Washington D.C – Today, Americans for Contraception Education Fund launched a new campaign in Wisconsin emphasizing why passing The “Right to Contraception Act” into law is essential. The ads – which include videos, audio ads, and other forms of digital media – advocate for the right to contraception and freedom under attack by the far right.
The series includes the following:
- ‘Debates Worth Having’ – Available on Youtube and OTT platforms
- ‘Right to Contraception’ – Available on Youtube and OTT platforms
- ‘Beth’ Explainer Video – Available on YouTube and OTT platforms
- ‘Freedom’ – Available on YouTube and OTT platforms
- ‘Why’– Available on YouTube and OTT platforms
- ‘Mother’ Audio – Available on Pandora and Audio Streaming
- ‘Done’ Audio – Available on Pandora and Audio Streaming
In addition, billboards in and around Milwaukee will greet debate watchers, GOP candidates:
“Americans for Contraception’s latest ads highlight the essential role that contraception plays in addressing various health conditions and providing individuals with the freedom to make informed decisions about their reproductive choices. We must fight to protect our fundamental right to basic freedom and contraception now – before it’s too late,” said American for Contraception Education Fund’s Ashley Franz.
Contraception is a fundamental human right that is central to an individual’s privacy, health, well-being, career growth, and participation in our nation’s social and economic life. Beyond just family planning, contraception is also essential to preventing and treating various medical conditions like endometritis, iron deficiency, ovarian cancer, and other cancers. Poll after poll after poll shows that contraception is a 90/10 issue, yet extremist right-wing politicians still actively work against it. The best way to ensure our right to contraception is to pass a new law to protect it.
The urgency for legislation protecting our fundamental right to contraception has increased in response to mounting threats on the right. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has explicitly called for overturning the right to contraception. Last year, 195 House Republicans, including Wisconsin Reps. Scott Fitzgerald, Mike Gallagher, Glenn Grothman, Bryan Steil, and Tom Tiffany voted against the Right to Contraception Act, which would have codified the right to contraception in federal law. It only passed the House thanks to the support of all 220 Democrats then in the majority. Senate Republicans proceeded to block all action on the measure – sponsored by Senator Tammy Baldwin – in the Senate. They just just did so again around the first anniversary of the Dobbs decision. Meanwhile, state lawmakers across the country have already begun introducing legislation that could ban common forms of birth control, including IUDs. Some states have already enacted laws allowing healthcare providers to refuse to provide or cover contraception.
