“For more than 65 million women of reproductive age in the U.S., contraception access is one of the most important issues in this new political landscape where major restrictions are being debated.”

“Women in South Carolina face a number of barriers to getting adequate care. Education about contraception and family planning is pretty limited. Despite that, New Morning has been able to find ways to get birth control to them.”

“We pledge to remain fully committed to ensuring all South Carolinians’ have equitable access to medically accurate information about contraception, as well as equitable access to contraceptive services.”

“Birth control access fell in states with abortion bans. It’s different in South Carolina, one group says.”

“At a time when we’re seeing more demand for contraceptive services, we need strong leadership.”

“Choose Well improved contraceptive access by mitigating costs, developing infrastructure, capacity building, marketing and communication, and strategic learning.”

“This data emphasizes the need for affordable birth control, even as contraception becomes more readily available.”

“From 2021, looking into the current day, we've seen an increase in our costs related to birth control to the tune of about 30%.”

“When we think about 450,000 women…that’s one in every three women in South Carolina that we have been able to serve.”

“It’s time for the South to change our narrative and lead a new era of progress on maternal and infant health.”

“To continue bringing affordable birth control to women across the state, we need to invest in contraceptive access programs, year-in and year-out.”

“To improve outcomes for mothers and infants, women and their partners must be empowered to plan for and time their pregnancies.”

“Last month, the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a six-week abortion ban, following 21 other states that have moved to restrict abortion or ban it entirely. Amid these restrictions, Republicans, especially Republican women, have expressed their support for contraception.”

“Hello! My name is Kate Satterfield, and I’m the Deputy Director, Evaluation and Systems Improvement at New Morning, a non-profit that promotes equitable access to contraception in South Carolina. Our flagship program began in 2017 and comprises a network of more than 70 health systems (“partners”) across the state, granted funds to improve the quality of care and provide contraceptive methods regardless of patients’ ability to pay.”

“For some young girls and women in South Carolina, access to reproductive care is limited or simply unavailable, leaving them powerless to make the best decisions for their own personal health or the well-being of their family.”

“Almost half of all pregnancies are unintended. Future nurse practitioners (NPs) need long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) training. The purpose of this project was to increase LARC and reproductive health education to NP students at four public colleges of nursing.”

“We describe the implementation of Choose Well (CW), a statewide contraceptive access initiative ongoing in South Carolina, and the external evaluation of CW conducted at East Tennessee State University. The evaluation is well positioned to advance the evidence base surrounding contraceptive access initiatives, particularly given the uniqueness of CW in the southeastern United States.”

“A Columbia-based nonprofit organization is working with the Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. (BJHCHS) to ensure birth control access to all women in southeastern South Carolina.”

“One of the Grand Strand’s largest medical providers is keeping up with meteoric post-pandemic demand for birth control products thanks to its unique partnership with a Columbia nonprofit.”

“The partnership between New Morning and Tandem, a federally qualified health center, has existed since 2017 to provide access to birth control.”

“Since 2018, ReGenesis has partnered with New Morning Foundation, a nonprofit in Columbia S.C. that houses a program called Choose Well — an initiative to increase access to contraceptive services across South Carolina.”

“The organization and more than 100 participating clinics have provided free contraceptive services to more than 300,000 women in the South Carolina.”

“What if we made birth control available at little to no cost in every community, in every county, for every person with a uterus in South Carolina, regardless of health insurance coverage?”

“You can still get necessary scans, routine tests, and primary and emergency care, even without health insurance—or if your coverage is lacking. Here’s how.

“A South Carolina nonprofit that built a birth control access program is running short of funding and wants the state to step in to keep it going.”

“We must reduce the number of unintended pregnancies in our state.”

“Clues from the state with the biggest recent decline”