Michigan, Birth control and Gretchen Whitmer

Birth control access, resources for expecting mothers, expanded under new Michigan laws
Michigan pharmacists will be able to directly prescribe birth control under legislation signed by Gov. Whitmer.
Whitmer signs legislation allowing Michigan pharmacists to prescribe birth control
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed two bills into law earlier this week that will allow pharmacists in the state to prescribe hormonal birth control. House Bill 5436 gives Michigan pharmacists the ability to write prescriptions for hormonal contraceptives like birth control pills,
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Signs Landmark Bills to Expand Birth Control Access
Michigan pharmacists can now prescribe birth control, as Gov. Whitmer signs bills to improve reproductive rights and access.
Michigan makes it easier to access birth control
Last year, Michigan started its “Take Control of your Birth Control” program, offering free birth control to residents, including condoms and over-the-counter emergency contraception and contraceptive pills -- while supplies lasted.
Michigan pharmacists to prescribe birth control under new law
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer adds Michigan to the majority of states that allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control.
State continuing its free birth control program at 300+ Michigan locations
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is preparing to send a second shipment of family planning resources to more than 300 locations across the state through the Take Control of  Your Birth Control program.
Whitmer signs bills that allow Michigan pharmacists to prescribe birth control
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a 16-bill package that expands reproductive rights and access to birth control for Michigan residents.
Healthline2d
How to Access Free or Lower Cost Birth Control
Between the 2020 Supreme Court ruling that made it legal for employers to refuse to cover birth control and the fact that 19 million people who are capable of becoming pregnant live in a contracep ...
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Primary care physicians can help solve the current birth control crisis
Anxiety around access to contraceptive healthcare is at an all-time high, writes Kirsten Meisinger, a family doctor. The reality is that the political climate will not improve soon. But contrary to ...
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Whitmer signs bills allowing Michigan pharmacists to prescribe birth control
Bills to expand reproductive rights in Michigan, including a bill that allows pharmacists to directly prescribe and dispense ...
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How Taking Birth Control Can Affect Cramping
Although birth control pills typically reduce or eliminate period pain, some people report cramping as a side effect. Cramping caused by oral contraceptives is usually temporary. Most birth ...
Birth Control Facts and Myths: An OBGYN Answers Your Biggest Birth Control Questions
Birth control has revolutionized people’s ability to take charge of their health, pursue their dreams, and decide if and when ...
Opinion
From Griswold to Comstock: The battle for birth control returns
In their letter, Vance and his colleagues also mentioned potentially prosecuting physicians, pharmacists, and others “who break the Federal mail-order abortion laws.” Could the birth control pill be ...
Fearing rights “still could be taken away,” Coloradans stock up on morning-after pills, schedule surgeries ahead of Trump
The uncertainty of it all is just — it’s mind boggling,” one Coloradan says as women and others grapple with an uncertain ...