Birth Control
Birth control is about equality for women. Using birth control lets women plan when and whether to have a family. In fact, 98 percent of women use birth control at some point in their lives.
Take Action
Stop Attacks on Birth-Control Coverage
Birth-control opponents are protesting the Obama administration’s decision to ensure birth-control coverage for millions of women.
Thank President Obama
Thank President Obama for ensuring millions of women will have insurance coverage for contraceptives.
Featured Efforts
No-Cost Birth Control
Birth control will soon be available to millions of women at no cost. No-cost means that women will be able to get their prescriptions for birth control filled without a copay. Learn More »
Stories
Mariah, 19
Shortly after turning 18 and in my final semester of high school, I found out I was pregnant by my boyfriend of two years.
Katrina, 20
When I was in 7th grade I began menstruating. I had no idea what kind of pain I was in store for in the following years. Every month when I would get my period I would be in bed, in tears, from the pain of my cramps.
The Problem
Many anti-choice activists oppose birth control just as much as they oppose abortion.
- They work to block women's access to birth control at pharmacies and hospitals.
- They lie about birth control to perpetuate a myth that it causes an abortion. Birth control is not abortion.
Our Solution
There are many ways to make sure that women get the birth control they need. Better access means fewer unintended pregnancies.
- Emergency contraception (EC) can prevent pregnancy if used up to five days after sex.
- Pharmacies should not be able to refuse to fill a woman's prescription for birth control.
- The government should make sure that low-income women can afford birth control at family-planning clinics.
- If an insurance company covers prescription drugs, it should cover prescription birth control, too.
News & Updates
NARAL Pro-Choice America Calls on Congress to Back Off Attacks on Insurance Coverage of Birth Control
NARAL Pro-Choice America launched a multifaceted nationwide mobilization campaign to galvanize public support for the Obama administration’s policy ensuring insurance coverage of contraception for millions of Americans.
Video: Birth-Control Coverage Debate
Ted Miller, communications director for NARAL Pro-Choice America, debates a professor from Catholic University of America on WUSA (Washington, D.C.’s CBS affiliate).
