The fall of Roe v. Wade over the summer did more than change the landscape on abortion. It also left questions over other Supreme Court precedents and elements of reproductive health care like contraceptives in Republican-controlled states.
In the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, which reversed the constitutional right to an abortion, there was a large increase in demand for contraceptive measures, particularly longer-lasting measures like IUDs and vasectomies. There was also a flood of demand for emergency contraception, commonly known as Plan B, to stock up in case it became restricted by abortion bans.
Amid the uncertainty over reproductive health care, contraceptive advocates are seeking ways to make birth control and emergency contraception more accessible, protected and affordable.
