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What could happen to birth control under President

Trump?
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN
Updated 1602 GMT (0002 HKT) November 11, 2016

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A woman's choice Women

have many choices when it comes to avoiding pregnancy. According to the Cen
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Birth control is covered under the Aordable
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(CNN) Some women are on the hunt for reversible birth

control that could last through a Donald Trump presidency.
Tweets and Facebook posts about getting intrauterine
devices, or IUDs, swept social media Wednesday as women
warned each other that their access to birth control might
dwindle once the President-elect takes oce next year.

"My talking with patients has completely

changed," one doctor says
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Throughout his campaign, Trump has promised to repeal the Aordable Care Act, or Obamacare, which
mandates that insurers in the health insurance marketplace provide coverage for all FDA-approved birth control
methods, including IUDs, with no copayment or coinsurance when provided in-network.
Repealing the act is also a "high item on the list" for Trump's Republican colleagues, Senate Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell said Wednesday. However, for now, enrollment will still be available through January 31.
Neither Trump nor Congress has revealed a detailed plan of what would replace the ACA, so no one knows
exactly what would happen to birth control access.
In September, Trump said that he actually is not in favor of
requiring a prescription to purchase birth control.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
expressed a similar position in 2012 when it indicated in a
"committee opinion" that oral contraceptives should be
available over the counter. The opinion was rearmed this
year.

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However, growing concern that access will be thrown out

under a Trump administration has changed the
conversations that Dr. Anne Davis, an OB/GYN in New
York, has with her patients -- and the questions that they
bring to her.

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Shaken with worry, many women have had tears in their

eyes this week as they waited in her oce, said Davis,
who also serves as consulting medical director for
Physicians for Reproductive Health, a nonprot that says it
works to improve access to comprehensive reproductive
health care, including contraception and abortion.
"Between last week and this week, my talking with
patients has completely changed," Davis said. "Last week,
it was all about, 'Let's talk about what's best for you,' and
it was all about the patient. This week, politics is in the
chair next to me."
Davis said she overheard her medical secretaries
responding to an inux of IUD-related questions from
patients on the phone Wednesday.
"They said, 'That's the third one we've had this morning
who called saying "I need to get my IUD as soon as
possible, because I'm really worried I'm going to lose my
coverage," ' " Davis said.
An IUD is a small T-shaped plastic device that is inserted
in the uterus by a doctor to prevent unwanted
pregnancies. The device can be easily removed by a
doctor.

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Three types of IUDs are available in the United States:

ParaGard, Mirena and Skyla. Once in place, ParaGard
IUDs are eective for 10 years or more; Mirena can last for
at least ve years and Skyla for three years.

"Since the election, we have seen an uptick in questions

about access to health care, birth control, and the
Aordable Care Act. While we truly hope that birth control
methods will be available, accessible, and aordable to all
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women under the Trump administration, we understand
know birth control options, survey shows
people's real concerns about losing access to birth
control, which is basic health care for women," said Dr.
Raegan McDonald-Mosley, chief medical ocer at
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, in a written statement to CNN.
"We have seen an increase in IUDs over the last few years thanks to the Aordable Care Act and growing public
awareness of their safety and ecacy, and we expect that trend to continue. Planned Parenthood health
centers nationally have seen the total number of patients using IUDs increase 91% over the last ve years," the
statement said.

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Virtually all sexually active women of reproductive age -about 99% -- have used at least one contraceptive
method in their lifetimes from 2006 to 2010, according to
a 2013 National Health Statistics Report from the
Department of Health and Human Services (PDF).
About 7% of sexually active women use IUDs, according to
a 2015 data brief from the National Center for Health
Statistics (PDF).
As women wait to see what will happen in the future of

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As women wait to see what will happen in the future of

their birth control options, what advice does Davis have?
"You have to talk to somebody to gure out what's the best birth control plan for you based on your
circumstances, and if you want to get a method that is long-lasting, like IUDs, those do have a big upfront cost,
so get it while it's covered," she said.

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