Learn more about the bill
The Ohio Prevention First Act is designed to provide a variety of services and programs to the citizens of Ohio so that they can prevent unintended pregnancy. These programs include teen pregnancy prevention, comprehensive sex-education, incraesed funding for family planning programs, and emergency contraception education program and requirements that insurance companies provide equal coverage for prescription contraceptives.
Want more information, click on the links below for our downloadable fact sheets.
General bill fact sheet. This info sheet will give you a general overview of the provisions included in the Ohio Prevention First Act.
Contraceptive Equity fact sheet. This document covers the portion of the bill that would require insurance companies to cover prescription drugs at the same level as other prescription medications.
Emergency Contraception fact sheet. This fact sheet covers the provisions for increased access to Emergency Contraception and education for Ohioans about this critical medication.
Increasing funding for family planning services fact sheet. Did you know that state funding for family planning programs was completely cut in the last budget cycle? The Ohio Prevention First Act would restore that funding and make it easier for low income women to access family planning services.
Access to prescriptions fact sheet. Did you know that in Ohio, pharmacists can refuse to fill your legal prescription for birth control or the morning after pill? The Ohio Prevention First Act will require all pharmacies to have procedures in place to make sure that women get access to their prescriptions without judgment or delay.
Sex Education Fact Sheet. More and more schools are teaching abstinence only sex education, rather than medically accurate, age appropriate comprehensive sex education. The Ohio Prevention First Act will require schools to teach abstinence based comprehensive sex education so our students know how to protect themselves from sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy.
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