Chris ChoGlueck

As Trump Administration Plans to Burn Contraceptives, Europeans Are Alarmed

Misinformation at the heart of the Trump administration's cruelty:

"The department said the contraceptives that had been flagged for destruction were 'abortifacient,' meaning that they work by inducing abortion. None of the supplies ... fit that description"

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/w...

Contraline Exercises License Option for NES/T, the First Male Contraceptive to Reach Late-Stage Development T is poised to become the first FDA-approved hormonal contraceptive for men.

The leading contender for a new male birth control now has a drug company sponsor! This is the first time for hormonal male contraception to enter into Phase III trials (which are the largest and most expensive).

www.einpresswire.com/article/8351...

How Conservative Christians Cracked a 70-Year-Old Law

Another step forward for "religious freedom"...
...and a further erosion of the separation of church and state.

(no paywall) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/u...

After fall of Roe, anti-abortion activists take aim at birth control Earlier this year, the Trump administration scrubbed CDC guidance on birth control from government websites and froze $65 million in funding to family planning clinics that provide free or low-cost co...

Emergency Contraception ≠ Abortion!

More great PBS coverage about threats to birth control (even in the face of defunding!)

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Examining the facts about contraceptives as birth control misinformation spreads online 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 influenc...

Side effects of birth control are real, but beware the misinformation online. I was interviewed by PBS:

"The existence of these side effects isn't evidence that these contraceptives aren't safe, but they might be evidence that we want to develop even safer means of contraception for everybody."

This is exactly why we need to get a new male contraceptive on the market!

First Pill for Postpartum Depression Shows Varied Real-World Results

For our story about the first pill for postpartum depression, several women generously and courageously shared their experiences with this complex and challenging illness. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/h...

It’s Long Been Women’s Responsibility. That Might Finally Be Shifting. Men should take on some of the burden of birth control side effects.

After Dobbs, the support from men is going up and up. We'll have to see where the new male birth control trials go... and how the FDA responds.