A new vending machine provides free emergency contraception on the near east side of Indianapolis, as part of a collaboration between Indiana reproductive justice groups and a local business.

More people are seeking vasectomies following the overturn of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood centers want to meet that demand in more parts of the state. Planned Parenthood will offer vasectomy services at four locations across Indiana.

Pharmacists in Indiana can prescribe birth control under state legislation now in effect.

House Bill 1568 would allow pharmacists to prescribe hormonal birth control to people 18 and older without having to see a health care provider first.

The Indiana House Committee on Public Health has unanimously approved House Bill 1568, which would allow pharmacists to prescribe hormonal birth control without an appointment.

Some Indiana lawmakers and health care professionals are continuing calls for better access to birth control, less than a month before the state’s near-total abortion ban takes effect.

The program is open to anyone in the state and covers all types and brands of birth control.

Health care provider, Meritain Health, announced it will continue to offer the coverage at no cost to plan members.

The University of Notre Dame sent letters to students and employees on Friday saying it will stop providing birth control coverage to students and employees at the end of the plan year

The Trump administration's new rules on birth control coverage open the door for the university and other employers to stop covering contraceptives as part of their health plans.