Michigan free birth control program ends after one-year
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LANSING, Mich. (FOX 2) – The year-long statewide program to provide free birth control in Michigan has concluded.
Bigpictureview:
TheMichiganDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices(MDHHS)announcedonThursdaythatinpartnershipwithGovernorGretchenWhitmer,theyhaveconcludeditsyear-longTakeControlofYourBirthControlcampaign.
Theprojectwasmeanttobringfreecontraceptionandreproductivehealthresourcestoall83countiesthroughmorethan440partnersites.
ThecampaignwaslaunchedinNovember2024andprovidedMichiganresidentsaccesstoessentialitemsincludingemergencycontraception,oralcontraceptivepills,condomsandpregnancytestswithoutcostorinsurancerequirements.
“Everyone,nomatterhowmuchmoneytheymake,deservestomaketheirowndecisionsabouttheirownreproductivehealthandfuture,”said GovernorWhitmer.“Thiscampaignisapowerfulexampleofwhathappenswhenweprioritizepeople’shealthandworktogetherwithourcommunities.”
Bythenumbers:
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