But antiabortion forces, in their zeal to slay their bête noire, are actually attempting something sure to increase the number of abortions: Denying
women access to birth control.
But they quoted him as saying that denying
women access to birth control is the «right decision.»
Does Katko believe denying
women access to birth control is the «right decision,» as Democrats suggest?
Not exact matches
She also discussed some of the
women's health and family policies that she would prioritize in the White House, such as paid family leave and
access to birth control and safe abortion.
It estimates that some 6 million
women in the Philippines — including 2 million who are poor — don't currently have
access to birth control.
If Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gets his way, some millions of Filipino
women could soon have
access to free
birth control and other reproductive health - related services.
What do the Seer Stones of the Mormon faith say about stem cell research or a
woman's
access to birth control?
The religious among us keep trying
to chip away at the separation of church and state by making people recite the pledge of allegiance with the God clause, installing religious symbols and displays on public property, holding prayer breakfasts for politicians, berating the removal of prayer in public schools, trying
to pass laws limiting
women's
access to birth control, and trying
to get an amendment passed outlawing abortion (since in their view God creates a soul the moment a sperm enters an egg).
Planned Parenthood give
access to birth control to poor
women.
Conservatives don't want
women to have
access to birth control... and if they get pregnant, they don't want those
women to have abortions.
No one is saying that
woman should be barred from
access to birth control.
All
women should have equal
access to birth control for whatever reason they need it or want it.
When that happens without
access to birth control,
women end up pregnant.
I try not
to put too much pressure on myself
to speak up as the token «Christian feminist» on issues like these, but after reading multiple blog posts and articles this week from Christian men about
women and contraception, I decided
to add my two cents as a pro-life
woman of faith who supports affordable
access to birth control for
women.
Ashley at Let Me Entertain You is concerned about
women's rights and wrote yesterday about a proposed regulation by the Department of Health and Human Services «that could seriously undermine
access to basic reproductive health services, including
birth control and abortion.»
Men don't owe
women anything in marriage, not refraining from violence, not
access to birth control, not help with the children, nothing.
According
to the march's guiding vision and definition of principles, they are against any federal, state or local cuts or restrictions on
women's ability
to access reproductive healthcare services,
birth control, HIV / AIDS care and prevention, or «medically accurate sexuality education.»
I served on the board of Planned Parenthood in the Hudson Valley and fought
to protect a
woman's right
to choose and
access to birth control.
It is
to raise the poorest nations out of poverty through democratic governance, free trade,
access to birth control, and the education and economic empowerment of
women.
As the prospect began
to sink in of losing
access to free contraceptives if the health law is repealed or replaced,
women have reportedly been racing
to get IUDs or stockpile
birth control pills before President Barack Obama leaves office.
And with the future of Obamacare looking shaky, the free preventive services
women have had
access to since the Affordable Care Act went into effect — like zero - copay
birth control, STD testing, and breast cancer screening — are under attack.
Let's make this movie a must - see for all girls and
women who need
access to safe and effective
birth control!
Research finds that
women are more likely
to use
birth control and less likely
to have unintended pregnancies when barriers are lifted in contraceptive
access.
In Oregon, the new law took effect on January 1, and provides
access to hormonal
birth control — including pills and patches — for
woman age 18 or older.
And recent research has resulted in renewed coverage of the notion that one of the cheapest ways
to curb emissions in coming decades would be
to provide
access to birth control for tens of millions of
women around the world who say they desire it.
Focused programs
to empower
women in those regions with knowledge and
access to birth control could certainly bring growth rates down there, benefiting those societies as well as the world at large, policy experts say.
It also means that we need a crash program
to get reproductive health care and
birth control services
to the more than 200 million
women today who want
to plan their families but lack
access to the means
to do so.
«Thanks
to the Obama administration,
women will still be able
to access the
birth control they need
to plan their families, and the cancer screenings they need
to stay healthy.»
We object
to the continued funding of fiscally irresponsible abstinence - only programs that have been proven ineffective, while ignoring calls for increased funding for the programs that have been proven
to work and help millions of
women across the country get
access to basic health care, including affordable
birth control.
At NARAL Pro-Choice California, we're fighting
to make sure every
woman has
access to affordable
birth control that is right for her — no matter where she lives, where she works or how much money she makes — so she can
control her own future.
Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey is celebrating that New Jersey
women are one vote closer
to increased
access to birth control after an Assembly vote on legislation requiring insurance companies
to cover costs for dispensing up
to six months of contraceptives at one time.
Mr. Pearce — assuming he was head of welfare — made comments on his radio show September 6 saying he would force
women to have
birth control implants or undergo surgical sterilization
to access funds.
From holding immigrant
women hostage
to deny their right
to safe, legal abortion
to attacking more than 62 million
women's
access to birth control and evidence - based programs such as the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP), Trump appointees have abused their power
to advance an anti-reproductive rights agenda — and they show no sign of letting up.
WASHINGTON, DC — On February 13, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) affiliates and their supporters will hold a nationwide Day of Action, calling on elected officials in all 50 states and the District of Columbia
to pass legislation that helps
women and couples prevent unintended pregnancy and plan healthy families by expanding
access to birth control and real sex education.
The Medicaid program would be gutted, which approximately 1 in 4
women of reproductive age rely on
to access no - cost, critical reproductive health care such as
birth control, lifesaving cancer screenings, and maternity care.
When Texas blocked patients from services at Planned Parenthood, there was a decrease in
women accessing the most effective forms of
birth control, and an increase in
births among
women who previously had
access to the
birth control shot — a situation that researchers attribute
to the state's ban on Planned Parenthood.
Women are also seeing less
access to contraceptives — all claims for
birth control (LARC, injection, pills, and condoms) dropped from 2011
to 2013.
Access to no co-pay
birth control has significant health and economic benefits, with
women spending up
to $ 600 a year on
birth control.
This decision is grounded in sound medical science and health policy and protects
access to affordable
birth control for millions of
women, including
women who are employed by a religiously affiliated hospital, university, or other religiously affiliated organization that serves the broader public.
«Planned Parenthood is leading the charge
to ensure
access to this important backup
birth control method — last year alone, Planned Parenthood provided more than 1.2 million
women with emergency contraception
to prevent unintended pregnancy.»
Through this one bill, Florida would strip many
women of their
access to basic health care, such as cancer screenings,
birth control, and abortion.
Without Planned Parenthood health centers, many of these patients may have no other place
to turn
to access safe and legal abortion — or preventive care like
birth control, well -
woman exams, and lifesaving cancer and STD screenings.
Would rather shut down the government than allow low - income
women to access birth control and lifesaving cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood.
We know firsthand that when
women have
access to the full range of
birth control options without cost being an issue, we all benefit.»
«This case was a direct challenge
to women's
access to affordable
birth control,» said Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards.
PPIN, represented by attorneys with the ACLU of Indiana and Planned Parenthood Federation of America, filed suit
to protect health care
access for the Hoosiers who utilize preventive health services, including lifesaving cancer screenings,
birth control, well -
woman exams and STD prevention and treatment, at its health centers across Indiana.
Up and down the ballot,
women's health champions are facing opponents who threaten
to take us backward on
access to birth control coverage; backward on
access to safe, legal abortion; and backward on
access to care at Planned Parenthood health centers.
«In these challenging economic times, more
women need expanded
access to lifesaving cancer screenings,
birth control, and other preventive care,» said Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Planned Parenthood believes all
women, regardless of their employer, should be able
to access the
birth control coverage benefit.
Because of the
birth control coverage benefit, millions more
women will have
access to affordable
birth control.