But too many people do not have access to the birth control BIRTH they want or need and are facing increasing attacks on their access to birth control, especially CONTROL since the Supreme Court unjustly overturned Roe v. [...] When people are not able to get the birth control they want and need, they face threats to their health, the health of their families, and their economic security. [...] • Increase access points for birth control, like permitting pharmacists to prescribe and dispense birth control and requiring coverage and dispensing of no less than one full year of birth control by both private and public insurance, removing an unnecessary barrier to birth control. [...] • Fund a public awareness campaign about the right to birth control, state and federal laws requiring insurance coverage of birth control, and how to access birth control. [...] Everyone should have the freedom to use birth control and access to the birth control method that works best for them.
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Table of Contents
- ENSURE EVERYONE CAN ACCESS BIRTH CONTROL WHEN THEY WANT OR NEED IT 1
- Enshrine a broad right to reproductive freedom 2
- Enact Right to Contraception Act legislation. 2
- Codify the Affordable Care Act ACA contraceptive coverage requirement in state law 2
- Increase access points for birth control 2
- Require coverage of over-the-counter methods of birth control 2
- Fund a public awareness campaign about the right to birth control 2
- Require hospitals to provide medically accurate and culturally competent information 2
- Repeal laws allowing the forced sterilization of disabled people. 2
- Contraception is basic health care and helps people plan their lives and futures. 2
- Every person should have access to all the resources they need to make meaningful decisions about birth control use. 2
- People need coverage of all birth control methods without out-of-pocket costs 2
- Legislation that increases access points for birth control like extended supply and pharmacist dispensing can help people avoid gaps in using birth control and improve its effectiveness. 2
