{"id":346433,"date":"2026-07-20T20:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T20:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/346433\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T20:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T20:34:09","slug":"tampas-opill-palooza-will-distribute-free-birth-control-pills-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/346433\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa\u2019s \u2018Opill Palooza\u2019 will distribute free birth control pills on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AOpill Credit: opillotc \/ Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

Giving birth can cost tens of thousands of dollars without insurance, and the cost of raising a child to adulthood recently went up 10%<\/a>. But there are options.<\/p>\n

Opill<\/a> has already expanded access to birth control, and anyone with questions about the daily oral contraceptive can probably get them answered this weekend in Tampa.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay Abortion Fund<\/a> (TBAF) has a surplus of Opill that expires at the end of August and is giving it away during a distribution event in Seminole Heights.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will also have a free emergency contraceptive (Julie\/Plan B) and condoms, while supplies last,\u201d the 501(c)(3) wrote on social media<\/a>. \u201cThis is a no questions event, just come up and grab what you need from our table. As well as you can grab for other people who aren\u2019t able to make it!\u201d<\/p>\n

The Opill distribution is happening Sunday, July 26 at the Independent Bar & Caf\u00e9<\/a> in Seminole Heights from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.<\/p>\n

\"ATampa Bay Abortion Fund pop-up in St. Petersburg, Florida. Credit: Tampa Bay Abortion Fund<\/p>\n

As of last March, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation<\/a>, more than 21,000 one-month and three-month packs of Opill\u2014which does not contain estrogen\u2014were sold. The over-the-counter mini-pill has expanded access to birth control by removing barriers like prescriptions and insurance. Last summer, CBS<\/a> reported that nearly a third of people using over-the-counter birth control pills previously used nothing.<\/p>\n

A sample pack of Opill currently costs about $20.<\/p>\n

Founded nearly a decade ago, TBAF removes barriers to abortion access and specifically serves people in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties while providing assistance to folks traveling for healthcare due to Florida\u2019s six-week abortion ban.<\/p>\n

As previously reported<\/a>, the cost to travel from Tampa Bay for an abortion can fluctuate between $500-$20,000.<\/p>\n

Today, a representative for TBAF told us that from 2018-2025, the organization funded 10,027 people and spent just over $2.7 million.<\/p>\n

\"\"\/<\/p>\n

This article appears in July 16 \u2013 22, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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