Community Spotlight: A Catholic college banned birth control. So students started the 'Womb Service' to deliver it instead

Community Spotlight: A Catholic college banned birth control. So students started the 'Womb Service' to deliver it instead

Why this story matters: In this feature, we move past the sensationalism to look at a genuine success story—one that emphasizes collaboration over conflict and results over rhetoric. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to control, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. DePaul University, a Catholic college in Chicago, Illinois, prohibits the distribution of birth control of any kind on its campus. But that doesn’t stop student activists in an underground “womb service” from sharing condoms and Plan B emergency contraception with students who need it. It’s simple: The network — which was once a chapter of Planned Parenthood Generation Action and was later removed as an official student organization on campus — gets a text, walks to a designated site with the items requested in a paper bag, and does a hand-off. Would you like to read more good news about Control , Started , Students , Deliver , Womb , and Instead ? “It was seeing a need in the …