ABOUT PLAN B NOLA
Plan B NOLA is a grassroots community effort offering free and by-donation emergency contraception (EC) and accurate reproductive health information through our network of Community Support Members (CSMs) and Community Outposts in the Greater New Orleans area. We are not healthcare providers, rather community members who want to increase access to this important and time sensitive medication. In 2018, we won the Ellertson Innovation Award in EC from the American Society for Emergency Contraception.
Plan B NOLA is important to ReJAC because ReJAC values an individual's ability to have access to resources that aid them in controlling their own reproductive and sexual health. ReJAC recognizes that a multitude of barriers can prevent people from making decisions that are unique to their situations.
EC is no different — major barriers to obtaining EC include cost, inaccessibility, and stigma. For example, Louisiana has a government-sponsored "Conscience Clause" law, which allows individual pharmacists to legally refuse EC if it does not comply with their religious beliefs. In addition, Plan B can run from $42 - $60 at some drugstores. Further, many people are not aware of their rights concerning EC, including the fact that individuals do not need to provide their IDs to obtain over-the-counter EC.
Our project breaks those barriers by providing EC for free or by-donation, limited delivery service, and accurate information about reproductive health and rights.
Plan B NOLA is important to ReJAC because ReJAC values an individual's ability to have access to resources that aid them in controlling their own reproductive and sexual health. ReJAC recognizes that a multitude of barriers can prevent people from making decisions that are unique to their situations.
EC is no different — major barriers to obtaining EC include cost, inaccessibility, and stigma. For example, Louisiana has a government-sponsored "Conscience Clause" law, which allows individual pharmacists to legally refuse EC if it does not comply with their religious beliefs. In addition, Plan B can run from $42 - $60 at some drugstores. Further, many people are not aware of their rights concerning EC, including the fact that individuals do not need to provide their IDs to obtain over-the-counter EC.
Our project breaks those barriers by providing EC for free or by-donation, limited delivery service, and accurate information about reproductive health and rights.
