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Trump administration works to roll back access to contraception

WBUR
Published August 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM CDT
A one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills is displayed in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 26, 2016. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)
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A one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills is displayed in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 26, 2016. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)

Contraception is a routine part of life for many Americans, and people across political parties agree that it should be legal and accessible.

But the Trump administration is walking back access to contraception for some people, including a Nixon-era program that guaranteed free contraception to low-income people.

NPR’s Katia Riddle reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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