Your Body. Your Rights. Your Decision.
Know Your Rights
Birth control is safe and legal in all 50 states and abortion is safe and legal in Illinois. ICAN! will provide birth control no matter where you live.
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- You have the right to no out-of-pocket cost for birth control.
- You have the right to the birth control of your choice.
- You have the right to access confidential sexual health care.
- You have the right to free condoms.
- You have the right to emergency contraception .
- You have the right to bodily autonomy
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Your Health. Your Rights.
It is your right to decide if, when and under what circumstances to become pregnant or to parent.
You have the right to no out-of-pocket cost for birth control.
If you have Medicaid (including All Kids, the HFS Family Planning Program, and FPPE) or have insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), your birth control will be at no cost to you.
If you live in IL and earn less than $3,600/month, you can qualify for coverage. Check your eligibility here.
You have the right to the birth control of your choice.
If you’re enrolled in Medicaid and your provider doesn’t offer the birth control you want, you can seek care with another provider. If you’re not sure where to find birth control, use ICAN’s provider finder.
If you want to explore your birth control methods options click here.
You have the right to access confidential sexual health care.
In Illinois, anyone 12+ has the right to seek confidential sexual health care. This includes: birth control (all methods), STI care, abortion care, substance abuse treatment, and mental health care on your own without notifying a parent or guardian.
You have the right to free condoms.
Ask your provider to write you a prescription for internal or external condoms. You can get up to 30 a month fully covered by Medicaid. Condoms are the only way to prevent against STI’s/HIV.
You have the right to emergency contraception (EC).
Ask your provider to write you a prescription for the EC pill so you have it on hand in case you ever need it. EC pills can be used for up to 5 days after unprotected sex to decrease the chance of pregnancy. This is allowable under medicaid and varies with private insurance. EC pills are also available over the counter.
- Emergency contraception (EC) prevents pregnancy for individuals who are not currently pregnant.
- EC is different than abortion, which works to end pregnancy for individuals who are already pregnant.
- The sooner you use EC after unprotected sex the better.
You have the right to bodily autonomy
You have the right to decide if, when and under what circumstances to become pregnant or to parent. If you find yourself pregnant, you have three options:
- Abortion
- Prenatal care to parent
- Prenatal care for adoption.
A trusted healthcare provider should give you the facts about all options and let you decide what’s best for you.
If you’re looking for more information on abortion access, click here to find an abortion provider near you.
