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Tell the Bush Administration: Birth Control Pills Are Not Abortion
Target: Michael Leavitt, Secretary
Sponsored by: Care2
Sponsored by: Care2
Just when we think we've seen it all, the Bush Administration has drafted regulations that would undermine women's access to birth control.
Under the guise of clarifying existing federal laws that allow health professionals to refuse to provide abortion services, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has drafted regulations that redefine abortion to include commonly used, FDA-approved methods of contraception, such as birth control pills and IUDs.
This radical redefinition of abortion is at odds with science and the government's own definition -- that pregnancy begins with the implantation of a fertilized egg.
This is a shameful political ploy in the waning days of the Bush Administration, which could cause immeasurable harm to the 17 million women in need of publicly funded contraceptive services.
Please sign your letter to Secretary Michael Leavitt today, and urge him to abandon these radical, dangerous regulations.
Under the guise of clarifying existing federal laws that allow health professionals to refuse to provide abortion services, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has drafted regulations that redefine abortion to include commonly used, FDA-approved methods of contraception, such as birth control pills and IUDs.
This radical redefinition of abortion is at odds with science and the government's own definition -- that pregnancy begins with the implantation of a fertilized egg.
This is a shameful political ploy in the waning days of the Bush Administration, which could cause immeasurable harm to the 17 million women in need of publicly funded contraceptive services.
Please sign your letter to Secretary Michael Leavitt today, and urge him to abandon these radical, dangerous regulations.
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We signed the “Tell the Bush Administration: Birth Control Pills Are Not Abortion” letter!
# 50:
1:31 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Lisa Gosnell, Delaware
# 49:
1:30 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Bob Breen, Arizona
# 48:
1:30 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Cassie Deerwester, Ohio
Not every woman who takes birth control is messing around or having abortions. I take birth control so I can protect my chances of being a mother some day. My eggs have been damaged severly, due to illnesses. Birth control prevents me from releasing anymore eggs, so therefore, when I stop taking birth control I will release an egg and have a child. Do not limit someone's access to these medications when you have no idea why they are taking them. It is none of your business.
Not every woman who takes birth control is messing around or having abortions. I take birth control so I can protect my chances of being a mother some day. My eggs have been damaged severly, due to illnesses. Birth control prevents me from releasing anymore eggs, so therefore, when I stop taking birth control I will release an egg and have a child. Do not limit someone's access to these medications when you have no idea why they are taking them. It is none of your business.
# 47:
1:30 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Nicki Teixeira, California
# 46:
1:29 pm PDT, Aug 1,
William Reid, California
Let us insure that the children we have are wanted children.
Let us insure that the children we have are wanted children.
# 45:
1:29 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Mark Chase, Arizona
# 44:
1:28 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Skye Rarig, Pennsylvania
# 43:
1:27 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Daniel Guevara, New Mexico
# 42:
1:24 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Thomas Kristan, Canada
# 41:
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1:24 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Marie Dayton, Louisiana
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# 40:
1:24 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Karen Lafferty, Arizona
# 39:
1:22 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Rita Baerwaldt, Texas
# 38:
1:21 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Amber HARRIS, Maryland
I USE BIRTH CONTROL TO CONTROL MY MONTHLY FOR SEVERE PAIN.. BC IS NOT ABORTION.. I HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN DUE TO A HEREDITRAY ILLNESS THAT WOULD BE PASSED DOWN.. THIS IS RIDICULOUS
I USE BIRTH CONTROL TO CONTROL MY MONTHLY FOR SEVERE PAIN.. BC IS NOT ABORTION.. I HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN DUE TO A HEREDITRAY ILLNESS THAT WOULD BE PASSED DOWN.. THIS IS RIDICULOUS
# 37:
1:20 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Mitch Chase, California
# 36:
1:19 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Steve Holzberg, California
# 35:
1:18 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Linda Grad, Florida
The government needs to stay out of the bedroom!! We do not need any more unwanted children like George W. Bush!!!
The government needs to stay out of the bedroom!! We do not need any more unwanted children like George W. Bush!!!
# 34:
1:17 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Lisa Garfinkel, Colorado
# 33:
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1:16 pm PDT, Aug 1,
SUSAN FIELDS, California
Overpopulation is responsible for EVERY societal ill our world faces. Famine, loss of resources, pollution, water shortage, disease....WAKE UP and DO something about it! Unwanted babies are only making it worse and they usually suffer the most! |
# 32:
1:16 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Jenn Gooding, North Carolina
# 31:
1:16 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Name not displayed, Virginia
# 30:
1:15 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Wendy Hamill, California
This is outrageous! It also does not make sense. If you want to reduce the incidence of abortion, you should not limit access to birth control!
This is outrageous! It also does not make sense. If you want to reduce the incidence of abortion, you should not limit access to birth control!
# 29:
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1:15 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Theresa Swank, Florida
Dear Secretary Leavitt, I'm gravely concerned by the Department of Health and Human Services draft regulations that were leaked recently, which could severely limit a woman's access to basic health care needs. I strongly urge you NOT to release the draft proposed regulations.This proposal would create unnecessary obstacles for women seeking contraceptive services and most alarming the draft regulations confuse contraception with abortion by redefining abortion to include commonly used FDA-approved methods of contraception, such as oral contraceptives and IUDs. Sincerely, Theresa Swank |
# 28:
1:15 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Amy Alexander, Hawaii
# 27:
1:14 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Rene Marie Peoples, Pennsylvania
It's important to recognize when people are making responsible decisions. Taking birth control means for many women that abortion would never even be an option. There is no unwanted baby. Personally, I take birth control for medical reasons (severe endomitriosis) and I expect that my government would not intrerfere in either of these situations.
It's important to recognize when people are making responsible decisions. Taking birth control means for many women that abortion would never even be an option. There is no unwanted baby. Personally, I take birth control for medical reasons (severe endomitriosis) and I expect that my government would not intrerfere in either of these situations.
# 26:
1:14 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Annie Morris, Oklahoma
# 25:
1:13 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Mary Anne Patey, California
# 24:
1:12 pm PDT, Aug 1,
J-P Douglas, California
# 23:
1:12 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Homer Osbon, Florida
# 22:
1:11 pm PDT, Aug 1,
CENA PELTER, Florida
# 21:
1:10 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Ann Vowels, California
# 20:
1:09 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Joanna Luge, Florida
# 19:
1:09 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Rebekah Watts-Mandelli, Florida
# 18:
1:08 pm PDT, Aug 1,
June Marshall, New Hampshire
Birth control pills keep one from having an unwanted pregnancy. They haven't anything to do with abortion as the seed would have to be planted and a new birth growing in the womb. This would prevent the seed from being planted and wouldn't kill a fetus which is growing in the womb. You, as a person don't have the right to control others lives, especially when you don't know what you're talking about.
Birth control pills keep one from having an unwanted pregnancy. They haven't anything to do with abortion as the seed would have to be planted and a new birth growing in the womb. This would prevent the seed from being planted and wouldn't kill a fetus which is growing in the womb. You, as a person don't have the right to control others lives, especially when you don't know what you're talking about.
# 17:
1:07 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Jazmin Mitchell, California
# 16:
1:07 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Janet Corbett, Ohio
# 15:
1:04 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Betty J Murray, Maine
# 14:
1:04 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Craig Overton, North Carolina
# 13:
1:02 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Patsy Rogers, New York
# 12:
1:02 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Winnie Chin, California
# 11:
1:01 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Darwina Griffin, Hawaii
# 10:
1:01 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Lyllis Friest, Iowa
I think this is so strange! If these girls weren't out messing around they wouldn't need birth control pills!
I think this is so strange! If these girls weren't out messing around they wouldn't need birth control pills!
# 9:
1:00 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Tasha Chenoweth, California
# 8:
12:59 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Dale Shaw, Colorado
# 7:
12:59 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Janet Davis Photography, Virginia
# 6:
12:58 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Tamara R. Pearlman, Texas
When the protesters start adopting the millions of children in orphanages then perhaps I'll listen to their politics. The reality is they are all talk and the only action they have taken thus far is violence. Birth control protects from unwanted pregnancies. Why should a rape victim have to give birth? Would you want you child, mother, aunt, sister, cousin to go through that? I don't think so. Open your eyes and close your mouths. Act from your heart and not from insufficient knowledge.
When the protesters start adopting the millions of children in orphanages then perhaps I'll listen to their politics. The reality is they are all talk and the only action they have taken thus far is violence. Birth control protects from unwanted pregnancies. Why should a rape victim have to give birth? Would you want you child, mother, aunt, sister, cousin to go through that? I don't think so. Open your eyes and close your mouths. Act from your heart and not from insufficient knowledge.
# 5:
12:58 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Ladyanighnight Fisher, California
# 4:
12:57 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Name not displayed, Missouri
# 3:
12:55 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Name not displayed, Washington
# 2:
12:53 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Eileen Massey, California
# 1:
12:52 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Elizabeth Biddick, Ohio
What facism awaits us next?
What facism awaits us next?