Rates of unintended pregnancy among young women in the military are about 50 percent higher than among young women in the general population, research suggests. iStockphoto hide caption
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Birth control used to be a big part of young women's out-of-pocket health costs. iStockphoto hide caption
Health plans begun under the Affordable Care Act are required to cover FDA-approved contraceptive methods without cost to members. Older plans are exempt from that rule. iStockphoto hide caption
If the Food and Drug Administration has approved a type of prescription contraception, then insurers must cover at least one option at no cost to the consumer. BSIP/Science Source hide caption
Contraceptive coverage has long been required by state laws or sought by nonreligious employers the religious health plans serve. iStockphoto hide caption
GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire complained about a Democratic effort to reaffirm a contraceptive mandate at a Tuesday news conference J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
A demonstrator dressed as the Bible stands outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., awaiting the court's decision on the Hobby Lobby case Monday. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
Customers enter a Hobby Lobby store on March 25, in Antioch, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Estrogen affects cells in the eye's retina, which may help explain a possible link between glaucoma and estrogen levels. iStockphoto.com hide caption
The Plan B One-Step morning-after pill will now be available to women as young as 15 without a prescription, and will have another three years of protection from generic competition. AP hide caption
The federal rules for coverage of birth control by religiously affiliated groups are becoming clear. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Almost half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended. Rudyanto Wijaya/iStockphoto.com hide caption
Health plans are required to pay for contraceptives, but the clinics that are common sources of family planning services aren't used to dealing with insurers. iStockphoto.com hide caption
The Plan B pill, one version of the morning-after pill, is available without a prescription, except for women 17 and younger. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption