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Sep 16, 2026

21 Million Women Live in Counties With Limited Birth Control Access, New Maps Show

A new analysis from Power to Decide and the Guttmacher Institute maps contraception access gaps across the U.S.

Sep 16, 2026·1 source

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▪Title X federal funding provides free reproductive health services including birth control at clinics like Pima County Health Department in Arizona
▪21.4 million women needing subsidized birth control live in U.S. counties with limited access
▪Telehealth and mail-order contraception can fully replace in-person clinic access for women in underserved counties

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