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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!
# 150:
2:53 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Cody LePow, California
# 149:
2:52 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Cletus Taylor, Arizona
# 148:
2:52 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Jeanne Gibson, California
Taking away a woman's choice to not conceive is cruel and unusual punishment. There are many instances where a woman's health, and her doctor, mandate not getting pregnant at the risk of her life or good health. To say nothing of a woman's (or couples) right to decide not to have children for reasons of their own. Advances in medicine have made this possible. One would think that the agenda of reducing abortions would support birth control as an intelligent preventative method. It seems to me an oxymoron to want to reduce the number of abortions and to ban birth control methods. These regulations make no sense and should NOT be released.
Taking away a woman's choice to not conceive is cruel and unusual punishment. There are many instances where a woman's health, and her doctor, mandate not getting pregnant at the risk of her life or good health. To say nothing of a woman's (or couples) right to decide not to have children for reasons of their own. Advances in medicine have made this possible. One would think that the agenda of reducing abortions would support birth control as an intelligent preventative method. It seems to me an oxymoron to want to reduce the number of abortions and to ban birth control methods. These regulations make no sense and should NOT be released.
# 147:
2:51 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Charles Mclachlan, United Kingdom
# 146:
2:48 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Thomas Jason, Florida
# 145:
2:47 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Angelina Shaw, Nevada
# 144:
2:46 pm PDT, Aug 1,
William Wilson, Texas
# 143:
2:45 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Isobel Crump, California
Women are not second class citizens!!
Women are not second class citizens!!
# 142:
2:43 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Cate Groves, Connecticut
# 141:
2:39 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Lauren Williams, Arizona
# 140:
2:37 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Mark Kissinger, Colorado
This whole abortion/birth control issue is a blatant disregard for the Constitutional principle of separation of church and state. The people who hold extreme right-to-life and anti-choice viewpoints ALWAYS have the CHOICE to follow their beliefs. THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO DICTATE THE CHOICES AVAILABLE TO OTHERS! Therefore, I insist that you resist any proposal that would restrict a woman's access to contraceptives, especially and specifically, any proposal that seeks to re-define the use of contraceptives as abortion!
This whole abortion/birth control issue is a blatant disregard for the Constitutional principle of separation of church and state. The people who hold extreme right-to-life and anti-choice viewpoints ALWAYS have the CHOICE to follow their beliefs. THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO DICTATE THE CHOICES AVAILABLE TO OTHERS! Therefore, I insist that you resist any proposal that would restrict a woman's access to contraceptives, especially and specifically, any proposal that seeks to re-define the use of contraceptives as abortion!
# 139:
2:37 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Leslie Bender, New York
Our world wide poplation is astronaomical. Many women will be so poor, with no heat this winter, that they won't be able to rise kids. That Mr. Bush will pay. God sees all of it.
Our world wide poplation is astronaomical. Many women will be so poor, with no heat this winter, that they won't be able to rise kids. That Mr. Bush will pay. God sees all of it.
# 138:
2:35 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Name not displayed, Florida
The government has no right to be in my bedroom or in my doctor's office with me! As long as what it's legal, I have the absolute right to choose how I want to live and take care of myself. This includes anything that involves my sexual behavior, which is no one's business but mine and my partner. My government is not welcome!
The government has no right to be in my bedroom or in my doctor's office with me! As long as what it's legal, I have the absolute right to choose how I want to live and take care of myself. This includes anything that involves my sexual behavior, which is no one's business but mine and my partner. My government is not welcome!
# 137:
2:35 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Sharon Dean, California
# 136:
2:34 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 135:
2:33 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Mark Werner, New York
# 134:
2:32 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Russell Nadel, Virginia
# 133:
2:32 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Name not displayed, Florida
# 132:
2:32 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Robert Butler, California
Stop the muzzling of health information. Educate people, stop the population explosion.
Stop the muzzling of health information. Educate people, stop the population explosion.
# 131:
2:30 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Anie Knipping, New Jersey
# 130:
2:30 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Aila Gilbride-Read, California
# 129:
2:29 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Name not displayed, Georgia
# 128:
2:28 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Taryn Maraine, California
Access to basic contraception should be a woman's right. Denying it could result in an increase in abortions, illegal marketing of contraception with no quality control and increased hardships to the poor.
Access to basic contraception should be a woman's right. Denying it could result in an increase in abortions, illegal marketing of contraception with no quality control and increased hardships to the poor.
# 127:
2:28 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Alena Davis, Virginia
# 126:
2:27 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Brian JP Craig, New Jersey
# 125:
2:27 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Shay Forstrom, Minnesota
# 124:
2:26 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Sharen Recanati, Maine
What right do you have to do this . Shame Shame on our President to even think about this . I am so disapointed in being a Republican right now .
What right do you have to do this . Shame Shame on our President to even think about this . I am so disapointed in being a Republican right now .
# 123:
2:24 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Name not displayed, New York
# 122:
2:23 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Thomas Bommarito, Missouri
# 121:
2:23 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Patricia Pizarro, Chile
Another attempt of males to control the lives and actions of women. What about the men who dump a woman after sex, never calls her, never wants to hear from her again? He is commiting a virtual abortion. He is abandoning that potential baby. I don't hear anybody addressing that issue of "male abortion". Stop trying to subjugate women. And like the genius USA native George Carlin said: "Not every ejaculation deserves a name".
Another attempt of males to control the lives and actions of women. What about the men who dump a woman after sex, never calls her, never wants to hear from her again? He is commiting a virtual abortion. He is abandoning that potential baby. I don't hear anybody addressing that issue of "male abortion". Stop trying to subjugate women. And like the genius USA native George Carlin said: "Not every ejaculation deserves a name".
# 120:
2:23 pm PDT, Aug 1,
HENRY HOLZMANN, New Jersey
# 119:
2:21 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Margaret Cheney, New Hampshire
I believe that any woman anywhere should be allowed AND encouraged to protect herself from unwanted pregnanncies
I believe that any woman anywhere should be allowed AND encouraged to protect herself from unwanted pregnanncies
# 118:
2:21 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Linda Maudlin, Florida
# 117:
2:20 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Harold Robinson, Alabama
# 116:
2:19 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Lynne Rosenfield, Colorado
# 115:
2:19 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Raymond Linnastruth, California
# 114:
2:18 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Thomas Needell, California
# 113:
2:16 pm PDT, Aug 1,
YLynn Foster, Texas
# 112:
2:15 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Liz Caine, Colorado
# 111:
2:14 pm PDT, Aug 1,
E Tynan, Arizona
# 110:
2:14 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Pat Churchman, Virginia
# 109:
2:13 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Brenda Parker, Arizona
# 108:
2:12 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Britny Sawn, Virginia
To take away birth control would mean a jump in pregnancy in adults and teens and the birth of children that could not be properly cared for. The idea is ludacris
To take away birth control would mean a jump in pregnancy in adults and teens and the birth of children that could not be properly cared for. The idea is ludacris
# 107:
2:12 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Rebekah Serwach, Michigan
No one should have the right to tell me or any woman what to do with her body and her right to choose!
No one should have the right to tell me or any woman what to do with her body and her right to choose!
# 106:
2:11 pm PDT, Aug 1,
William Brown, New York
# 105:
2:10 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Jack Intveld, Minnesota
# 104:
2:09 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Panagiotis Rigopoulos, Greece
# 103:
2:08 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Grant Parra, Florida
# 102:
2:07 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Alice Van Zant, Texas
# 101:
2:04 pm PDT, Aug 1,
KELLY LAMB, Texas