“Shout out to my birth control pills! Not only did they help me plan my pregnancy for when *I* wanted it, they also help with painful periods, cut down my migraine frequency, AND reduce my risk of uterine, ovarian, and colon cancer.”
“Flu shot check, birth control check. Grateful that these medical services are provided to me so I can take care of my health and wellbeing.”
Dear Friend,
These quotes are just two of hundreds we’ve heard about why people everywhere are grateful for access to birth control. Birth control helps people plan for pregnancy (or not), but there are so many reasons to be thankful for it. People use birth control to manage chronic health conditions, reduce their cancer risk, get clearer skin, and much more.
But in the U.S. today, birth control can be hard to get. Depending on where you live, it can require traveling long distances, sometimes even hundreds of miles, to find a health center.
For those who do have a health care provider nearby, there are yet more obstacles:
“Having to call my doctor for the second time in three days to get a refill for my birth control is maddening. The script doesn’t last until the 1-year checkup.”
Friend, that’s why we launched our Contraceptive Access Fund, BCBenefits. This one-of-a-kind fund helps individuals in need connect with a provider via telehealth or afford their birth control in a health center.
Thanks to generous donor support, we’ve helped more than 3,000 people get the birth control they need. With your donation today, we can help even more. Just $5 provides a month of birth control pills for a person in need.
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