Planned Parenthood sees spike in demand for contraceptives after election
Source: Scripps News
Posted 3:03 PM, Nov 25, 2024
Planned Parenthood, the nonprofit organization that provides reproductive and sexual healthcare, is reporting a surge in demand for long-acting and permanent contraceptive options following the recent presidential election.
Nationally, Planned Parenthood Health Centers saw vasectomy appointments increase by 1,200 percent. IUD appointments, meanwhile, increased by more than 760 percent, while birth control and gender-affirming appointments increased by 350 percent and 140 percent, respectively.
Planned Parenthood said the uptick "reflects patients' intensified concerns over preserving their reproductive choices as political uncertainties grow."
“We’re seeing record numbers of patients making proactive reproductive health choices to help secure their ability to control pregnancy outcomes,” said Rebecca Gibron, CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky. “In a landscape where reproductive health care access is increasingly under threat, expanded access to effective contraception options — supported by essential programs like Title X and Medicaid — has become even more urgent.”
Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/abortion/planned-parenthood-sees-spike-in-demand-for-contraceptives-after-election
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I’d like to point out that Plan B (and the lesser-known Take Action) have a shelf life of five years. It would be a good time to stock up on them now to get through the next four years. At $50/$40 a pop, it’s expensive but could be a lifesaver. I’d even recommend older women to keep a cache for loved ones, just in case, because they would be less suspect as a source.
And be careful out there! Not a time to take chances on “just this once” if you really don’t want to deal with consequences.
Tense times ahead. 
