A study in June found a decrease in prescriptions for birth control pills and emergency contraceptives in states with the most restrictions on abortion.
South Carolina has one of the country’s strictest, prohibiting abortions at six weeks of pregnancy.
Many women’s health centers, including abortion clinics where women had often gotten their birth control, closed after the Dobbs decision.
New Morning attributes its success, in part, to tapping the power of primary care providers who aren’t usually trained in providing birth control.
Following the Dobbs decision, women across the country have had to scramble to access birth control or search for longer-term solutions.
Persons:
Roe, Wade, Dobbs, ”, Angie Olawsky, Olawsky, Sarah Kelley, Kelley, Megan Kavanaugh, Beverly Miller, ” Miller
Organizations:
NBC, OB, Morning, Guttmacher Institute, Inclusive Healthcare Center, “
Locations:
New, Columbia , South Carolina, South Carolina, KFF, Horry County , South Carolina