About Us

We are Better Birth Control

In 2021, the co-founders of Better Birth Control, Jana and Rita, initiated a petition for better contraception, which not only generated wide public visibility in society and politics, but also resulted in the founding of a non-profit association. Since then, Better Birth Control has been promoting sex education and advising federal policy-makers on providing better and gender equal contraception.

Our values

What matters to us

Values that motivate and inspire us to create better contraception for everyone.

Change

Change only emerges through dialogue - we establish this dialogue between civil society and politics

Equality

Better contraception and reproductive rights for all genders – which ultimately promotes gender equality as well

Education

Early and enhanced sex education in order to sustainably anchor contraception in the social discourse

Empowerment

Enabling people to freely express their sexuality - without concern for unwanted pregnancies

Support us in creating better contraception for everyone

Our achievements and goals

What we do

In eight months, we have successfully incorporated better contraception into the current agenda of German federal policy - but there is more work to be done.

Petition

With our petition for better contraception, we were able to collect more than 130,000 signatures and acquire various supporters for our demands.

German parties

Demands for better contraception were included in the party agendas of the FDP, SPD, Greens and LINKE for the 2021 federal elections.

Federal Government

We were successful in convincing the German government to include the demands for better contraception in the coalition agreement.

Research funding

Up to 60 million euros per year are now available for contraceptive research! The Bundestag Budget Committee has approved a new funding guideline on "Contraceptives for all genders".

Free access to contraceptives

We aim to make equal and free contraception a reality – on a national and international level.
Our team

Talents and Faces

Our team consists of dedicated members who are responsible for the various projects of Better Birth Control. Rita and Jana lead the team and form the board of our association.

Rita Maglio
Co-founder
Jana Pfenning
Co-founder
Katharina Seizew
Creative Director
Maxi Köhler
Finance
Sarah Peisert
HR
Jan-Henrik Pott
Treasurer

Join the team!

Better Birth Control grows trough committed volunteers. Share your creative ideas and let's rethink contraception together.

Our supporters

Katharina Barley
Vice-President of the European Parliament
Ricarda Lang
Member of the Bundestag
Tiemo Wölken
Member of the European Parliament
Ria Schröder
Member of the German Bundestag
Eric Marquardt
Member of the European Parliament
Delara Burkhardt
Member of the European Parliament
Lars Klingbeil
Federal Chairman of the SPD
Diana zur Löwen
Founder and Social Media Influencer
Kevin Kühnert
Member of the Bundestag
Jamila Schäfer
Member of the German Bundestag
Sebastian Hotz
Author, podcaster and much more.
Evelyn Regner
Member of the European Parliament
Bruno Hönel
Member of the German Bundestag
Katrin Werner
Former member of the German Bundestag
Michael Bloss
Member of the European Parliament
Louisa Dellert
Moderator, Keynote Speaker and CEO
Ralf Ruthe
Author, musician, filmmaker and cartoonist
Luise Morgeneyer
Author and founder
Marcel Emmerich
Member of the German Bundestag
Marlene Schönberger
Member of the German Bundestag
Saskia Weishaupt
Member of the German Bundestag
Stefan Liebich
Former Member of the German Bundestag
Terry Reintke
Member of the European Parliament
Yasmine M'Barek
Author and journalist
Sally-Lisa Starken
Founder and co-initiator #stattblumen
Victoria Müller
Author, host, activist
Clare Devlin
Journalist and founder
Marja-Liisa Völlers
Member of the German Bundestag
Jennifer Weist
Singer, host and founder
Cordelia Röders-Arnold
Founder and co-initiator #stattblumen
Wiebke Winter
Member of the CDU Federal Executive Committee
Sophia Seiler
Journalist
Anikó Merten
Member of the German Bundestag
Florian Siekmann
Member of the Bavarian State Parliament

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FDP. Nie gab es mehr zu tun. (o. D.). FDP. Abgerufen am 21. November 2022, von https://www.fdp.de/nie-gab-es-mehr-zu-tun

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FDP. Nie gab es mehr zu tun. (o. D.). FDP. Abgerufen am 21. November 2022, von https://www.fdp.de/nie-gab-es-mehr-zu-tun