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.
We signed the “Tell the Bush Administration: Birth Control Pills Are Not Abortion” letter!
# 14,628:
1:49 pm PDT, Oct 1,Sharon Kennelty-Cohen, New York
# 14,627:
1:24 pm PDT, Oct 1,Halstene Ancheta, California
Taking caution to avoid pregnancy through methods of contraception is NOT the same thing as ABORTION.
# 14,626:
8:26 am PDT, Oct 1,Kristen Bartlett, Florida
# 14,625:
7:59 am PDT, Oct 1,Christie Barrett, Georgia
It is important for all women to have access to contraception to prevent abortions, unwanted children, and the many problems associated with children living in poverty.
# 14,624:
7:41 am PDT, Oct 1,Linda Stones, Connecticut
# 14,623:
11:19 pm PDT, Sep 30,Rachel Klein, California
# 14,622:
9:50 pm PDT, Sep 30,Carmen Delgado, California
# 14,621:
7:05 pm PDT, Sep 30,Karen Mitchell, Oregon
# 14,620:
5:30 pm PDT, Sep 30,Diana Brooks, Washington
# 14,619:
4:41 pm PDT, Sep 30,Stacy Kraft, Missouri
if you're so concerned about abortion, you shouldn't deny women preventatives - which come in the form of contraceptives!
# 14,618:
4:11 pm PDT, Sep 30,Jennifer Tindall, California
# 14,617:
3:56 pm PDT, Sep 30,Kellie Smith, New Hampshire
# 14,616:
3:03 pm PDT, Sep 30,James Berryhill, Florida
# 14,615:
11:41 am PDT, Sep 30,Cheryl Castillo, California
# 14,614:
10:46 am PDT, Sep 30,Jacque Vizard, North Carolina
# 14,613:
12:48 am PDT, Sep 30,Daivd W. Cross, Indiana
# 14,612:
8:05 pm PDT, Sep 29,Katrina Hart, Texas
# 14,611:
7:57 pm PDT, Sep 29,Kathy Clarke, Florida
# 14,610:
7:36 pm PDT, Sep 29,Kaeza Fearn, Connecticut
We have a serious overpopulation problem in the world, and birth control is one of the many solutions needed.
# 14,609:
6:59 pm PDT, Sep 29,Stacey Johnson, New York
# 14,608:
12:50 pm PDT, Sep 29,Matthew Humphrey, Maryland
# 14,607:
12:18 pm PDT, Sep 29,Marlene Head, California
# 14,606:
8:39 am PDT, Sep 29,Michlle Rose, New York
# 14,605:
7:29 am PDT, Sep 29,Karon Schmitt, Minnesota
# 14,604:
7:26 am PDT, Sep 29,Ali Tejeda, California
# 14,603:
4:34 am PDT, Sep 29,Pamela Yons, Florida
# 14,602:
3:09 am PDT, Sep 29,Patty Marsh, Georgia
It's every woman's right to chose for herself. As long as we live in a free country, we should be able to make decisions for ourselves.
