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OTC Birth control? Is it safe?

Nov 17, 2021 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
By: Ashaki Ngozi Nzinga Kandake Thompson-Hall The fight for over-the-counter (OTC) birth control continues in the U.S.  Accessible birth control is a reproductive justice imperative. OTC … Read More

Birth Control Access During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Just How Well are Metro Atlanta Students Getting By? 

Nov 16, 2021 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
By: Sajada Parker Birth control access is a unique situation among college students. Many rely on part-time jobs without health insurance, many survive on a … Read More

Birth Control Crash Course

Nov 16, 2021 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
By: Soumya Jaiswal The uterus is the least understood and most politicized organ in the human body.  The explanation is quite predictable. Centuries of sexism … Read More

Why People Want Access to Birth Control

Nov 16, 2021 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
By: Hayley Alexis We all know that birth control should be available over the counter, but why is it important? Why do people want access … Read More
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Under Lock & Key: It's Time Remove Contraceptives From the Lock Box

Nov 15, 2021 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
By: Kirsten Hernandez Many of us, especially those from marginalized communities, are used to items being behind locked boxes at the store. A quick trip … Read More

What Controls Birth Control?: A Brief Context on the Centrality of Black Reproductive Freedom to Collective Liberation 

Nov 18, 2020 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
By: Victor Ultra Omni White feminist’s often center birth control in a larger conversation of choice— a decision that creates a silence around the coercive … Read More

Birth Control Access Gave Me Peace of Mind

Oct 16, 2020 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
The first time it happened, I was terrified: my period was late. Although I can’t remember when it was exactly, it must have been sometime … Read More

Not Just Pregnancy Prevention: #FreeThePill Will Free Us

Oct 15, 2020 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
By: Sarah Michal Hamid Birth control is not always used for pregnancy prevention, and that’s OK! What is not okay, is only centering pregnancy prevention … Read More

Forced Sterilizations, and the RJ Struggle of the Latinx Community in California

Oct 15, 2020 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
By: Kirsten Hernandez It’s no secret that Black, Asian, Indigenous, and Latinx people throughout American history have struggled harder than others to gain autonomy over … Read More

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