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NEWS FROM POWER TO DECIDE
Abortion Access One Year Later
Although Roe v. Wade was never enough to protect abortion rights for far too many people, its repeal was a historic loss for our country. By eliminating Roe’s protections, the Supreme Court rolled back generations of reproductive rights and jeopardized the reproductive health of generations to come. Read Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosely, Power to Decide’s CEO, thoughts on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health.
Join the Fight
You have the power to join the fight for abortion access by posting on your socials about our game-changing online resource AbortionFinder.org. Plus, we’ve done all the work for you—just post one of these graphics to your grid and tag us @AbortionFinder, and there you have it—you’ve supported the fight for abortion access.
Visit our store and stock up on your own AbortionFinder merch to show your support for connecting people with the accurate information they need to make informed decisions and access care.
Confusion About the Legality of Birth Control
There is considerable confusion about the legality of birth control in Missouri and many are worried about future access, according to a new survey of state residents.
One in four (25%) Missourians do not believe or do not know that birth control pills — the most used form of contraception in the US — are legal in the state.
More than half (53%) do not believe or do not know that emergency contraception is legal.
In addition, fully half of survey respondents (50%) — including 44% of Republicans, 48% of Independents, and 66% of Democrats — are concerned that elected officials in Missouri will enact laws that restrict people from getting the birth control method they want.
The survey of 1,000 Missouri residents was conducted as part of the Missouri-based The Right Time initiative. Through this effort, health centers across the state are improving access to contraception by providing free or low-cost birth control.
A Bundle of Health Care
Power to Decide’s One Key Question® (OKQ) interactive training opens the door to a conversation with patients about if, when, and under what circumstances they want to get pregnant and have a child. Our Preconception and Contraception Pathways to Care online training takes that conversation one step further by teaching providers how to offer preconception and contraception counseling and care in a personalized, non-judgmental, and unbiased way.
Both OKQ and Pathways to Care are available as stand-alone trainings. A discounted training bundle is available for those interested in taking the OKQ and Pathways training together. Simply visit our online shop to begin your training.
What's Your Birth Control Story?
We want to hear your birth control story—and help amplify it. Tell us why you love your method, your journey to find the method that’s right for you, or your struggles to access birth control. Your story can help others feel less alone, change a policymaker’s mind about legislation, and help shift public opinion.
Dr. Raegan Speaks at NFPRHA 2023
In June, Dr. Raegan presented at The National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association’s 2023 National Conference. She sat on The Racist History of Family Planning plenary as one of four experts speaking about the historical and present-day impacts of racism in family planning. To learn more, read Dr. Raegan’s thoughts on the racist roots of abortion restrictions in this blog from last year.
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