Requests for IUDs in Michigan have spiked since the election
by Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance February 14, 2025 A surge of patients in Michigan are considering new contraceptive options following the election, according to physicians in the state. It’s a rare day that has gone by since the election without a patient inquiring about their birth control options, rural Michigan-based OBGYN Melissa Bayne said. In fact, in the two weeks following Election Day, Planned Parenthood of Michigan reports that appointments at Planned Parenthood health centers for long term reversible birth control like IUDs went up 77% compared to the same timeframe the year prior. “I think that we’re seeing an increase in appointment requests because folks are concerned about what the state of reproductive health care will look like for the next four years,” Phenicie said. Bayne, who serves on the Committee to Protect Health Care Reproductive Freedom Task Force said even in states like Michigan where the right to an abortion and reproductive health care is a part of the state’s constitution, there’s still a lot of fear surrounding unwanted pregnancies or not being able to access life-saving care related to pregnancy.
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