Freeda Womb — the 20-Foot IUD — Heads to Europe to Expose the Cost of Blocking Contraception
Contraception Is Care
Americans for Contraception is fighting to protect our right to plan our families. Ninety percent of Americans support birth control – but almost 500 elected representatives have voted against this right. Meanwhile, online movements are spreading stigma and misinformation about birth control. Contraception is care – and we need to protect it.
Americans for Contraception is a U.S. non-profit organization that engages solely on U.S. policy issues. We are not working on behalf of, and we are not funded by any foreign individual or entity. We are independent Americans who care about the right to contraception and we’re calling on the Trump administration to reverse its senseless order to destroy nearly $10 million in existing contraceptives rather than provide them to women in need.
Taking the fight global
Freeda’s European Tour will shine a light on the Trump administration’s order to destroy nearly $10 million in U.S.-funded contraceptives sitting in Belgian warehouses. The order — based on the false claim that contraception is an “abortifacient” — has left lifesaving medicine gathering dust instead of reaching women who need it. The tour will expose the cruelty and waste behind blocking taxpayer-funded contraceptives.
When extremists attack contraception, they’re not just targeting freedom — they’re denying people lifesaving care. Contraception is health care, and treating it as anything less is both a moral and public-health failure.
- As things stand, an estimated 257 million women worldwide had an unmet need for safe and reliable contraception. Recent cuts to international cooperation budgets are making the situation worse: every cut to a budget is going to result in contraceptive stock-outs, clinic closures and preventable maternal deaths.
- Modeling shows a 50–70% reduction in the UK’s SRHR funding could lead to 2 million+ unintended pregnancies and 2,000+ maternal deaths.
- In 2021 the UK cut 85% of its UNFPA Supplies contribution, lost support that would have helped avert 14.6 million unintended pregnancies, 4.3 million unsafe abortions, and ~250,000 maternal/child deaths.
Freeda Tour
This November, Freeda will visit 5 European cities in November to spotlight how U.S. attacks on contraception are reaching into the daily lives of women around the globe.
- Berlin
- Brussels
- Copenhagen
- Paris
- London
Thank you to our European partners on the ground
Learn more about them here:
