This is what progress looks like: Thanks to a historic FDA decision this summer, a progestin-only birth control pill, Opill, will soon be the first to be sold over the counter — no prescription needed — regardless of age.

And let me tell you, as someone who has been working in the reproductive rights movement for years, this is big. This is the type of win that makes you step back, take a deep breath, and KNOW that hard work pays off.

When it feels like we are dealing with so many emergencies, when we are up against so many threats and challenges — it's important to remember that progress is possible. If we work for it. If we commit to it. If we chip in, each one of us, in whatever ways we can.

To support Planned Parenthood Action Fund's work toward more wins like over-the-counter birth control, make a gift before our December 31 deadline.

All gifts made by December 31 will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $500,000.

Big victories like this one give me hope. Although the current state of reproductive rights in the country may seem bleak, there are glimpses of the future we deserve — of the movement that is growing and fighting back.

It's wins like this that re-energize all of us in the movement — me, my colleagues, advocates, supporters, and volunteers. And that's exactly what we needed to keep going. A reminder of why we do this work, progress no matter the speed. And we will not stop until everyone has the access and rights to the care they deserve.

Over-the-counter birth control is by no means the end of our fight — but it shows how much what we do matters. It matters when voters use their voices and stand up for reproductive rights. It matters when advocates are organized, energized, and mobilized. It matters when we remember that as long as we come together to support each other and fight together, we will win.

When you make a year-end gift to Planned Parenthood Action Fund, you're supporting the fight for reproductive rights now and in the future. Make your gift before time runs out.

Let's keep up the momentum.

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