How to Get Birth Control: A State-by-State Guide

It can be difficult to navigate the laws around contraception and abortion in an ever-changing legal landscape. This state-by-state guide provides an overview of the laws and policies around contraception in each state and ways to secure birth control and emergency contraception.

“Th[e] risk is real, whether or not it’s tomorrow,” says Callie Wells, policy counsel at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. . . Wells believes that contraceptive access isn’t in imminent danger. "But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t state legislators who are hostile to those rights and trying to do things to chip away at access," she says. "Because of that, she says, women should be aware of what’s going on."

• AUTHOR: Jillian Kramer • LAST UPDATED: March 12, 2023