Birth Control
Birth control is about equality for women. Using birth control lets women plan when and whether to have a family. In fact, 98 percent of women use birth control at some point in their lives.
Take Action
Make Emergency Contraception Available for All Women
Tell HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to follow the recommendations of scientific experts and make the "morning-after" pill available to all women.
Tell Congress: Don’t Touch Obamacare
Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen. Mark Rubio are using the budget process to attack the health-care law. Tell Congress to keeps its hands off.
Featured Efforts
Choice Out Loud: Every Decision Has a Story
Choice Out Loud is a platform designed to help amplify the stories that men and women are already telling and add new voices to the conversation. Learn More »
No-Cost Birth Control
Birth control is becoming available to millions of women at no cost. No-cost means that women will be able to get their prescriptions for birth control filled without a copay. Learn More »
Stories
Sandra
VIDEO: Contraceptives can cost a woman over $3,000 during law school. For a lot of students who, like me, are on public-interest scholarships, that's practically an entire summer's salary.
Katrina, 20
When I was in 7th grade I began menstruating. I had no idea what kind of pain I was in store for in the following years. Every month when I would get my period I would be in bed, in tears, from the pain of my cramps.
The Problem
Many anti-choice activists oppose birth control just as much as they oppose abortion.
- They work to block women's access to birth control at pharmacies and hospitals.
- They lie about birth control to perpetuate a myth that it causes an abortion. Birth control is not abortion.
Our Solution
There are many ways to make sure that women get the birth control they need. Better access means fewer unintended pregnancies.
- Emergency contraception (EC) can prevent pregnancy if used up to five days after sex.
- Pharmacies should not be able to refuse to fill a woman's prescription for birth control.
- The government should make sure that low-income women can afford birth control at family-planning clinics.
- If an insurance company covers prescription drugs, it should cover prescription birth control, too.
News & Updates
Why Young Women Need Access to Plan B®
Even when people practice safe sex, accidents happen. So it makes sense that there should be a backup method available, like emergency contraception, for when things don't go according to plan. Sadly, that's not the reality for everyone.
Ilyse Hogue: Why Women Need Plan B
Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, stopped by "NOW with Alex Wagner" on MSNBC to talk about continued efforts to block access to emergency contraception. Find out what she had to say.
