A new analysis from Power to Decide and the Guttmacher Institute found 21.4 million women needing subsidized birth control live in counties with limited access. The data predates recent Title X funding cuts, meaning the reality may be worse.
Debatable claims
- ▪Telehealth and mail-order contraception can fully replace in-person clinic access for women in underserved counties
- ▪Title X funding cuts are the primary driver of birth control access gaps in the U.S.
Access gap findings
- ▪The data used in the analysis predates recent Title X funding cuts, meaning current access may be even worse
- ▪Counties with limited access often lack a single public clinic offering subsidized contraception
- ▪21.4 million women needing subsidized birth control live in U.S. counties with limited access
- ▪The analysis was conducted by Power to Decide and the Guttmacher Institute, both nonprofit nonpartisan organizations
Title X and federal funding
- ▪Title X federal funding provides free reproductive health services including birth control at clinics like Pima County Health Department in Arizona
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