In the last year, a lot of women and their partners saw the price of their birth control skyrocket. Shocking, isn't it! Do you know why?
Due to an error in legislation you've probably never heard of (the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act), health centers on college campuses and community family-planning clinics no longer receive birth control at a discount... which basically means the people who rely on these centers are paying a WHOLE LOT more for the same pills than they used to. Some college students report that the cost of birth control is doubling sometimes even tripling on their campuses.
Fixing this mistake is a no-brainer and it won't cost the government a single penny but the cost of the mistake adds up for women and their partners everyday! Tell your member of Congress to fix the birth-control pricing crisis by cosponsoring the Prevention Through Affordable Access Act.
We signed the “Restore Affordable Birth Control” petition!
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4:48 pm PDT, Oct 8,Jennifer Fossen, Colorado
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2:01 pm PDT, Oct 6,Katarzyna Bundyra, Michigan
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8:14 am PDT, Oct 5,Fiona Melvin, United Kingdom
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9:35 am PDT, Oct 3,Carem Corvaia, Florida
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2:41 pm PDT, Oct 2,Sharon Glenn, Florida
I attend a private catholic law school that excludes contraceptives from our health insurance plan. We have restricted incomes and cannot afford to also pay a premium for birth control. Please help us!
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4:11 pm PDT, Oct 1,David Kunen, Florida
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1:44 pm PDT, Sep 30,Teresa Baker, Washington
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5:17 pm PDT, Sep 29,Angela Greene, Illinois
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9:10 pm PDT, Sep 27,Ashley Maier, Illinois
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9:50 pm PDT, Sep 22,Naella Tesch, California
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4:04 pm PDT, Sep 20,Sarah Morrison, Missouri
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8:45 am PDT, Sep 17,Johnathan Bragman, Florida
Despite what most of the ultra-conservatives say, we must not moralize, especially when there is so much hypocrisy from the ultra-conservatives. The best way to prevent unwanted pregnancies, and thus abortions, is through effective and affordable contraception. It is certainly much more cost effective than having welfare mothers for eighteen years. The choice is obvious. The ounce of prevention now is less costly than taxpayer subsidies down the road.
