One Key Question’s New Home
Power to Decide’s One Key Question® training suite has moved! One Key Question (OKQ) provides a framework for health care providers, social service providers, and champions to routinely ask their patients about pregnancy desires and goals and offer personalized counseling and care based on their response. This comprehensive suite of 3 trainings (OKQ certification, Preconception and Contraception Pathways to Care, and the OKQ Implementation for Administrators) is now available at the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) learning platform for $375 (members) and $450 (non-members).
For group pricing of 20 trainings or more, please reach out to [email protected].
Bill Albert Reflects on a Career in Reproductive Health
As the second ever employee, Bill Albert has served Power to Decide as the Senior Director of Content, Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Program Officer, Senior Director of Communication, and Manager of Communications and Publications. Now, after nearly 30 years of dedication to improving reproductive well-being for all, Bil is retiring. So what has he learned over the years? And what is his advice for those looking to make a difference in the world of sexual and reproductive health? Read his final blog for Power to Decide to learn the answers.
Power to Decide Brings Reproductive Well-Being to SAHM’s 2025 Annual Meeting
Power to Decide had a strong presence at the recent Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine 2025 Annual Meeting in Baltimore. Staff presented on our inaugural Youth Reproductive Health Access (YouR HeAlth) Survey, including during a “Hot Topic” plenary session, highlighting the value of this flagship initiative for understanding young people’s access to contraception and abortion in our post-Dobbs world. Power to Decide also led a workshop on “Practical Tools to Support Person-Centered Contraceptive Counseling for Adolescents,” in collaboration with Drs. Annie Hoopes and Bianca Allison, former Power to Decide staff member, Robin Watkins, and our Let’s Talk Youth Advisor, Franchesca Joseph. As part of this session, we presented on the development and evaluation of our clinical decision support intervention, Let’s Talk Birth Control.
Increasing Contraceptive Access on the Gulf Coast of Texas
A small clinic in Galveston, Texas is doing its best to increase birth control access. Inchara Raj, a medical student at The University of Texas Medical Branch/John Sealy School of Medicine, saw a need in her community and has stepped up to do what she can to fill it. She runs a contraceptive clinic every month in Galveston, Texas where she and other health care providers do their best to extend access and serve as a place where people can receive medically accurate and holistic contraceptive care. Learn more about their work and why it’s so important.
Repro in the News
Each month we round up five interesting articles on sexual health published in the last month. The latest blog covers abortion resources, pharmacists’ prescribing powers, and more.
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Federal Update
Power to Decide Joins Rally at Supreme Court
On April 2, Power to Decide joined reproductive health care advocates at the Supreme Court for a rally as the justices heard oral arguments in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. At issue is the state of South Carolina banning Medicaid beneficiaries from seeking care at Planned Parenthood health centers. If South Carolina prevails, then other states will follow, denying millions of people on Medicaid the ability to get health care — including contraception — from the provider of their choice. For more on the case and scenes from the rally, please follow Power to Decide on our social channels (X, Threads, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn).
HHS Cuts Funding for Title X Grantees
On March 31, HHS notified a large number of grantees of the Title X Family Planning Program that their funding is being withheld, citing a variety of reasons including investigating compliance with executive orders prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion. However, applications for Title X grants were submitted during the previous administration when health equity was a priority. If the funding cuts remain, roughly 20 states will have all or some of their federal family planning funds cut, with devastating consequences for contraceptive access. For more information, please see Power to Decide’s statement.
Congress Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund the Federal Government
On March 14, Congress passed legislation hours before the deadline to avert a government shutdown. The bill extends funding through September 30, 2025, for important programs such as the:
- Title X Family Planning Program (Title X)
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program
- Personal Responsibility and Education Program (PREP)
While this legislation extends funding for programs that support reproductive well-being until the end of the fiscal year, it also includes harmful provisions that decrease overall funding for appropriations bills such as the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies bill. At a time of such uncertainty our leaders should prioritize supporting programs that support people and families, not implement across the board cuts and policies that could decrease access to programs that provide support and care.
As we turn to the fiscal year (FY26) process, which will begin on October 1, 2025, please contact your members of Congress and tell them how important it is that they support and protect funding for programs that promote reproductive well-being.
State Updates
As of this writing, there are no clinics providing abortion in 14 states. This reflects 12 states with total abortion bans, one state (North Dakota) without any clinics, and one state (Wyoming) where services were paused after new laws restricting abortion passed during the most recent legislative session went into effect. Wellspring Health Access, who operates the sole abortion clinic, is challenging the new restrictions.
In March, some Missouri clinics began providing procedural abortion, after laws banning abortion and medically unnecessary clinic regulations were enjoined in December 2024 and February 2025, respectively, by a circuit court judge.
As always, AbortionFinder.org is your resource for the latest on abortion laws and providers in your state.
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