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Restore Affordable Birth Control
Target: U.S. CongressSponsored by: NARAL Pro-Choice America
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.
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.
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# 33,634:
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9:15 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Jennifer Hall, Tennessee
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# 33,633:
12:41 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Victoria Lepore, New York
# 33,632:
7:08 am PDT, Jul 3,
Cheryl Norris, Illinois
# 33,631:
7:11 pm PDT, Jul 2,
Karol Krzywon, New Jersey
# 33,630:
4:33 am PDT, Jul 2,
Hope Youngblood, Nevada
# 33,629:
12:07 pm PDT, Jul 1,
Andrea Guzman, Virginia
# 33,628:
6:20 am PDT, Jul 1,
Amie King, Colorado
# 33,627:
6:01 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Shannon Revere, Louisiana
$40.00...thats how much my birth control is every month !!! GUESS WHAT...i have TWO insurances, not one but two ! and i STILL pay $40.00 a month for birth control . its not only preventing pregnancy but is THE only treatment for my condition which left me blleeding non-stop for more that two months !! thats not a compfort med thats a medical PROBLEM ! Second..dont you see that another unplanned pregnancy means another baby to find childcare for then a half ass job for the mom till she figures out that the baby would be better off with her at home and she can collect food stamps and medicaid and financial assistance from the state and the father(maybe,if shes lucky),and then who really pays for the ignorant insurance companies who dont pay for birth control ?we all do !maybe a teen who wont go to college or better,finish high school,how about thinking ahead . instead of what it cost you now , think of what it saves later.usually females are more responsible thanm males ,so why do they get free condoms but we cant afford to be healthy even with insurance,or in my case, two ! \ SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG HERE viagra ? thats a compfort drug.....BUT bleeding uncontrollably and costing you 32.00 a month for tampons, eventually your job because you cant make it long enough at work to complete a task due to the "every five to ten minutes"bathroom breaks.Do you have any idea what this medication does for women? IN MANY DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MAY EVEN SAVE THE BOY IN MANY SITUATIONS.
$40.00...thats how much my birth control is every month !!! GUESS WHAT...i have TWO insurances, not one but two ! and i STILL pay $40.00 a month for birth control . its not only preventing pregnancy but is THE only treatment for my condition which left me blleeding non-stop for more that two months !! thats not a compfort med thats a medical PROBLEM ! Second..dont you see that another unplanned pregnancy means another baby to find childcare for then a half ass job for the mom till she figures out that the baby would be better off with her at home and she can collect food stamps and medicaid and financial assistance from the state and the father(maybe,if shes lucky),and then who really pays for the ignorant insurance companies who dont pay for birth control ?we all do !maybe a teen who wont go to college or better,finish high school,how about thinking ahead . instead of what it cost you now , think of what it saves later.usually females are more responsible thanm males ,so why do they get free condoms but we cant afford to be healthy even with insurance,or in my case, two ! \ SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG HERE viagra ? thats a compfort drug.....BUT bleeding uncontrollably and costing you 32.00 a month for tampons, eventually your job because you cant make it long enough at work to complete a task due to the "every five to ten minutes"bathroom breaks.Do you have any idea what this medication does for women? IN MANY DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MAY EVEN SAVE THE BOY IN MANY SITUATIONS.
# 33,626:
4:49 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Susan S M, Minnesota
# 33,625:
10:10 am PDT, Jun 29,
Wendy Haney, Texas
# 33,624:
4:10 am PDT, Jun 29,
Kimette Witt, South Carolina
# 33,623:
5:27 pm PDT, Jun 28,
Duke Deltree, Maine
Once more you'd think this would not be necessary to tell them what common sense should tell them. THE JERKS!!!
Once more you'd think this would not be necessary to tell them what common sense should tell them. THE JERKS!!!
# 33,622:
5:46 am PDT, Jun 26,
Patrice Mykytka, Florida
# 33,621:
3:43 am PDT, Jun 24,
Suzanne Polsky, North Carolina
Abortions or welfare for people with kids they cannot afford to support on their own will cost tax payers much more than making birth control affordable.
Abortions or welfare for people with kids they cannot afford to support on their own will cost tax payers much more than making birth control affordable.
# 33,620:
1:06 pm PDT, Jun 23,
Name not displayed, Illinois
babies cost money, money we do not have to spend. we girls need something affordable, if not just for contraception but also for many other medical problems that are being treated with birth control
babies cost money, money we do not have to spend. we girls need something affordable, if not just for contraception but also for many other medical problems that are being treated with birth control
# 33,619:
3:58 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Ana Silva, Illinois
# 33,618:
2:57 pm PDT, Jun 20,
Melody Lindholm Ryan, Texas
# 33,617:
8:38 am PDT, Jun 17,
Stormoak Lonewind, Massachusetts
# 33,616:
6:26 am PDT, Jun 15,
Erica McDermott, Pennsylvania
# 33,615:
2:25 pm PDT, Jun 13,
Erica Gillispie, Pennsylvania
# 33,614:
3:36 pm PDT, Jun 12,
Karen Allmond, Maryland
Lack of birth control will lead to more abortions.
Lack of birth control will lead to more abortions.
# 33,613:
1:48 pm PDT, Jun 12,
Samantha Morgan, Texas
# 33,612:
7:12 pm PDT, Jun 8,
Bree Warner, Mississippi
# 33,611:
6:03 pm PDT, Jun 8,
Candice Salmon, Texas
# 33,610:
10:57 am PDT, Jun 7,
Alice Darr, Georgia
Affordable contraception is the only way to help women control their lives, the number of children they have and avoid the much hotly debated act of having an abortion. If this country can afford all this Viagra for men, then do something constructive and make contraception affordable for women.
Affordable contraception is the only way to help women control their lives, the number of children they have and avoid the much hotly debated act of having an abortion. If this country can afford all this Viagra for men, then do something constructive and make contraception affordable for women.
# 33,609:
3:01 pm PDT, Jun 3,
Luna Nilo, California
# 33,608:
5:43 pm PDT, Jun 2,
Ontaya Sanchez, Colorado
We need affordable birth control for every women. With sooo many people crying out about abortion clinics, having affordable birth control will well, CONTROL the number of unwanted pregnancies.
We need affordable birth control for every women. With sooo many people crying out about abortion clinics, having affordable birth control will well, CONTROL the number of unwanted pregnancies.
# 33,607:
5:42 am PDT, May 31,
William Burton, Maryland
The current practice is absurdly unfair to women -- why is Viagra covered by insurance but not birth control! And the current practice is absurdly uneconomical for the insurance companies and the govenrment -- these unplanned children incur enormous costs for all of us!
The current practice is absurdly unfair to women -- why is Viagra covered by insurance but not birth control! And the current practice is absurdly uneconomical for the insurance companies and the govenrment -- these unplanned children incur enormous costs for all of us!
# 33,606:
9:08 am PDT, May 30,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 33,605:
8:05 am PDT, May 29,
Colleen Woods-Esposito, New Jersey
# 33,604:
9:51 am PDT, May 24,
Mettie Cooper, Maine
# 33,603:
9:14 am PDT, May 23,
Vinessa Nola, New York
# 33,602:
8:17 am PDT, May 22,
Name not displayed, Spain