Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has unveiled a new program, Take Control of your Birth Control, to ensure Michigan families have access to free contraception including over-the-counter oral birth control pills, emergency contraception, condoms, and family planning educational resources through community partners and federally qualified health centers across the state during the month of November.
Take Control of Your Birth Control is funded through the bipartisan budget, and comes as the Biden-Harris administration proposes that insurance covers over-the-counter birth control.
“Everyone, no matter how much money they make, deserves to make their own decisions about their own reproductive health and future,” said Whitmer. “With our family planning initiative, ‘Take Control of Your Birth Control,’ we are building on our work to protect reproductive freedom for all Michiganders. By expanding access to essential family planning tools, we are underscoring our commitment to ensuring Michiganders, along with their families and trusted health care providers, can make their own decisions about their own bodies and lives.”
This effort was made possible thanks to the work of the Michigan legislature, who secured $5.6 million in this year’s bipartisan budget to support DHHS’s expansion of its family planning
program.
The goal is to ensure individuals, regardless of their circumstances, have access to tools that allow them to make informed decisions about their health and future.
Beginning in November, organizations will distribute emergency contraception, condoms, and over-the-counter oral contraceptive, for free to the general public, regardless of insurance and will continue as long as supplies are available.
Alongside free supplies, Take Control of Your Birth Control will give Michiganders the information they need to continue to get vital supplies covered going forward.
This campaign reflects the state’s ongoing commitment to ensuring equitable access to reproductive health services.
Beginning in November, Michigan families are encouraged to visit michigan.gov/takecontrol to find an interactive map of organizations participating in the effort and learn more about how to access these essential resources.
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