ROME has spoken,” runs an ancient proverb of the Roman Catholic Church. “The case is closed.” No longer true. Last week Pope Paul VI formally promulgated his encyclical on birth control, which ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. A woman takes the next pill from a monthly pack of birth control in Berlin on May 25, 2021. A woman takes the next pill from a monthly pack of birth control in ...

Major conservative influencers on social media platforms such as Twitter and Rumble have coalesced in recent months around talking points that connect birth control with a variety of negative health ...

The birth control pill is one of the most common forms of contraception in the U.S. But in recent years, claims of side effects of the pill have filled social media platforms, often fueled by ...