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Planned Parenthood of New York City

“When I heard I could get a free IUD I wanted to cry because though I wanted one and knew it was the right choice for me, the initial cost prohibited me from having one inserted… Thank you for giving me five years of not having to be afraid of pregnancy derailing me and my partner’s lives.”

— PPNYC Client

Reproductive Health Care and Family Planning For All

When Margaret Sanger opened America’s first clinic devoted to reproductive health in Brooklyn in 1916, all forms of birth control were considered “obscene” and “illegal” under the draconian Comstock laws. Planned Parenthood of New York City carries on Sanger’s courageous work, providing reproductive care for all in safe and comfortable clinics.  The Foundation is dedicated to empowering every individual to have access to quality health care and to be free to choose when and whether to have children.

A grant from the Foundation enabled Planned Parenthood of NYC (PPNYC) to provide intrauterine devices ( IUD’s) and Nexplanon implants at no cost or greatly reduced cost for clients who are uninsured, ineligible for Medicaid, or otherwise lacking the resources to pay out of pocket. These contraceptive technologies are effective for three to five years with virtually no adverse side effects and may be discontinued at any time. Though they are popular with PPNYC clients, the high upfront cost of these devices is a serious barrier to their use, and the Foundation’s grant alleviates this difficulty.

Planned Parenthood of New York City

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Planned Parenthood of New York City knows that making effective contraception available to women who want it but cannot afford it substantially reduces unintended pregnancies, abortion, miscarriage, pre-term death, and infant and maternal mortality.

The Foundation supports PPNYC’s Free Contraception Program which, since 2017, has provided free-of-cost, long-acting, reversible contraception (LARC) devices to nearly 2000 patients.

The program aims to help vulnerable communities in New York City, which includes undocumented immigrants, the uninsured, and young people from all backgrounds. By recognizing the barriers that many encounter trying to find high quality, affordable and confidential health care, the program strives to provide precisely that to the New York community, for its patients’ and their sexual and reproductive well-being.


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