Tell Congress: Support Reproductive Health at Home and Worldwide!
For years, the Federal Government has put billions of dollars into abstinence-only programs that don't work, contain medically inaccurate information and have no positive effect persuading teens to remain abstinent. And even now, the House Appropriations Committee is considering giving abstinence-only programs an indefensible $27 million increase! What's more, Congress has decided not to restore funding for the United Nations Family Planning Program (UNFPA), which subsidizes birth control and other reproductive-health services to the world’s poorest women. The White House has canceled these funds five years in a row!
Dear [Representative],
As you may know, the House Appropriations committee wisely increased funding for Title X domestic family-planning programs. In light of this recent funding increase, I hope that you will urge congressional leadership on the Appropriations Committee to stand firm in their support of bills that protect a woman's right to choose and help prevent unintended pregnancies.
In particular, please re-fund UNFPA and oppose any taxpayer dollars going to discredited abstinence-only programs. Taxpayers should not pay for scientifically inaccurate and ineffective programs that mislead young people, and I urge you to call on your fellow lawmakers to fix this inequity.
