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Birth Control Access

Millions of people face barriers to getting the birth control they want — cost and coverage, a nearby provider, accurate information. Here's what's happening, the data behind it, and how Power to Decide is working to change it.

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19M+
women live in a contraceptive desert

Understand the issue

What birth control access means — and why it's under threat

The data

Power to Decide's research on the access gap

Contraceptive Deserts map / chart
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What Power to Decide does about it

Our work on birth control access

Policy & Advocacy
Federal and state work to protect and expand coverage and access.
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The Contraceptive Equity Initiative
Expanding no-cost coverage, pharmacist prescribing, telehealth, OTC.
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Bedsider consumer resource
Helps people find birth control and a provider near them.
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Campus Sexual Health
Helping campuses improve student access to contraception.
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Research & Data
The Contraceptive Deserts map and the youth access survey.
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Advancing Contraceptive Access Toolkit
Resources partners can use to expand access in their communities.
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