Emily Eckert

Cognoscenti contributor

Emily Eckert is the associate director of federal policy at Upstream USA, a national nonprofit focused on ensuring that equitable, patient-centered contraceptive care is treated as basic healthcare. She has a decade of experience advocating for women's health issues at the local, state and federal level.

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An over-the-counter birth control pill is a big win for contraceptive care — but women need more options

After a decades-long fight, birth control pills are now available without a prescription. It's a major victory for women's reproductive health, writes Emily Eckert, but we must continue to push...

Cognoscenti

Jun 7, 2024