washington Post in June that she “does not support banning birth control, nor did she call for a ban.”) “The hardest burden is going to largely f...

The hormones used to prevent conception include estrogen and progestins (drugs similar to the hormone progesterone). Estrogen and progestins are the main hormones involved in the menstrual cycle. Hormonal methods prevent pregnancy mainly by stopping the ovaries from releasing eggs or by keeping mucus in the cervix thick so that sperm cannot pass through the cervix into the uterus. Thus, hormonal methods prevent the egg from being fertilized. What is Non Hormonal Birth Control Method - Nonhormonal birth control methods Non-hormonal birth control methods may be better than hormonal birth control methods. Talking about hormonal methods, it can be an implant method such as injections, birth control pills are included. Second, you can use non-hormonal birth control methods. Whatever things are used in it are used as a barrier. That is, they prevent the fertilization of sperm and game. 1. Condom Condoms are not only a great way to prevent pregnancy, they also help protect against sexuall...