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One year ago, on March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This law made a major difference in young people's ability to access reproductive health care.
What it did: Guaranteed that preventive care, including lifesaving screenings for breast and cervical cancer, is available at no cost.
What it didn't do: Guarantee that birth control is included in the definition of "preventive care" and is available at no cost.
Birth control is key to preventive care! Sign the petition today and show your support for No-Cost Birth Control.
More than half of women aged 18 - 34 say that the cost of prescription birth control has made it hard for them to use birth control consistently. Removing the economic barrier to birth control would have a major impact on young people's lives.
Together, we have the power to help! Sign the petition and add your voice to the thousands of others who say:
Yes! I support no-cost birth control! The new health care reform law should make prescription birth control available without co-pays or other out-of-pocket costs to ensure that every woman has access to the birth control that works best for her. Reducing the number of unintended pregnancies and keeping women and children healthy are goals we all share.Click here to sign the petition now!
But don't stop there: Be sure to pass this email along to your friends and family members. The cost of birth control should not stand in the way of people taking care of their health and lives.
If you are interested in gathering petitions at your school, in your office, or in your community, you can download the petition and find submission instructions here.
Is birth control a preventitive measure at the same level as screenings for breast or cervical cancer? Isn't making birth control free like making taxi rides for people who have had too much to drink free so that they don't drive home drunk? People who get breast or cervical cancer aren't choosing to do activities that are putting them at greater risk for those cancers. People choose to have sex, which puts them at risk for STIs and pregnancy. You don't have to have sex. Isn't the true preventitive measure in this instance education? Comprehensive sexuality education would be more useful and empowering, I think. Maybe I am wrong. We aren't just animals, though. We can think and choose.
I'm proud to say I exhibit control over my destiny by understanding that while many things may feel good, they are not necessarily good for me.