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Worries about access fuel women’s rush to get contraception

Fearing loss of affordable contraception, one woman took immediate steps.

Aired 12/20/2016 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Worries about access fuel women’s rush to get contraception

Clip: 12/20/2016 | 5m 27s

Fearing loss of affordable contraception, one woman took immediate steps.

In the immediate aftermath of the election, concerns about access to birth control have spiked. For many women, there’s a fear that the incoming Trump administration will repeal the Affordable Care Act, and with it, access to free contraception. Lisa Desjardins visits with one couple in Baltimore, who took action to get an IUD before Inauguration Day.

Aired 12/20/2016 | Rating NR

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