Having the power to decide if, when, and under what circumstances to get pregnant and have a child is key. 🔑 #ThxBirthControl
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NEW 🚨 The Contraceptive Access Maps are live, built in partnership with @Guttmacher!
21.4 million women in need of low- or no-cost BC live in a contraceptive access gap - where the need for low- or no-cost contraception is greater than the availability of services:
Have Medicaid? Take 5 minutes today to make sure your state has your correct:
Home address ☑️
Email address ☑️
Phone number ☑️
This helps make sure you receive important notices about Medicaid rule changes and deadlines 👌 Visit Medicaid.gov for more info
ICYMI: Instead of funding access to accurate information for all young people the admin is giving those funds to its AI friends 😒
More from @NPR: npr.org/2026/10/17/nx-s1-600…
Power to Decide retweeted
Put it on the calendar in red sharpie: this year's #ThxBirthControl Day celebration is officially set for Nov. 12 📌
Whatever your method of choice, it’s done a lot for you. And with access under attack and misinformation everywhere, it deserves a loud, passionate shoutout!
Save the date: Thursday, November 12 is #ThxBirthControl Day 🗓️
For 14 years, you’ve continued showing up for birth control access – through mounting political attacks, mis/disinformation campaigns, and barriers that keep care out of reach for so many.
Power to Decide retweeted
We're here to give trusted info to abortion seekers across the country: AbortionFinder.org 📍
ICYMI: our Contraceptive Access Maps — a new tool built in partnership with the @Guttmacher Institute — detail county-level access to publicly funded health centers.
Here's how to dig into the data, county by county: powertodecide.org/news/how-r…
ALT A map of the United States shows various counties colored in shades of yellow, orange, and gray. Text below the map reads, "How to Read Our New Contraceptive Access Maps. What does this data mean for you or for access in your county?" The bottom features the website powertodecide.org and the logo "POWER TO DECIDE.
Have Medicaid? Take 5 minutes today to make sure your state has your correct:
Home address ☑️
Email address ☑️
Phone number ☑️
This helps make sure you receive important notices about Medicaid rule changes and deadlines 👌 Visit Medicaid.gov for more info
New data from Power to Decide and @Guttmacher shows that 21.4 million US women of reproductive age who are in need of low- or no- cost contraception live in a county with an access gap— AKA need for publicly funded services is greater than the availability of these services 🚨
ALT A U.S. map highlights regions with contraceptive access gaps, colored in shades of gray, yellow, and red. Overlaid text on the map states: "21.4 million women of reproductive age in the U.S. live in contraceptive access gaps." A smaller text at the top reads: "Access to birth control shouldn’t depend on where you live.
A new ANSIRH report looks at how people who've had abortions connect with the stories they see on screen, from shows like Tell Me Lies.
Representation shapes how we talk about abortion care: powertodecide.org/news/abort…
Power to Decide's Rachel Fey and Emma Carpenter joined host Asia Tabb on @WITF's The Spark to talk about what our new Contraceptive Access Maps, developed with @Guttmacher, reveal about where those gaps are, county by county.
Listen to the episode 🎧 play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_1…
$33,370 less a year—money that could go to health care, child care, housing, or education.
That’s what the widening gender wage gap means for Latina workers.
Read @IWPResearch’s latest on #LatinaEqualPay: iwpr.org/articles/gender-and…
Data-driven insights are critical to informing our work in sexual and reproductive health.
💡 Explore our library of research, including reports, fact sheets, and more: bit.ly/4dHXhES
Our federal policy resources can help you stay on top of the latest legislation with fact sheets for advocacy and education. Learn more: powertodecide.org/what-we-do…
Power to Decide's Rachel@Fey joined @IowaPublicRadio's River to River with host Ben Kieffer and @Guttmacher to talk about what our new Contraceptive Access Maps show about access across Iowa
Listen to the episode here 🎙️: iowapublicradio.org/podcast/…
Power to Decide retweeted
Contraceptive Access Maps, launched by @powertodecide and @guttmacher, is a new tool based on real contraceptive patient caseload data by clinic type and grounded in what people themselves say they need, county by county.
Explore the maps at powertodecide.org/contracept…
Imagine a world where everyone has the info, support, and care they need to make their own reproductive choices.
That’s reproductive well-being—and we’re fighting to make it real. 🌎 Learn more: bit.ly/3MhT1A0
Among women who saw birth control content on social media, 8% stopped using a method afterward, per KFF's latest Women's Health Survey.
Accurate info matters: kff.org/womens-health-policy…
Our staff is proof that access to reproductive health care services can lead to endless opportunities:
powertodecide.org/news/power…
