Launch Accelerator Seeks Its Next Cohort
Are you passionate about improving sexual health outcomes for young people? Are you working to increase equity and make sexual health solutions accessible to all? Get support and funding for your innovation through Launch, a 12-month hybrid accelerator program that provides individualized coaching, training, funding, and a supportive network for teams of 3-5 people.
Applications for the next Launch cohort are open now! Participants in the cohort-based program will receive individualized coaching, training, funding, and connections to resources. Apply now.
Work With Us
We’re looking for a Senior Director, Health Care to build and execute a content and outreach strategy that is human-centered, driven by equity, and informed by the best available medical evidence and clinical guidelines. This position is focused on positioning Power to Decide as the go-to resource for sexual and reproductive health information for care providers and systems. Read more about the position and apply today to join our team.
New Year, New Approach
Ring in the New Year with our One Key Question® (OKQ) online, interactive training! This patient-centered approach supports providers in navigating conversations and understanding patient goals about if, when, and under what circumstances they want to get pregnant and have a child. Our online companion training, Preconception and Contraception Pathways to Care, takes that conversation one step further by teaching providers how to offer follow-up care based on the client’s response, in a personalized, non-judgmental, and unbiased way.
Learn more about both trainings by reading our one-pager. And to connect with a member of our team and learn more about bringing OKQ to your site email [email protected].
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Federal Update
Congress Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund the Government Until March
Members of Congress continued negotiations this month on must pass legislation, including Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) appropriations bills. After much back and forth and an initial failed vote, Congress approved and passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) averting a government shutdown. This means that programs that support reproductive well-being such as the Title X Family Planning Program and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program will remain funded at current levels. Additionally, the CR extended funding for the Personal Responsibility and Education Program until March 31, 2025.
It is critical that when Congress returns that they finalize FY2025 Funding. Sign up for our federal policy newsletter to get more updates on this and our other federal policy priorities.
NDAA Passes with Language Threatening Gender-Affirming Care
Last month, Congress passed, and the President signed into law a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that includes an expansion of no co-pay contraceptive coverage for all military servicemembers and their families. This is a policy Power to Decide has worked to enact for more than a decade, in close partnership with our Hill champions and organizational partners. Unfortunately, the bill also included a harmful provision that could result in a ban on gender-affirming care for military family members. For that reason, Power to Decide opposed the bill. While we are pleased to finally have no co-pay contraceptive coverage for all servicemembers and their families, we know the language threatening gender-affirming care will force servicemembers to choose between their careers and their families. Gender-affirming care is reproductive health care and we will continue to oppose harmful barriers to people receiving the health care they need.
State Updates
Ballot Initiatives Bring Expanded Abortion Access in Arizona While Abortion Still Not Available in Missouri
In Arizona, the Proposition 139 ballot initiative in the November 5 election enshrined abortion in the state’s constitution, eliminating the state’s previous 15-week ban. Proposition 139 went into effect on November 25, 2024, allowing for access to abortion care prior to fetal viability. For more information on the ballot initiative, visit the Arizona Attorney General’s page on reproductive rights.
In Missouri, Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang issued a preliminary injunction that blocks the state’s abortion ban along with several other restrictions, ruling it unconstitutional after the success of Amendment 3, which pushed to amend the state’s constitution to include abortion. While the decision does effectively block the total ban and restrictions like the 72-hour waiting period that was previously in place, it does not yet signify a start to abortion services in Missouri. Judge Zhang left in place several other abortion restriction laws. This includes a law that mandates that facilities that provide abortions be licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services — also known as a targeted regulation of abortion providers or TRAP law.
As always, AbortionFinder.org is your resource for the latest on abortion laws and providers in your state.
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Kick off your new year by supporting reproductive rights with a gift to Power to Decide. Join us in fostering a future where all individuals have the power to decide if, when, and under what circumstances to get pregnant and have a child.
Your generous support can help us reach more people, develop innovative tools, and advocate for a future where reproductive well-being is a reality for all.
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