Welcome ACES participants
Please join the Contraceptive Access Initiative and Power to Decide on Saturday, April 5, 9:30 a.m. for a workshop: “Addressing unmet needs for media professionals navigating misinformation, disinformation and partisanship on pregnancy, contraception and IVF”
Resources for editors
Short video: birth control myths
Short video: medical misinformation about contraception
Research shows that medical misinformation about contraception, abortion and pregnancy is fueling restrictions in accessing medical care. In this short video, Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosley, CEO of Power to Decide and CAI’s chief medical advisor, reviews the medical facts about the pregnancy process that are critical to understanding the foundation of debates about access to contraception.
Short video: media coverage and contraceptive misinformation
This video, also hosted by Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosley, debunks six common medical myths about the birth control pill.
Some media coverage may be inadvertently perpetuating misinformation about contraception. In this short video, Northwestern University Associate Professor Katie Watson reviews key media trends and provides guidance on how journalists can avoid perpetuating misperceptions.
For more information and resources, visit CAI's website.