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Protect Birth Control: No to President Bush's Latest Proposal
Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: Care2
Sponsored by: Care2
The Bush administration is proposing a new regulation that would discourage doctors and health-care clinics from providing birth control to women who need it. This regulation would require federal health programs to certify that they will hire nurses and other providers who openly object to abortion or contraception in order to receive federal aid to run their programs.
For more information on the proposal, see http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/15/washington/15rule.html?_r=1&sq=birth
The regulation 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 victims with access to emergency contraception could be jeopardized!
Members of Congress are calling on the Bush administration to change course. Please let your members of Congress know that you strongly oppose this attack on women's health and individual rights.
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We signed the “Protect Birth Control: No to President Bush's Latest Proposal” petition!
# 14,950:
11:51 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Name not displayed, Colorado
# 14,949:
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8:14 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Devon Kurker-Stewart, Connecticut
Please give this your consideration. I myself do not take birth control due to a minor heart condition, but I have a sister and many friends who do. I have heard them speak in extreme frustration and strain with about the skyrocketing costs of birth control. |
# 14,948:
7:47 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Melissa Ortega, California
# 14,947:
7:24 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Merry Gregor, California
Is it any wonder that Laura Bush plans to divorce this Cretin after he leaves office.
Is it any wonder that Laura Bush plans to divorce this Cretin after he leaves office.
# 14,946:
7:10 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Laura Phillips, Indiana
# 14,945:
6:54 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Rachel Rosenzweig, Massachusetts
# 14,944:
5:53 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Name not displayed, Florida
# 14,943:
5:32 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Rosa Malagisi, Virginia
# 14,942:
1:37 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Martin Edwards, Virginia
# 14,941:
1:02 pm PDT, Aug 27,
Name not displayed, Washington
# 14,940:
11:18 am PDT, Aug 27,
Gail Herr, Pennsylvania
# 14,939:
11:14 am PDT, Aug 27,
Terry Hoefker, Colorado
# 14,938:
11:09 am PDT, Aug 27,
Ashley Scott, North Carolina
# 14,937:
10:56 am PDT, Aug 27,
Heather Schowalter, Minnesota
# 14,936:
9:46 am PDT, Aug 27,
Name not displayed, Illinois
This assault on women's rights, family planning and environmental concerns (how much can the earth support?!) is outrageous!! It is being perpetrated for political reasons without any concern for the consequences!
This assault on women's rights, family planning and environmental concerns (how much can the earth support?!) is outrageous!! It is being perpetrated for political reasons without any concern for the consequences!
# 14,935:
7:56 am PDT, Aug 27,
Jillian Abfalter, Minnesota
# 14,934:
7:41 am PDT, Aug 27,
Lisa Maragon, Colorado
# 14,933:
4:13 am PDT, Aug 27,
ANGELA BOND, United Kingdom
# 14,932:
4:06 am PDT, Aug 27,
MARK SALAMON, Massachusetts
# 14,931:
2:38 am PDT, Aug 27,
Jennifer Langer, Washington
# 14,930:
1:19 am PDT, Aug 27,
Faith Chong, Australia
I am absolutely appalled. As a young female i believe that i have the right to have contraception. George Bush should be a woman for a day, then he would know the suffering we endure on a daily basis.
I am absolutely appalled. As a young female i believe that i have the right to have contraception. George Bush should be a woman for a day, then he would know the suffering we endure on a daily basis.
# 14,929:
11:26 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Keone Haley, Florida
# 14,928:
9:15 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Name not displayed, Montana
# 14,927:
8:40 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Heather Burke, Florida
# 14,926:
8:10 pm PDT, Aug 26,
John Stockham, Hawaii
# 14,925:
7:58 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Penelope Hernandez, Mexico
Somos mujeres pensantes con control en nuestras vidas y punto. Es nuestro cuerpo y nuestras desiciones.
Somos mujeres pensantes con control en nuestras vidas y punto. Es nuestro cuerpo y nuestras desiciones.
# 14,924:
7:48 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Debbie McCarthy, Maine
# 14,923:
7:40 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Name not displayed, Utah
# 14,922:
7:18 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Cori Whitmer, California
Women should have their rights, whether it is legal or not, women will find ways which could just be another US replay of what we should of learned in history.
Women should have their rights, whether it is legal or not, women will find ways which could just be another US replay of what we should of learned in history.
# 14,921:
5:40 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Susan Hutchinson, Texas
NO WOMEN'S RIGHT SHOULD BE DICTATED BY OTHERS. IT IS HER HEALTH TO DECIDE WHAT SHE WANTS!!!
NO WOMEN'S RIGHT SHOULD BE DICTATED BY OTHERS. IT IS HER HEALTH TO DECIDE WHAT SHE WANTS!!!
# 14,920:
5:20 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Gary Laufman, California
# 14,919:
4:23 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Tomislava Ciglenjak, California
# 14,918:
3:55 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Nicole Garza, Texas
# 14,917:
3:47 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Sofia De Lama, Illinois
# 14,916:
3:44 pm PDT, Aug 26,
April Mosen, New Jersey
# 14,915:
2:42 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Susan Stinson, New York
I am trained in Public Health and feel strongly that it is necessary to allow women the right to reproductive freedom.
I am trained in Public Health and feel strongly that it is necessary to allow women the right to reproductive freedom.
# 14,914:
2:34 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Cathleen Cox, New York
As today is the official celebration of establishment of Womens' Rights(eg voting), I feel a strong need to sign this petition due to OVERWHELMING sense of anxiety and nervousness that American culture(in all aspects) is in a state of reversion instead of progression--a very "slippery slope" in the loss of social stability! Personal freedom(aka liberty) to make(sane)choices and decisions for one's happiness/health/(w)holeness is the base/cornerstone of our society, one that majority of people around the world DON'T HAVE! Our country is severely "poor" in relation to FEELING sanctity of and satisfied with LIFE, although we're "rich" in subsidies and sustenance of LIVing. Chaos is created by the callousness of our cultural towards fundamental civil/human rights of ALL people(no matter age,gender, race or status): thus we HAVE to continuing going "uphill" in order to achieve a state of social stability and satisfaction[ie a soulful & spirited(vs religious) life by most people]. This proposal would be a MAJOR reversal of a fortunate cultural achievement, plus dishonor &/or disrespect the people who endured enormous distress in obtaining WOMENS' RIGHTS(to make her own choices and decisions)!
As today is the official celebration of establishment of Womens' Rights(eg voting), I feel a strong need to sign this petition due to OVERWHELMING sense of anxiety and nervousness that American culture(in all aspects) is in a state of reversion instead of progression--a very "slippery slope" in the loss of social stability! Personal freedom(aka liberty) to make(sane)choices and decisions for one's happiness/health/(w)holeness is the base/cornerstone of our society, one that majority of people around the world DON'T HAVE! Our country is severely "poor" in relation to FEELING sanctity of and satisfied with LIFE, although we're "rich" in subsidies and sustenance of LIVing. Chaos is created by the callousness of our cultural towards fundamental civil/human rights of ALL people(no matter age,gender, race or status): thus we HAVE to continuing going "uphill" in order to achieve a state of social stability and satisfaction[ie a soulful & spirited(vs religious) life by most people]. This proposal would be a MAJOR reversal of a fortunate cultural achievement, plus dishonor &/or disrespect the people who endured enormous distress in obtaining WOMENS' RIGHTS(to make her own choices and decisions)!
# 14,913:
1:53 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Name not displayed, California
# 14,912:
1:52 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Tessa Pou, North Carolina
If you want to see your daughters die from back-alley abortions then go ahead with this ridiculous plan. Would you deny a young woman who was raped birth control or force her to lead a path she didn't choose. Women's rights should NOT be government regulated!
If you want to see your daughters die from back-alley abortions then go ahead with this ridiculous plan. Would you deny a young woman who was raped birth control or force her to lead a path she didn't choose. Women's rights should NOT be government regulated!
# 14,911:
1:25 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Alice Brenner, Texas
Due to a medical condition, I was told that it would be very dangerous to have another child after my first. To promote family and marital harmony, it was necessary to use a form of birth control. To take that option away from the public is unreasonable.
Due to a medical condition, I was told that it would be very dangerous to have another child after my first. To promote family and marital harmony, it was necessary to use a form of birth control. To take that option away from the public is unreasonable.
# 14,910:
1:05 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Name not displayed, California
Government must stop its restrictions on giving a woman the right to choose BEFORE its too late... contraception and morning after pills are NOT abortion! Stop trying to play God! Even God gave humans the right to choose!
Government must stop its restrictions on giving a woman the right to choose BEFORE its too late... contraception and morning after pills are NOT abortion! Stop trying to play God! Even God gave humans the right to choose!
# 14,909:
1:02 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Name not displayed, Maryland
I'm writing to express my opposition to a proposed new Health and Human Services regulation intended to protect the jobs of doctors and other health care workers who refuse to participate in abortions because of religious or moral objections. In addition, this regulation could discourage doctors and health-care clinics from providing contraception to women who need it. Federal law already allows doctors and even health-care corporations (hospitals, HMOs, and health plans) to refuse to provide services or make referrals for abortion. The new rule, which deliberately confuses the definitions of contraception and abortion, would cause disarray in law, regulations, and policy, and make it more difficult for women to obtain birth control. If doctors and medical workers have a moral objection to doing their jobs, they should find different jobs (even within medicine there are many areas that would not force them to act against their consciences on this issue), not deny women the means to control our own bodies and manage our own health care. They have a right to their convictions, but they do not have a right to keep jobs they are unwilling to perform adequately. Leavitt states that, "Nothing in the new regulation in any way changes a patient's right to any legal procedure"; however, while it may not restrict our rights, it does restrict our access, which has the same result. There is no recourse provided in the regulation for women who are forced to travel outside their area to seek care or have trouble finding a doctor who will provide assistance. This regulation is unconscionable, it is harmful to women and those who care about them, and it sets a very dangerous precedent.
I'm writing to express my opposition to a proposed new Health and Human Services regulation intended to protect the jobs of doctors and other health care workers who refuse to participate in abortions because of religious or moral objections. In addition, this regulation could discourage doctors and health-care clinics from providing contraception to women who need it. Federal law already allows doctors and even health-care corporations (hospitals, HMOs, and health plans) to refuse to provide services or make referrals for abortion. The new rule, which deliberately confuses the definitions of contraception and abortion, would cause disarray in law, regulations, and policy, and make it more difficult for women to obtain birth control. If doctors and medical workers have a moral objection to doing their jobs, they should find different jobs (even within medicine there are many areas that would not force them to act against their consciences on this issue), not deny women the means to control our own bodies and manage our own health care. They have a right to their convictions, but they do not have a right to keep jobs they are unwilling to perform adequately. Leavitt states that, "Nothing in the new regulation in any way changes a patient's right to any legal procedure"; however, while it may not restrict our rights, it does restrict our access, which has the same result. There is no recourse provided in the regulation for women who are forced to travel outside their area to seek care or have trouble finding a doctor who will provide assistance. This regulation is unconscionable, it is harmful to women and those who care about them, and it sets a very dangerous precedent.
# 14,908:
12:52 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Fernando Del Bosque, Florida
# 14,907:
12:26 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Ted Anderson, Iowa
# 14,906:
12:23 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Name not displayed, South Carolina
# 14,905:
12:21 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Dick Artley, Idaho
The vast majority of Americans have had it with the untra-religious. Their insanity knows no bounds. The fact the Bush and GOP members of congress genuflect to these people is sickening.
The vast majority of Americans have had it with the untra-religious. Their insanity knows no bounds. The fact the Bush and GOP members of congress genuflect to these people is sickening.
# 14,904:
12:07 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Roberta Farinet, Ohio
# 14,903:
11:53 am PDT, Aug 26,
Lisa Smith, Tennessee
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/5/in-support-of-lisa-and-bella-smith-2
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/5/in-support-of-lisa-and-bella-smith-2
# 14,902:
11:36 am PDT, Aug 26,
JoAnne Paxson, Colorado
# 14,901:
10:54 am PDT, Aug 26,
Jana Ballinger, California