Authored by Dana Singiser and Adam Sonfield

Dana Singiser, the lead reproductive health care policy and legislative leader at the Contraception Access Initiative, said the South Carolina bill is an example of a trend that “reflects how anti-abortion groups are really running anti-contraception campaigns” that aim to “redefine pregnancy and abortion.”

“While having Opill over the counter is historic and important, and this study shows the potential impact for increasing availability, it still leaves more than 90% of birth control pill users out of the equation.” — Dana Singiser

“By taking a sledgehammer to Medicaid, we estimate that 2.7 million women of reproductive age will lose access to contraceptive care, and another 1.4 to 2 million women of reproductive age would lose access to contraceptive care due to the attacks on the Affordable Care Act.” — Dana Singiser

Trump broadened the exemption even further in his first term, allowing employers to decline to provide birth control based on moral, not just religious, objections. “It opens the door wide for any employer that provides health insurance to pick and choose what kind of contraception they would like to cover,” says Dana Singiser, cofounder of the Contraceptive Access Initiative.

"Regardless of the result, it will not have an immediate impact on emergency contraception," Dana Singiser, co-founder of the Contraceptive Access Initiative, said of Tuesday's case.

Dana Singiser, co-founder of Contraception Access Initiative, a nonprofit working to increase access to contraception, said that over-the-counter access is a “pivotal milestone,” particularly as getting contraception has become a more important consideration amid increased restrictions on abortion.

“As abortion bans are being passed across the country, it is even more important for people to be empowered to not get pregnant if that’s what they want,” Singiser said.

"Opill’s availability is cause for “celebration,” but “we also are laser focused on making sure that insurance covers OTC contraception like Opill at no cost, and also that we find alternative pathways for people who don’t have insurance and who have low income,” said Dana Singiser, co-founder of the nonprofit Contraceptive Access Initiative and a partner at Keefe Singiser Partners.

Despite prominent Republicans’ claims to the contrary, “Republicans have a long history of attacking contraception,” says Dana Singiser, cofounder of the nonprofit Contraceptive Access Initiative. And since the Dobbs decision, “it is getting harder and harder for Republicans to actually hide their long-standing opposition to contraception.”

“We have seen too often reproductive health face unnecessary barriers, delays, complications, stigma, and bias,” says Dana Singiser, co-founder of the Contraceptive Access Initiative, a nonprofit advocacy organization in the coalition supporting HRA Pharma’s application. “It ultimately interferes with women having access to the care that they need—and that they deserve.”

Authored by Dana Singiser