Stories by April J. Bell

April J. Bell is an assistant professor of family and community medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She holds a Ph.D. and an M.P.H. from Indiana University.

Vector illustration with a grain overlay depicting various forms of birth control including condoms and contraceptive pills centered around and slightly behind a heart emblazoned with a medical or red cross symbol

OpinionJune 21, 2024

Misinformation around Birth Control Online Is a Form of Contraception Coercion

Social media is flooding users with bad information about birth control. Providers need to fight back by rebuilding trust in reproductive health care

Mai Fleming, Christine Dehlendorf, April J. Bell

Rear view of young woman with bag standing against shelf in pharmacy searching for medicine

OpinionJuly 13, 2023

Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills Have Been Approved. Let’s Make Them Inexpensive and Easily Available

Here’s how to make newly approved over-the-counter birth control pills affordable and easy to get

Mai Fleming, April J. Bell, Christine Dehlendorf