The Politics of the Pill: Gender, Framing, and Policymaking in the Battle Over Birth ControlThe announcement of a Health and Human Services (HHS) rule requiring insurance providers to cover the costs of contraception as part of the Affordable Care Act sparked widespread political controversy. How did something that millions of American women use regularly become such a fraught political issue? In The Politics of the Pill, Rachel VanSickle Ward and Kevin Wallsten explore how gender has shaped contemporary debates over contraception policy in