The Power to Decide Team Says #ThxBirthControl
October 8, 2018
When we say everyone loves birth control, we mean it! Nearly 94% of all adults agree that all people—regardless of who they are or where they live—deserve the power to decide if, when, and under what circumstances to become pregnant and have a child. With #ThxBirthControl Day just around the corner, we asked our team to share what access to birth control has meant for them personally! Here's what they had to say:
1. "I'm going to retire early and travel the world!" —Maggi LeDuc
![Maggi](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-4.png)
2. "#ThxBirthControl for allowing me to travel" —Ginny Ehrlich
![Ginny](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-3.png)
3. "No more agonizing cramps!" —Jennifer Johnsen
![Jennifer](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-7.png)
4. "Birth control has made me more passionate about reproductive health." —Joshua Issac
![Josh](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-5.png)
5. "My next baby will be a cat." —Kimberlie Burke
![Kimberlie](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-6.png)
6. "Because being able to choose is better than having the choice made for me." —Gillian Sealy
![gillian](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-9.png)
7. "Two daycare payments were enough." —Colleen Crittenden Murray
![Colleen](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-14_0.png)
8. "I'm thankful for going on adventures to see what the world has to offer with my beautiful lady." —Edwin Zelaya
![Edwin](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-10.png)
9. "Because all women should have control over their bodies." —Allison McGrath
![Allison](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-12.png)
10. "For allowing me to be an aunt before becoming a mom."—Amiya Perkins
![Amiya](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-11.png)
11. "Kids are expensive." —Christine Spears
![Christine](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-17_0.png)
12. "For making if, when, and under what circumstances possible." —Bill Albert
![Bill Albert](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-13.png)
13. "My sisters have the power to decide if, when, and under what circumstances." —Everse Pullen
![Everse](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-16_0.png)
14. "Thanks, birth control, for keeping me kid-free." —Becky Griesse
![Becky](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-15.png)
15. "Thanks, birth control, for [fewer] migraine days!" —Jacqueline Pelella
![Jacqueline](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-18.png)
16. "Because I don't want to be pregnant right now." —Katherine Suellentrop
![Katy](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-19.png)
17. "I just got good at keeping my plants alive. I hear babies are harder." —Lauren Kernan
![Lauren](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-20.png)
18. "So my children can decide if, when, and under what circumstances to make me a grandma." —Julie Satterwhite
![Julie](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-21.png)
19. "Cause it's my life and it's my body" —Hannah Friedland
![Hannah](/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/Staff%20TBC%20Quotes-22.png)