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Major Federal and State Funding Cuts Facing Planned Parenthood
Issue BriefThis issue brief presents data from the most recent tracking poll asking if people have ever visited a Planned Parenthood clinic for health care services and looks at the funding cuts Planned Parenthood is currently facing including Medicaid, Title X, and Teen Pregnancy Prevention funds.
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Women’s Experiences with Intimate Partner Violence
Issue BriefThis analysis provides data on women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) and reports on a range of health topics affecting women who experienced IPV in the past five years, including their health care needs and use, barriers, and mental health.
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The Impact of Medicaid and Title X on Planned Parenthood
Issue BriefThis KFF analysis demonstrates the impact the exclusion of Planned Parenthood from Medicaid and the Title X funding freeze may have on low-income and uninsured individuals who get their family planning care at Planned Parenthood.
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Pharmacies as an Access Point for Expanding Contraceptive Care: A Geographic Analysis
Issue BriefIn this brief, we explore avenues for expanding hormonal contraceptive care and supplies through pharmacies, as well as how and where pharmacies and pharmacists may be positioned to fill gaps in contraceptive care where there are few brick-and-mortar family planning providers, as well as the challenges in expanding these pathways.
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Emergency Contraception
Fact SheetThis fact sheet reviews current national and state policies around Emergency Contraception, including methods, patient awareness, access and availability, and insurance coverage. Among methods discussed are ulipristal acetate (ella), intrauterine devices (copper IUDs and levonorgestrel IUDs), and progestin-based pills (Plan B and Next Choice).
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Misleading Narratives and Social Media Shape Contraception Perceptions — The Monitor
FeatureThis volume examines misleading claims about birth control, focusing on the mischaracterization of emergency contraceptives as abortifacients, the influence of social media on patient-provider communication, and online messages that inaccurately promote fertility awareness methods as safer alternatives.
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A New Reproductive Health Landscape? Possible Actions that Could be Undertaken During the Second Trump Administration
Issue BriefThis brief reviews some of the possible actions of the incoming Trump administration and new Congress based on campaign statements, policies implemented by the first Trump administration, and proposals forwarded by allied conservative think tanks and antiabortion advocacy groups.
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How Pending Health-Related Lawsuits Could be Impacted by the Incoming Trump Administration
Issue BriefThis brief provides an overview of current lawsuits in health policy including preventive services, abortion care, gender affirming care, Medicare drug price negotiations, nursing home staffing rules, private coverage consumer protections, and protections and health coverage for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients; how they may be affected by the incoming Trump administration; and the implications of their potential outcomes.
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Contraceptive Experiences, Coverage, and Preferences: Findings from the 2024 KFF Women’s Health Survey
Issue BriefThis brief offers a close examination of women's experiences with contraception, insurance coverage, contraceptive preferences, and interactions with the health care system. We also explore the influence and reach of contraceptive information on social media.