Hey John,

Welcome to the first #FreeThePill Day where we have freed the pill! (Or at least one type of birth control pill anyway). #FreeThePill Day (May 9th), marks the anniversary of the first birth control pill approval by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration in 1960. It’s also the one-year anniversary of the first FDA hearing on Opill, which resulted in a unanimous (17-0) vote in favor of approving Opill to be sold over-the-counter, no prescriptioin needed!

We have 3 things you can do to celebrate with us today! You can start by simply sharing our latest Opill FAQ on Instagram here or Twitter here.

Second, while Opill is available on store shelves and online, it still costs money. We think the Biden Administration has the power to require insurance coverage of over-the-counter birth control pills, but they need to feel the pressure from people like you! Send a letter to President Biden and his team here.

Finally, if you're a teacher or school administrator, it's not too late to sign up here for our training tonight cohosted with the Society of Health And Physical Educators (SHAPE).

At the training, we will debut our new Opill FAQ specifically for teachers which you can check out here. It has links so it can live digitally, but it can also be printed as a one-pager (front and back). Feel free to bookmark it for future use.

The entire #FreeThePill coalition is posting all day and weekend using #FreeThePill to celebrate this historic day. Thanks for all you've done to make it possible.

In solidarity,

Geoff Corey, Director of Campaigns & Rapid Response
Angela Maske, #FreeThePill Youth Campaign Manager
Advocates for Youth

P.S. We're sharing this far and wide, so don't be afraid to send to friends as well!

Thank you so much for being a part of this movement.