The first nationwide model region for free contraceptive advice and contraceptives will start in Vorarlberg in autumn. In advance of this, the former SPÖ state party leader Gabriele Sprickler-Falschlunger presented the femail association with a donation of 4,000 euros. The money will be used to financially support the pilot and research project, in which up to 3,500 Vorarlberg women will receive free contraceptives.
Promise fulfilled
When the 1st Vorarlberg Women’s Prize was awarded in the spring of this year, Sprickler-Falschlunger promised to donate her prize money of 4,000 euros. She has now fulfilled this promise by handing over the donation check to the femail association. “The fact that women in Vorarlberg have access to free contraceptives is an important and long overdue offer. For me, this requirement is and has always been a major personal concern. That’s why it was clear to me that I would support the pilot project and femail,” said the former SPÖ party leader. Lea Putz-Erath, managing director of femail, is pleased about the additional financial resources: “The donation from Gabriele Sprickler-Falschlunger is an important addition to the project budget. We are very pleased about this donation and the support in terms of improving the framework conditions for women’s health in Austria.”
Unique opportunity for a nationwide solution
Sprickler-Falschlunger emphasizes that with the model region for free contraceptive advice and contraceptives, another important milestone has been achieved for independent lives for Vorarlberg’s women after ensuring abortions in hospitals. “For many women, the question of contraception is always associated with monetary pressure. The elimination of cost issues means more freedom of choice, more self-determination and therefore more options for shaping their lives for these women,” Sprickler-Falschlunger is convinced. The pilot project is therefore not only important for Vorarlberg’s women, but could also set a decisive course nationwide. “How the pilot project is accepted and implemented in Vorarlberg can make a decisive contribution to ensuring that free contraceptives become accessible nationwide in the future. The model region with the intensive accompanying research offers a unique opportunity.” Sprickler-Falschlunger therefore wants as many women as possible to take advantage of the offer and thus help the pilot project to be a success.
Interested women can contact www.femail.at inform about the project.
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