Americans for Contraception is a non-partisan organization fighting to protect our right to plan our families. 90% of Americans support birth control – but almost 500 elected representatives have voted against this right.
We’re fighting back. We are breaking down stigmas around birth control and uniting folks around the shared value that you have the right to birth control no matter if or how you use it. In just a few years, we’ve delivered 500,000 petitions, mobilized 25,000 calls to state elected officials, gotten 33,000 press hits in local news, and built a social media movement. Because of our work, if someone goes against our right to contraception, Americans will know – and they will have to answer to US.
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We closed the believability gap and educated Americans across the country about the many reasons to use birth control and the real threat against our rights. Early research told us that the vast majority of Americans didn’t think the right to contraception was under threat. We shared explainer videos and articles about the right-wing attacks on contraception and shined a light on real lawmakers debating our right to access it. Now, we are taking our work to the next level – halting anti-birth control efforts in their tracks.
Freeda Tour
Americans for Contraception is advancing the fight to protect birth control both online and offline. In 2024 we took Freeda (Womb), our 20 foot inflatable IUD, on the road. Stopping in over 30 states on college campuses, state capitols, and even music festivals, we started a nationwide conversation. We continue to fight for the Right to Contraception Act in states across the U.S., generating press and holding events to gain attention and build accountability.
Our organization aims to answer a key question: How do we stop extremists from working against the will of 90% of Americans? We won’t give up, but neither will they. Bills taking aim at birth control, IVF, and other important freedoms continue to crop up across the U.S.
We believe the only way to protect our right to plan our families is to get loud.
News
Colbert on the Right to Contraception Act
The Colbert Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers 7/18
New York Times
G.O.P. Blocks Contraception Bill in Senate as Democrats Seek Political Edge
New York Times
In Washington, DC, House Democrats’ Bid to Protect Contraception Is Being Symbolized By a 20-Foot IUD Installation
Vogue
America’s Largest IUD Has a Warning: ‘Stand Tall as a Barrier to the GOP’s Creepy Plans’
Ms. Magazine
Youngkin vetoes Right to Contraception Act: Reproductive choice remains under attack
Augusta Free Press
Reproductive rights bills in Nevada Legislature tackle IVF, contraceptives, provider protections
Nevada Current