On the 2010 Back Up Your Birth Control Day of Action, a total of 1,999 web pages linked to BackUpYourBirthControl.org!
- The Huffington Post highlighted barriers to EC access and stressed the need for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to increase access and remove the current age restrictions that require a prescription for consumers under 17
- RH Reality Check featured a first person perspective of the barriers to EC access for women serving in the United States military
- Through Reproductive Health Technologies Project's (RHTP) EC access campaign, Kristen Moore and Dr. Susan Wood presented the FDA's current age restriction on the availability of over-the-counter EC as a "political and ideological" rather than science-based decision
- Bitch Magazine reminded readers to back up their birth control and featured "Tell the FDA to Act on Emergency Contraception" video by the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)
- Feministe celebrated the Day of Action by linking to the BUYBC website for ways to get involved using the Take Action Toolkit
Relevant Articles and Press Releases from 2009:
- 8/5/09: “Women Need a Plan B ®,” by Kelli Conlin, President of the National Institute for Reproductive Health and NARAL Pro-Choice New York
- 7/24/09: “FDA Approves Generic Prescription-Only Version of Plan B® for Women Ages 17 and Under,” press release
- 7/13/09: “Plan B® One-Step—New FDA-Approved One-Pill Emergency Contraceptive,” press release
- 3/25/09: “Got Birth Control? Today, Back It Up!,” by Amy Boldosser, Campaign Director, Back Up Your Birth Control
- 3/25/09: "When EC Made the Difference,” by Amy Boldosser, Campaign Director, Back Up Your Birth Control
- 3/8/09: “Women's Health Advocates to Teens: It's Time to Back Up Your Birth Control With Emergency Contraception,” press release
For more information, call 212-343-2031 or email Aileen Gleizer (agleizer@nirhealth.org) or Samantha Levine (slevine@nirhealth.org)