Birth Control Comparisons

Birth Control Comparison Chart: To get the reversible Spanish-English chart on paper in the mail, please send your street address via email (to info @ fwhc.org with BC Chart in the subject). View what it looks like: English and Spanish. Or print this English PDF.

Do you need parent's permission to get birth control? NO. Title X of the Public Health Services Act guarantees confidentiality to teens who seek family planning services. Several states enable minors to pursue a range of sensitive health services, including STD testing, treatment services, as well as contraception. In fact, no state requires parental consent or notification for any contraceptive services.

To prevent pregnancy after sex, use the Morning After Pill (Plan B Emergency Contraception) within 120 hours (up to 5 days). In Washington State, you can get the Morning After Pill directly at most pharmacies.

In Washington State, you can also get FREE birth control for one year under the Take Charge program. Call 800-770-4334. You can sign up for Take Charge at Cedar River Clinics in Renton, Tacoma or Yakima, WA. You can also get birth control pill refills at Cedar River Clinics.

Understand Your Monthly Menstrual Cycle - to help use birth control effectively.

More Birth Control Info.  Special section for teens.

Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI and HIV) by using male or female condoms. Learn about STI and get answers about HIV testing.

Maria Talks about sex, birth control, emergency contraception, pregnancy, STI and STD, HIV, sexual violence, drugs and alcohol, GLBTQ - for young people.

If you get pregnant, you have three options: parenting, adoption and abortion. See the Pregnancy Options to help you evaluate your options. Or, see Am I Pregnant? And, watch out for fake clinics.

One in three American women will have an abortion in their lifetime. We are your mothers, daughters, friends, teachers, students, co-workers and colleagues. The circumstances guiding important life decisions such as whether or not to have a baby or ann abortion are rarely black and white. There are hundreds - even thousands of nuances to consider including family, culture, community, spirituality and most important - your own heart. Rev. Katherine Ragsdale, Dean of Episcopal Divinity School says abortion is a blessing. Regarding these decisions, we say: TRUST WOMEN.

Cedar River Clinics overcome obstacles to abortion care so that women in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle area) may determine their destinies.

Feminist Abortion Network clinics provide abortion care in CA, CO, GA, IA, ME, MN, MT, NH, OH, TN, WV.

Access to abortion is threatened in health reform. Watch this YouTube video and take action. Call your U.S. Senators at 202-224-2131 to stop bans on abortion coverage under health care reform.

Questions? Email us: info AT fwhc.org

If you live in Washington State, you can apply for 12 months of Free Birth Control under the state-sponsored program called Take Charge. Teens do not need parent's permission. Apply at Cedar River Clinics in Renton, Tacoma or Yakima.

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