Thanks, Birth Control Day Brings Real Stories and Accurate Information to Young People’s Social Media Feeds to Combat Misinformation

Power to Decide’s 14th annual campaign meets the moment with new data and an invitation to share what birth control has made possible.

Washington, D.C., Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Thursday, November 12, Power to Decide will celebrate its 14th annual Thanks, Birth Control Day, a moment to uplift what access to birth control makes possible and what’s at stake if we lose it. Since 2013, Thanks, Birth Control has generated more than 580 million engagements on social media. Birth control continues to be under attack, and the fight to protect it doesn’t end at the ballot box. With misinformation spreading quickly online and the erosion of access to basic reproductive health care, real stories and trusted information matter more than ever.

Today, access to birth control is far from guaranteed. More than 21.4 million women* in the U.S. who need low- or no-cost contraception live in a contraceptive access gap – where service availability at publicly funded clinics in their county doesn’t match the need. And with Medicaid cuts on the way and Title X grants ending in March, millions more could soon be pushed off a contraceptive cliff. 

“Communities are navigating so much right now, from economic strain to anti-immigrant violence to abortion bans. Getting birth control shouldn’t be one more thing standing in their way. Thanks, Birth Control Day is a chance to show our communities and leaders that birth control is health care, and that everyone deserves access to the sexual and reproductive health care they need, no matter who they are or where they live,” said Power to Decide CEO Lori Adelman.

New data from Power to Decide’s Youth Reproductive Health Access (YouR HeAlth) Survey suggests many young people aren’t getting the birth control information they need, and what they see online may influence how they think about birth control: 

• Over one-third of young people didn’t get any information at all about birth control in the last year.
• One in five young people have considered starting, stopping, or changing their method because of something they saw on social media, and one in ten reported actually making a change.  
• Nearly three in four young people somewhat trust what they see about birth control on social media. 

“Young people are turning to social media for information about birth control, and it’s shaping their decisions. That’s why it’s more important than ever that they can find accurate, trusted sources that cut through misinformation. Storytelling is at the heart of Thanks, Birth Control Day because it shows what access really looks like and why it’s worth fighting for, even now. When we share our birth control experiences, we help young people feel seen as they make their own choices,” continued Adelman. 

Power to Decide invites everyone to join the conversation on November 12 by sharing what birth control has made possible using #ThxBirthControl. The Thanks, Birth Control Day toolkit offers ready-to-share social content and graphics. To explore what contraceptive access looks like in your community, visit powertodecide.org/contraceptive-access-gaps. To learn about the full range of birth control options and find a clinic near you, visit Bedsider.org. 

Hear more from CEO Lori Adelman as she joins Jennie Wetter on the rePROs Fight Back podcast to discuss Thanks, Birth Control Day and beyond. 

###

About Power to Decide

Power to Decide is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to advance sexual and reproductive well-being for all by providing trusted information, expanding access to quality services, and catalyzing culture change.

About Bedsider 

Bedsider, a program of Power to Decide, is an evidence-based digital platform (available in English and Spanish) that offers medically accurate, relevant, and resonant information on all aspects of reproductive well-being, including sex, sexual health, and birth control.

*As defined by our data sources.

Contact Info

Power to Decide Media Relations
mediarelations@powertodecide.org
+1 202-478-8543