YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio — Some women’s rights activists and health care workers said President Joe Biden’s executive order is a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done. 


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  • Pharmacy technician Kelsey Chance came up with the idea for a “Plan B tree” using an old sunglasses display

  • She said with the help of donations she's filling it up with free emergency contraceptives

  • The “Plan B tree” is on display and free for anyone who needs it at the Yellow Springs Pharmacy

It’s part of the reason a pharmacy technician is taking matters into her own hands to help more women have access to free contraception pills. 

Kelsey Chance is a pharmacy technician at the Yellow Springs Pharmacy and said ever since Roe v. Wade was overturned, eliminating the federally protected right to abortion, she started getting the same question.

“I had multiple patients asking me what they could do when Roe v. Wade was overturned. They wanted to help the community,” said Chance.

That’s when she got an idea, from an old sunglasses display tree, that she turned into the “morning-after pill” tree.

“Honestly, I wish we could’ve done it years ago for people because the brand name [for] Plan B is about $50 and a lot of people can’t afford it,” said Chance.

With the help of donations, she’s giving away the generic version of the “Plan B” pill, the pill designed to prevent pregnancy hours after unprotected sex.

Biden signed an executive order Friday making sure women could still have access to the emergency contraception and others like it along with access to abortion medications.

“I don’t think it’s enough, but I do appreciate the effort, but it’s kind of his hands are tied, there’s only so much he could do even as the president, this is why it’s so so important to get out there and vote, we can’t let this stuff keep happening, we have to keep fighting,” said Chance.

It’s the reason Chance is fighting as a member of the Feminist Health Fund group in Greene County and at the pharmacy where she works. She said she’s keeping the morning-after pill tree in the front window of the pharmacy for anyone who needs it.