State of Michigan will provide free birth control during November

(Michigan Advance) Throughout November, federally qualified health centers across Michigan will be providing free, over-the-counter oral birth control pills, condoms, emergency contraception and family planning educational resources, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Wednesday.

Funding for the Take Control of your Birth Control program comes from the $5.6 million allocation in the state budget to support the state health department expanding its family planning program.

All Michigan residents ought to be able to affordably access family planning tools as an essential branch of public health, Chief Medical Executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian said in a news release.

“We want to make sure that individuals who need and want these tools can easily obtain them, and we are committed to helping people take control of their reproductive health in a way that is both empowered and informed,” Bagdasarian said. ................(more)

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