Tell Congress: Don't Undermine Our Access to Birth Control!
Last week, the Obama administration stood firm on women's health. Faced with mounting pressure from conservatives, the president announced that women working at religiously affiliated hospitals, schools, and other businesses would have the same insurance coverage for contraception as every other woman under the new health care law. Their coverage will be paid for not by their employers but by insurance companies. This commonsense accommodation respects religious freedom and women's right to affordable preventive health care.
Now, conservatives in the Senate and House of Representatives are trying to make it possible for any employer to deny women contraception coverage. Send a message to Congress: Stop trying to roll back access to birth control!
Dear [Decision Maker],
As your constituent, I urge you to stand firm on women's health and to vote against any proposal to limit contraception coverage for women employees or students at religiously affiliated businesses or schools. The commonsense regulation finalized by the Obama administration last week takes into account genuine concerns over religious freedom and respects the beliefs of religiously affiliated employers. Now, some in Congress want to undo that reasonable rule and further undermine contraception coverage by allowing any employer -- religiously affiliated or not -- to deny coverage to their employees.
I believe that all women should have access to contraception, have it without a co-pay, and have it no matter where they work or learn. Please oppose any measures aimed at weakening this sensible regulation and work to support women's access to birth control.
