Take our Survey: We Demand a Morning After Pill (MAP) Vending Machine at UF
National Women's Liberation (NWL) has been leading efforts to get the morning after pill (MAP) in vending machines at UF. Now, we need your support and your testimony!
UF doesn't understand why students would need 24-hour access to an emergency contraceptive despite 1 in 5 students using it. It's time to tell them WHY. Complete this survey and tell us about your experience with MAP - Have you ever used/needed MAP? What was your experience? Why is it important to have access to MAP in a vending machine at UF?
Email us anytime at nwl@womensliberation.org
**We will NEVER reveal your identity or link you to your testimony unless explicitly asked**
Our Objective:
We demand a vending machine with University of Florida (UF) pharmacy health products, including the morning after pill (MAP). The UF pharmacy offers MAP for a reduced rate, but student are can't access MAP when the pharmacy is closed.
An unexpected pregnancy is life changing. It can disrupt and endanger a student’s school and home life. By using MAP, students who do not want to be pregnant can be nearly certain that they won't be. They can maintain control over their reproductive lives. MAP is nearly 95% effective if taken within 24 hours. However, by 72 hours, it’s effectiveness drops to 89%. Time is of the essence to successfully prevent unplanned pregnancy.
Anyone who can get pregnant should have unobstructed access to MAP. Women make up 55% of UF's student body. Studies by UF show that many students are already using MAP. Data collected from GatorWell at UF shows the overall percentage of respondents who used or whose partner used MAP within the past 12 months was at a high of 20.2% of students in 2016.
In 2016, the undergraduate student population was 35,518 students. If we apply that 20.2% out to the entire undergraduate population, that would mean about 7,174 students used MAP or had a partner who used MAP in 2016. Further, if we multiply 7,174 students by the cost of MAP at the UF Pharmacy versus at another local pharmacy, we are talking about $215,220 in total costs potentially saved by UF students.
Imagine the growth of these savings if MAP access were 24/7; imagine the effect on a student's peace of mind as they can return to focusing on their schoolwork and professional lives without fear of an unwanted pregnancy.
MAP should be accessible to everyone. We demand 24/7 vending machine access to the Morning After Pill!
