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The Pitt News

A van sits outside the Cathedral of Learning advertising free condoms and Plan B.

Cruising around Pittsburgh: Autonomous Body Shop van promotes reproductive health

By Adrienne Cahillane, Staff Writer October 10, 2023
A bright orange van driving around Pittsburgh works to make abortion more accessible and provides free resources to those who need them.
The Pitt Prescription

The Pitt Prescription | Navigating birth control and Plan B following Valentine’s Day

By Elizabeth Donnelly, Senior Staff Writer February 17, 2022
In this week’s edition of The Pitt Prescription, Elizabeth Donnelly discusses available birth control methods and the use of emergency contraception, like Plan B, following intimate acts on Valentine’s Day.
Some women are stocking up on birth control or switching to IUD's amid fears of birth control becoming more difficult to get. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Editorial: Trump’s contradictory contraceptive rollback

By The Pitt News Editorial Board October 10, 2017

Touting the decision as a defense of religious liberty, President Donald Trump rolled back an Obama-era federal mandate Friday that required employers to provide contraception in their health care coverage....

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