--- ---  # Why Getting an IUD Is Trending on Social Media Today  by [Samantha Cooney](https://time.com/author/samantha-cooney/)  ## Samantha Cooney Nov 9, 2016 10:42 PM UTC  IUD Birth Control: Small, "T-shaped" device inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy. IUD Birth Control: Small, "T-shaped" device inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy.Lalocracio—Getty Images/iStockphoto  by [Samantha Cooney](https://time.com/author/samantha-cooney/)  ## Samantha Cooney Nov 9, 2016 10:42 PM UTC After Donald Trump [won the presidency](http://time.com/4563685/donald-trump-wins/?xid=homepage), some women started to take action to protect their reproductive health before the businessman’s inauguration. As of last night, women are posting on social media to advocate that others invest in an IUD — a form of long-term birth control that’s inserted into a woman’s uterus and [can last between three to 12 years](https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/iud) — as an insurance policy against a Trump presidency, [New York _Magazine_ noted](http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/11/why-you-should-get-an-iud-before-trump-becomes-president.html). Erin Gloria Ryan, a senior editor at _The Daily Beast,_ [first advocated for women to get an IUD](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/02/get-an-iud-before-it-s-too-late.html) on Nov. 2, and she echoed the plea before the election was even called for Trump early on Wednesday morning. > [](https://twitter.com/morninggloria/status/796214152956092416) > [](https://twitter.com/maura%5Fbrannigan/status/796317629438955520) > [](https://twitter.com/seelions/status/796291959296028672) > [](https://twitter.com/oxthebeardog/status/796476846711902208) > [](https://twitter.com/brosandprose/status/796448677854330885) > [](https://twitter.com/rachelvarina/status/796367090689183744) Despite [taking a pro-abortion rights stance in the past](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/04/03/donald-trumps-ever-shifting-positions-on-abortion/), Trump [campaigned for president on an anti-abortion platform](http://motto.time.com/4538293/donald-trump-partial-birth-abortion-third-debate/). During the [third presidential debate](http://motto.time.com/4538293/donald-trump-partial-birth-abortion-third-debate/), he said he would appoint justices who would “automatically” overturn _Roe v. Wade_, the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized abortion. (Never mind that’s not how the Supreme Court works.) His Vice President-elect Mike Pence has an even more extreme stance on abortion, signing some of the strictest abortion restrictions into law during his time as governor of Indiana. One particularly controversial law required women who had miscarriages or abortions to [bury or cremate the fetuses](http://motto.time.com/4406521/mike-pence-periods-abortion-law/?iid=sr-link2). Trump has also said [he wants to overturn the Affordable Care Act](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/trump-victory-obamacare-risk-231090), which [requires insurers to provide birth control pills for women at no cost](http://healthland.time.com/2012/08/01/the-8-preventive-health-services-that-women-start-getting-free-today/). And repealing that act has been a chief policy mission for Congressional Republicans, who [maintained their control](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/09/us/politics/republican-senate.html) of both the House of Representatives and the Senate on Tuesday. It’s unclear to what extent a Trump presidency could limit the reproductive rights that women have fought for. In the past, Trump has [even supported Planned Parenthood](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/02/donald-trumps-incredibly-bizarre-relationship-with-planned-parenthood/), which provides birth control and other health treatments to women at lower costs, diverging from Republicans who want to [defund](http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jan/5/senate-republicans-to-vote-to-strip-planned-parent/) the organization because of it also provides abortions. But as the reality sets in on Wednesday, many women are starting to think it’s better to be safe than sorry. Interested? You [can get an IUD from your doctor or a Planned Parenthood health center](https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/iud). Many insurers cover some or all of the costs of IUDs, which can stretch up to $1000. \[[The Cut](http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/11/why-you-should-get-an-iud-before-trump-becomes-president.html)\] Why People Say to Get an IUD Before Trump Becomes President ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4565558/iud-election-trump-birth-control/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4565558/iud-election-trump-birth-control/"},"headline":"Why Getting an IUD Is Trending on Social Media Today","datePublished":"2016-11-09T22:42:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:03:49.352Z","description":"Yes, it has to do with Trump's win","url":"https://time.com/4565558/iud-election-trump-birth-control/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc7f017336656a8b/6988adf08e0601307f468353/women-iud-election-trump-pence.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Cooney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-cooney/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc7f017336656a8b/6988adf08e0601307f468353/women-iud-election-trump-pence.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Intrauterine device","caption":"Intrauterine device","creditText":"Lalocracio—Getty Images/iStockphoto","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4565558/iud-election-trump-birth-control/","name":"Why Getting an IUD Is Trending on Social Media Today"}}]}] ```