With no confirmation of Jesus' birth and no mention of Christmas itself in the Bible, you may be wondering how the holiday ...

When the 3 rd -century Christian theologian Origen of Alexandria attempted to account for the unusual movements of the Star of Bethlehem, he wrote that it should be “classified with the comets which ...

INDIANAPOLIS — What do honey leaves, fish bladders, and rubber condoms have in common? All have been used as contraceptives at some point. Since the start of recorded history, humans have found ...

On its face, The Icon and the Idealist is not a book about abortion. Thanks to advances in technology and medical knowledge, Americans have become accustomed to an ideological separation between ...

Lots of interesting tidbits about birth control, abortion, and American political history – but the mentions of ancient and "pre-medical" contraception only tease. Just how well did those dung-based ...

As the FDA considers whether to make birth control pills available over the counter, some are looking back at the controversial history of the development of "the pill." The Food and Drug ...

If you have ever wondered about why many of us are born in a hospital, where all the midwives have gone, how Lamaze came about and the seemingly increased numbers of Cesarean births, then this is the ...

Ever wonder why the humble egg is the focus of the most important Christian holiday? The egg is ubiquitous and cheap today, but this incredible, edible source of protein was, millennia ago, a potent ...

Anyone can have an unplanned pregnancy. In fact, it happens to about 1 in every 2 women who get pregnant. But those rates are higher for Black women, and they’re less likely to use regular birth ...

Nate Parker, director, star, and producer of "The Birth of a Nation," accept the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award for the film during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony, January 30, 2016, in ...