NEWS FROM POWER TO DECIDE



New Videos Explain Opill

Power to Decide CEO, Dr. Raegan, discusses the facts about the first over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill. In two new videos, Dr. Raegan discusses how Opill works, what makes it different from other birth control pills, and why over-the-counter access to birth control matters. 



In two more videos, she provides essential information on pregnancy, shedding light on crucial aspects of reproductive biology amidst a landscape often clouded by misinformation.

Opill is now available for purchase online at Opill’s website and Amazon.com, as well as in-person at some drugstores, convenience stores, and grocery stores. A Cost Assistance Program from Opill’s manufacturer is now available for uninsured individuals living at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.

Be An Advocate

Are you interested in advancing contraceptive access in your community? The fact sheets, maps, research articles, videos, policy briefs, and other documents that make up our digital toolkit provide clarity about contraceptive access on a national and state-by-state level, and policy steps that states can take to improve access. 

Starting the Conversation About Pregnancy Desire  

One Key Question^® (OKQ) is a pregnancy desire screening tool that research shows dramatically increases patient satisfaction. Available online, the OKQ approach is patient-centered and focuses on equally supporting those who want to get pregnant, those who do not, and those who are ambivalent or unsure. Providers can continue the conversation with our Preconception and Contraception Pathways to Care Training, which 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 a stand-alone training. Begin your training journey today! 

• Increasing funding for the Title X Family Planning Program to $390 million (Title X), compared to the current funding level of $286.5 million.
• Providing level funding for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program at $101 million.
• Extending the mandatory evidence-based comprehensive Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) at $75 million.
• Eliminating funding for the discretionary Sexual Risk Avoidance Program (also known as abstinence only).
• Removing the harmful Hyde Amendment, which blocks coverage of abortion for people with federally funded insurance plans such as Medicaid.

Power to Decide welcomes the President’s budget, which takes steps to help people access the reproductive health care services they need. To learn more, see our statement.



HBCU Student Ambassadors Meet with Administration and Congress  

On March 19, Power to Decide’s HBCU Student Ambassadors spent the morning at the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Population Affairs. They met with Assistant Secretary for Health, Admiral Rachel L. Levine and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs, Jessica Swafford Marcella, among others to discuss the work that the ambassadors are doing on their campuses to address sexual health. This was followed by an afternoon of meetings with staff for their members of Congress, as well as Representative Alma Adams, founder of the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus.