Worries about access fuel women’s rush to get contraception

Name: Worries about access fuel women’s rush to get contraception
Uploaded: 2016-12-21T00:25:33Z
Duration: P327S
Description: In the immediate aftermath of the election, concerns about access to birth control have spiked. For many women, there’s a fear that the incoming Trump administration will repeal the Affordable Care Act, and with it, access to free contraception. Lisa Desjardins visits with one couple in Baltimore, who took action to get an IUD before Inauguration Day.

Clip: 12/20/2016 | 5m 27s

In the immediate aftermath of the election, concerns about access to birth control have spiked. For many women, there’s a fear that the incoming Trump administration will repeal the Affordable Care Act, and with it, access to free contraception. Lisa Desjardins visits with one couple in Baltimore, who took action to get an IUD before Inauguration Day.

Aired: 12/20/16

Rating: NR

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