NEWS FROM POWER TO DECIDE
Welcome to Let’s Talk Month!
Who do young people look to for info on sex, love, and relationships? You! Learn how you can talk to the young people in your life about these important topics throughout the month of October as we roll out conversation starters, personal stories, and helpful tips.
Join Us in Building a Culture of Reproductive Well-Being
Are you interested in joining more than 40 national, state, and local organizations to build a nationwide Reproductive Well-Being Movement? Would you like to build a culture that supports reproductive well-being where you live, work, and play? We are seeking applications for place-based teams to take part in a national shared learning collaborative. Learn more by reading this blog.
Let’s Talk Access with Simple Health
Birth control has long been a topic that's not discussed, and as a result, reproductive health awareness, access, and progress—as well as women themselves—have suffered.
We're partnering with Simple Health for “Let’s Talk” month and asking you to use your voice to ignite the conversation around birth control access. If you’ve ever struggled to get your birth control—because of cost, insurance coverage, doctor interference, time off—we’re asking you to publicly talk about it.
Share your story on Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #KissMyAccess, and for each tagged post in October, Simple Health will donate one month of birth control to an uninsured woman.
By talking about it, you’re helping uninsured women get access and inspiring women everywhere to own the conversation.
Get Ready to Say #ThxBirthControl
On November 13, we celebrate #ThxBirthControl Day, 24-hours dedicated to acknowledging all the wonderful things birth control has made possible for everyone. No drama. Just love for accessible, affordable, and awesome contraception.
Here are three ways to get involved:
The Devastating Impact of the Domestic Gag Rule
The Trump Administration’s recent enforcement of the Title X “domestic gag rule” is nothing short of catastrophic for people living on limited incomes. Read Power to Decide CEO Ginny Ehrlich’s thoughts about how the gag rule is hurting people and its irreversible effects.
Our Newest Power Player
We’re committed to uplifting the many individuals working to improve access to women’s reproductive health options. This month’s power player is Brendan Levy, MD, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, HeyDoctor. Read his story.
Support BCBenefits
We believe that every woman deserves the birth control right for them. That's why we created our contraceptive access fund, BCBenefits. The fund helps women living on limited incomes overcome some common barriers in accessing contraception, such as costs to travel to a clinic and unreimbursed health care costs.
With more than 19.5 million women in the US right now living in a contraceptive desert—or a county without reasonable access to the full range of contraceptive methods—it’s more crucial than ever to support women in need. Donate today and support contraceptive access for all.
POLICY UPDATES
Programs Remain Funded for Now, But Damage Continues
On September 27, the President signed into law a short-term “continuing resolution” (CR) that will keep the federal government funded at current levels through November 21, 2019. The CR passed both of the House and Senate with large, bipartisan support. The bill includes funding for the Title X Family Planning Program and the Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program, but does not include language to undo the damage of the domestic gag rule, and the integrity of these programs remains an issue.
To date, women in need of publicly funded birth control in 390 counties across the country are losing Title X resources that keep their birth control affordable. It is imperative that we continue to pressure the Senate to protect the Title X program and undo the damage of the gag rule. Please take one minute and click here to email your Senators.
POWER UPDATES
Click here to see the top publications and articles on reproductive well-being health published in the last month.
GENEROUS SUPPORT FOR OUR WORK
Power to Decide is grateful for the generous support offered by:
- The Linked Foundation for their generous support for Bedsider.
- Nurx, the health tech company focused on sensitive health needs and the leading online provider for contraception, has partnered with us to provide 1,000 low-income women with a one-year supply of birth control at no cost. In honor of this year’s World Contraception Day, Nurx will also provide a $10,000 donation to BCBenefits.
- with Vagisil, the maker of emergency contraceptive Preventeza, and SIRUM, a non-profit dedicated to decreasing the amount of medicine going to waste in the US, to distribute 30,000 units of Preveteza to women in contraceptive deserts. As a brand that that advocates for women to be shameless about their vaginal and sexual health needs, Vagisil has also made a generous matching donation to BCBenefits to further their support and belief that all women should have the power to decide if, when, and under what circumstances to get pregnant and have a child.
- The Serena Foundation for support of #TalkingisPower.
- Twentyeight Health and Sharon Weinberg for their generous support for Bedsider and BCBenefits.
Join others dedicated to ensuring all young people have the power to decide their futures by making a donation today.
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