21 million women live in U.S. counties with limited birth control access
A new analysis reveals that over 21 million women in the U.S. live in 'contraception deserts' with limited access to subsidized birth control. The report highlights significant disparities in access based on income, geography, and race.
Why it matters
Highlights systemic barriers to reproductive healthcare that affect millions of women, particularly those in marginalized communities.
There are 21.4 million women in the U.S. who need subsidized birth control living in a county somewhere with limited access. That's the major takeaway from a new analysis of contraception access from two reproductive policy organizations, Power to Decide and the Guttmacher Institute , shared exclusively with NPR. Both organizations are nonprofit and nonpartisan, and both support access to reproductive and sexual health services, including abortion.
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