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Restore Affordable Birth Control

Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored 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

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 15,000

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Dear [Decision Maker],

The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 inadvertently caused contraceptive prescription prices around the country to skyrocket. The bipartisan Prevention Through Affordable Access Act was recently introduced to remedy this problem. It is critical that this bill move quickly before more women find themselves no longer able to afford their prescription birth control.

Access to affordable contraception is vitally important. The price increase could force young women to go off birth control, and we all know that birth control is crucial to reducing unintended pregnancy and thus the need for abortion.

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This legislative fix to the problem would not cost taxpayers even a single penny.

I urge you to work quickly to ensure its passage.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
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We signed the “Restore Affordable Birth Control” petition!

# 33,028:

6:41 pm PDT, Jul 14, Tanya O, Canada

# 33,027:

6:06 pm PDT, Jul 14, Mervi Pirkkalainen, Finland

# 33,026:

5:33 pm PDT, Jul 14, Christofer Nicodemus, California

# 33,025:

5:26 pm PDT, Jul 12, FABIANO GARCIA, Brazil
This legislative fix to the problem would not cost taxpayers even a single penny. I urge you to work quickly to ensure its passage. Sincerely, FABIANO

# 33,024:

9:08 am PDT, Jul 11, Alice Olivo, Italy

# 33,023:

11:46 am PDT, Jul 10, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
If birth control is looked as unnecessary than Viagra should be also unnecessary and it should not be covered by prescription insurance!!!! But i guess all of the impotent men in congress will disagree???

# 33,022:

10:32 am PDT, Jul 10, Stephie Diamond, Canada

# 33,021:

6:01 am PDT, Jul 10, Vanessa Blakeslee, Florida
Birth control should be affordable, as an unintended pregnancy is far more costly to the individual parent(s) as well as society as a whole.

# 33,020:

1:40 pm PDT, Jul 9, Michelle Reeves, Louisiana

# 33,018:

7:26 pm PDT, Jul 7, Erin Wellman, Kentucky
I have good insurance and still have a hard time affording birth control every month! Maybe if it were more affordable there would be less babies having babies.

# 33,017:

7:38 pm PDT, Jul 6, Hubert Delgrange, France
I totally support this petition.

# 33,016:

8:31 am PDT, Jul 4, Leilani Alberty, Puerto Rico

# 33,015:

4:51 am PDT, Jul 3, Name not displayed, Ireland

# 33,014:

10:11 pm PDT, Jul 2, Karyn Storts-Brinks, Tennessee

# 33,013:

11:06 am PDT, Jul 2, Rita Jenkins, Florida

# 33,012:

9:44 am PDT, Jul 2, Name not displayed, Ohio

# 33,011:

12:33 am PDT, Jul 2, FREYA HALL, Florida

# 33,010:

11:03 am PDT, Jul 1, Cassie Ayres, Illinois

# 33,009:

10:52 am PDT, Jul 1, Name not displayed, Missouri

# 33,008:

4:14 pm PDT, Jun 28, Brittany Harmon, North Carolina

# 33,007:

9:59 am PDT, Jun 28, Elizabeth Spawn, Minnesota
Birth control pills for all women.

# 33,006:

10:16 am PDT, Jun 27, Barbara Legault, Canada

# 33,005:

10:11 am PDT, Jun 27, Charissa Handley-Moody, Texas

# 33,004:

1:13 am PDT, Jun 27, Name not displayed, Australia

# 33,003:

5:31 pm PDT, Jun 25, Nancy Voorspoels, Belgium

# 33,002:

5:01 pm PDT, Jun 25, Name not displayed, Illinois

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