The U.S. is still behind the rest of the world on access to birth control pills

There are 102 countries in the world where you can buy birth control pills without seeing your doctor, but the United States isn’t one of them.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has endorsed the idea of true access to over-the-counter birth control since 2012 and 76 percent of doctors and 70 percent of other health care providers have said that people should have over-the-counter access.

One common concern is whether people who can get pregnant ...

‘Height of hypocrisy’: Clinton calls out Trump team over private email reports

Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law among six administration figures who reportedly used private email accounts for White House business

At least six senior Trump administration figures have used private email accounts for official White House business, according to various media reports.

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