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Restore Affordable Birth Control
Target: U.S. CongressSponsored by: NARAL Pro-Choice America
Did you know that a federal law from 2005 inadvertently caused prescription birth control prices to soar? This drastic increase in cost has affected university health centers and family-planning clinics around the country, making prescription contraception unaffordable for many college students and lower income women! College students around the country prompted Congress to introduce a bipartisan solution to restore access to affordable birth control. While the cost of the original legislation adds up every day, this new bill won't cost taxpayers a single penny. The Prevention Through Affordable Access Act was introduced by Representatives from both parties who agree that access to affordable contraception is the most effective way to prevent unintended pregnancy. Urge Your Representative to Cosponsor the Prevention Through Affordable Access Act
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# 50:
5:17 pm PST, Nov 27,
Koraabdi Perez, Mexico
# 49:
5:02 pm PST, Nov 27,
Sara Marksberry, California
# 48:
4:57 pm PST, Nov 27,
Karen Gray, Indiana
# 47:
4:55 pm PST, Nov 27,
Jamie Thomas, Colorado
Ridiculous! Our population is souring and the answer is in making choices for birth control. Please make available the option for women of any status to have access to affordable contraceptives.
Ridiculous! Our population is souring and the answer is in making choices for birth control. Please make available the option for women of any status to have access to affordable contraceptives.
# 46:
4:50 pm PST, Nov 27,
Jasmine Ruiz, New York
# 45:
4:40 pm PST, Nov 27,
Emily Montoya, California
Increasing the cost of birth control limits the use of female contraception to only those who can afford it, meaning those who are already poor are likely to have more babies--babies that will probably rely on welfare. It's a lose-lose situation. This limitation is yet another way our patriarchal society controls women's sexuality.
Increasing the cost of birth control limits the use of female contraception to only those who can afford it, meaning those who are already poor are likely to have more babies--babies that will probably rely on welfare. It's a lose-lose situation. This limitation is yet another way our patriarchal society controls women's sexuality.
# 44:
4:33 pm PST, Nov 27,
Sarah Holmsen, California
# 43:
4:29 pm PST, Nov 27,
Yonnette Joseph, New York
We are supposed to live in a nation where government and politics are separate from religion. The fact that the such a decision was made that raised the cost of birth control and contraceptives is indicative of the fact that that separation, one of the foundations of this country is crumbling. Making it harder to get birth control and the continued attempts to overturn Roe v Wade (however unintentional) show that this country, in my opinion has no respect for the choices and the free will of women whom lost access to to birth control will inadvertently affect!
We are supposed to live in a nation where government and politics are separate from religion. The fact that the such a decision was made that raised the cost of birth control and contraceptives is indicative of the fact that that separation, one of the foundations of this country is crumbling. Making it harder to get birth control and the continued attempts to overturn Roe v Wade (however unintentional) show that this country, in my opinion has no respect for the choices and the free will of women whom lost access to to birth control will inadvertently affect!
# 42:
4:17 pm PST, Nov 27,
Kathy Franklin, Tennessee
It is ridiculous that we condem those who consider or have an abortion, while cutting off all other avenues of choice through govermental actions.
It is ridiculous that we condem those who consider or have an abortion, while cutting off all other avenues of choice through govermental actions.
# 41:
4:08 pm PST, Nov 27,
Denise Lytle, New Jersey
# 40:
4:07 pm PST, Nov 27,
CJ Childress, Kentucky
# 39:
4:05 pm PST, Nov 27,
Brad Miller, Kansas
# 38:
4:04 pm PST, Nov 27,
Rev. Annie Haws, Georgia
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3:59 pm PST, Nov 27,
Name not displayed, Maine
# 36:
3:57 pm PST, Nov 27,
Dogan Ozkan, Turkey
# 35:
3:41 pm PST, Nov 27,
Betty Van Wicklen, New York
# 34:
3:40 pm PST, Nov 27,
Michelle Morris, New York
# 33:
3:18 pm PST, Nov 27,
Tigerboy Bd, United Kingdom
# 32:
2:55 pm PST, Nov 27,
Nicole Hardin, Alabama
# 31:
2:53 pm PST, Nov 27,
Marcelene Schaefer-Bartos, Minnesota
# 30:
2:33 pm PST, Nov 27,
Cindy Bushway, Florida
# 29:
2:32 pm PST, Nov 27,
Rozzanna Shu, Canada
# 28:
2:23 pm PST, Nov 27,
Karen Stillwell, Tennessee
# 27:
2:18 pm PST, Nov 27,
Alanna Lewis, Trinidad And Tobago
# 26:
2:09 pm PST, Nov 27,
Jun Jones, Washington
# 25:
2:01 pm PST, Nov 27,
Lara Busch, Oregon
# 24:
1:58 pm PST, Nov 27,
Name not displayed, California
# 23:
1:54 pm PST, Nov 27,
Lynda Bagot-Parker, Oregon
# 22:
1:49 pm PST, Nov 27,
Aubrey Adams, California
# 21:
1:29 pm PST, Nov 27,
Polly Odyssey, Missouri
# 20:
1:24 pm PST, Nov 27,
Erin Short, Texas
# 19:
1:15 pm PST, Nov 27,
Nicky Elizabeth, Maine
# 18:
1:12 pm PST, Nov 27,
Kayleigh Wilson, Canada
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1:04 pm PST, Nov 27,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 16:
12:59 pm PST, Nov 27,
Ms Zentura, Wyoming
# 15:
12:53 pm PST, Nov 27,
Audra Hughes, Florida
# 14:
12:45 pm PST, Nov 27,
Paige Smith, Connecticut
# 13:
12:43 pm PST, Nov 27,
Charles Mclachlan, United Kingdom
# 12:
12:28 pm PST, Nov 27,
Roxanne Acosta, Florida
# 11:
12:15 pm PST, Nov 27,
Jennifer Megeney, Canada
# 10:
12:06 pm PST, Nov 27,
Rajashekhar Chava, Pennsylvania
# 9:
11:51 am PST, Nov 27,
Heidi Duncan, Tennessee
# 8:
11:48 am PST, Nov 27,
Eileen Sarett-Cuasay, Virginia
# 7:
11:45 am PST, Nov 27,
Terri VanKuipers, Canada
# 6:
11:22 am PST, Nov 27,
Graham Owen, United Kingdom
# 5:
11:07 am PST, Nov 27,
Vidya Sims, California
# 4:
10:44 am PST, Nov 27,
Catherine Smalley, United Kingdom
# 3:
10:33 am PST, Nov 27,
Heidi Nordberg, Georgia
# 2:
9:50 am PST, Nov 27,
Molly Lyons, Vermont
# 1:
3:36 pm PST, Nov 21,
Robyn Erler, California