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the web sites, articles and agencies mentioned here are just a sampling
of what is available and the work being done on behalf of, and against,
reproductive choice. feel free to email
suggested additions.
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National
Abortion Federation
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"The National
Abortion Federation (NAF) is the professional association of abortion
providers in the United States and Canada. NAF members provide the broadest
spectrum of abortion expertise in North America. Our members include
some 400 nonprofit and private clinics, women’s health centers,
Planned Parenthood facilities, and private physicians, as well as nationally
and internationally recognized researchers, clinicians, and educators
at major universities and teaching hospitals, who together care for more
than half of the women who choose abortion each year in the United States."
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Abortion
Training Ordered For NYC Docs
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"...
(AP) Beginning in July, obstetrics and gynecology residents in New York
City's public hospitals will be routinely trained to perform abortions
under a program backed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg..." Read article
at CBS.com
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Today's
News and Views
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appeals not
only to committed pro-lifers but to anyone with an open mind on the greatest
social justice issue of our day: abortion
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Judge says health
plan must include birth control
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SEATTLE,
Washington (CNN)
-- A federal judge ruled a company guilty of sexual discrimination Tuesday
for not including birth control in its comprehensive health plan.
For more
on insurance coverage for birth control pills, see Planned Parenthood's
Cover
My Pills page
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Americans Against Choice
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from the
Indianapolis Star, 17 August 2001
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Roe
v. Wade
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You will
find a plethora of information about the actual
Supreme Court case, about consequences of an abortion on demand society,
about the lies told by abortion advocates (especially about the myth of
illegal abortions and the myth of safe, legal abortions), you'll find
out why abortion
is not pro-woman, and you'll find some educational information about
abortion.
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AbortionTV
Tune into the Truth
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The internet's
#1
information source on abortion
Includes
information about abortion that schools, government and...
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
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The mission
of The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI)
is to protect the reproductive choices of all women and men--in the United
States and throughout the world. |
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Planned
Parenthood
FACT
SHEET: Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage
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It is a policy
of Planned Parenthood Federation of America to ensure that women have
the right to seek
and obtain medically safe, legal abortions under dignified conditions
at a reasonable cost.
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Daily Reproductive
Health Report
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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The Henry
J. Kaiser Family Foundation is an independent philanthropy focusing on
the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation is an independent
voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the
health care community, and the general public.
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cover
my pills.org
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"We
believe that any health insurance plan that covers prescription drugs
should include contraception as part of that coverage. We are dedicated
to working with women and men, organizations, employers and unions across
country to ensure that contraception is included as part of an individuals
insurance coverage."
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The Facts: The Equity
in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act (EPICC)
the center for reproductive
law and policy
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..."On
average, women aged 15-44 pay 68% more in out-of-pocket medical costs
than their male counterparts, in large part due to reproductive health
care costs...."
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global
population and environment
Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Act(EPICC)
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"...While
most insurance companies state that prescription contraceptives are not
"medically necessary," most women regard contraception as a
fundamental component of basic health care...."
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Equity
in Prescription and Contraceptive Coverage Act
American Association of University Women
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"...Contraceptives
have a proven track record of preventing unintended pregnancy, reducing
the need for abortion, and enhancing the health of women and children....."
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Maintain
Equity
in Health Coverage For Federal Workers
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
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"...Failing
to cover contraception discriminates against women...."
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Reid Renews
Fight For Women's Contraceptive Equity
Bipartisan Legislation Mandates Insurers Cover Birth Control
January 23, 2001
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"...
It is time to pass EPICC because access to contraception will bring down
the unintended pregnancy rate, ensure good reproductive health for women,
and reduce the number of abortions...." Read
the EPICC in the Senate
and in the House
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Briefing:
Meeting the Reproductive Health
Needs of Women
Population Resource
Center
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"...Worldwide,
600,000 women die and seven million suffer health consequences due to
complications of pregnancy and childbirth. The need for and the solutions
to providing comprehensive reproductive health care for all women were
discussed at this program...."
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Will Viagra
change the way Americans view sexual health?
May 15, 1998
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"...Many
people also may not be aware that coverage is readily available for contraceptive
devices.
The issue, therefore, is not whether coverage for contraceptive devices
is available. Instead, it is whether coverage for contraceptive devices
should be mandated...."
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FDA Should
Grant OTC Status to Emergency
Oral Contraception
American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists
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"...Emergency
contraceptive pills meet all the customary criteria for over-the-counter
use: low toxicity, no potential for overdose or addiction, no teratogenicity,
no need for medical screening, self-identification of the need, uniform
dosage, and no important drug interactions...."
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American
College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists
click
here for a pre-written letter you can send to you representatives
- urging them to support this important piece of legislation.
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ACOG to Testify
at Senate Contraceptive Coverage Equity
Anita Nelson, MD, ACOG Fellow from California will testify on behalf of
ACOG in support of contraceptive coverage and will discuss the health
benefits of contraception before the Senate Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions (HELP) Committee in September. The Committee hearing on S.104,
the Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage (EPICC)
Act, a bill to require health plans that cover prescription drugs to cover
prescription contraceptives, is scheduled for Monday, September 10,
2001 .
The hearing focused on the importance of contraceptive coverage and why
legislation like the Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraception
Coverage Act (EPICC) is needed. As you know, EPICC would ensure that health
plans which cover prescription drugs and devices cover contraceptive drugs
and devices in the same manner.
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Emily's
List
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The nation's
foremost financial and political resource for pro-choice Democratic women
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