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Underground Network Provides Birth Control Amid Campus Ban

4/1/2026

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DePaul University prohibits distribution of birth control on campus.
A student-led underground network called "womb service" provides condoms and Plan B to peers.
The network, led by Maya Roman, a student, fulfills 15 to 25 requests weekly.
The group conducts sex education seminars off-campus.
Catholic colleges nationwide are seeing similar initiatives as students address gaps in institutional support.

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Story summary

DePaul University prohibits distribution of birth control on campus.
A student-led underground network called "womb service" provides condoms and Plan B to peers.
The network, led by Maya Roman, a student, fulfills 15 to 25 requests weekly.
The group conducts sex education seminars off-campus.
Catholic colleges nationwide are seeing similar initiatives as students address gaps in institutional support.