Guttmacher Institute

HIGHLIGHTS

• Comprehensive coverage of a full range of contraceptive methods without patient out-of-pocket costs, as required under the Affordable Care Act, is helping millions of U.S. women to freely decide whether and when to have children and to protect their health and well-being.
• Social conservatives are seeking to undermine or eliminate the federal contraceptive coverage guarantee in the wake of the 2016 elections, and the consequences could be severe for women and families.