Write Congress: Bush attacks women's access to birth control
Dear Supporter,
We found out some truly disturbing news.
Just hours ago The New York Times reported that the Bush administration is proposing a new regulation that could discourage doctors and health-care clinics from providing birth control to women who need it.
Pro-birth-control members of Congress are calling on the Bush administration to reconsider this terrible idea. Please let your members of Congress know that you strongly oppose this attack on birth control! http://action.prochoiceamerica.org/site/R?i=uQ7NYjg0NJRWFafxT...
This proposed regulation deliberately confuses the definitions of contraception and abortion and could seriously jeopardize state laws and policies that protect women’s access to birth control. For example, state laws that require hospitals to provide sexual-assault survivors with access to emergency contraception could be jeopardized.
This issue makes it all the more clear why we must elect pro-choice Sen. Barack Obama as our next president. Sen. John McCain has repeatedly voted against allowing women to obtain birth control and there’s no doubt he will carry on Bush’s anti-choice legacy. Sen. Obama has a consistent record in strong support of women’s access to contraception and is the chief sponsor of legislation to make birth control more affordable.
Take action today. Don’t let the Bush administration’s attacks on birth control go unanswered. http://action.prochoiceamerica.org/site/R?i=yeczodsuFDvA417h4...
Thank you for remaining vigilant against the Bush administration and taking action today.
Nancy Keenan
President, NARAL Pro-Choice America
Paid for by NARAL Pro-Choice America, http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee
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More 'family values, god fearing, Conservative crap aimed at beating a woman to death with her own body. We need to get rid of these knuckle dragging Neanderthal Republicans and their Theocratic based outlook, and join the 21st century. -
Could not have said it ANY better myself, Mollybdamned....!
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HI Stacy. Thanks, I'll be so glad when he is gone!
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If only we can stave off a complete economic collapse between now and then, and prevent the petty bastard from starting a war with Iran. Sigh.
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HI Stacy. If he does we will rebuild and if he starts one, we will end it. :)
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Just sent a message. Thanks, Stacey. Do they not understand the costs to all of us raising unwanted children, not to mention the toll on these children.
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It doesn't say what the details are. Could it be that they are trying to limit only the women that get it for free? Like, basically saying, "hey, you can have it, but we're not gonna just give it away anymore." I'm just askin. You know how articles and such can be loaded with strawmen and misdirection.
BTW, that's not an attack on your blog. Just a simple question. How ya doing anyway? -
Doing well, thanks! How about you? Just got back a bit early from a murder trial where defendant and his attorney finally saw the light and pled out to the lesser-included offense we offered months ago, after we'd selected 10 of the 12 jurors and were about to start questioning the next panel of 14 prospective jurors in order to seat the remaining two plus three alternates. As for the contraception question above, no, it is not solely a funding issue in that it will not only affect those women who are being given free contraception. The whole argument is over a class of drugs that prevent implantation of the fertilized egg into the lining of the woman's uterus and thus prevent a pregnancy from ever starting. The most usual reasons for it are for rape victims as emergency contraception where they were obviously unable to stop and either insert a diaphragm or have their "partner" wear a condom (since it is a non-consensual encounter), and for couples of all ages but usually those in their teens and 20's who get in a hurry and neglect to slow down to use contraception and the woman needs the so-called morning-after pill the next day. The administration is not only attempting to choke off funding for indigent women (including those who are receiving the prescriptions as rape victims) but also countervene state laws that use state equal protection clauses to ensure that pharmacies must fill women's prescriptions (which some pharmacists refuse to fill even when paid for by private insurance or out-of-pocket).
