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ACTION ALERT —  Bye Bye Birth Control?

07.23.08  Last week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a draft of proposed regulations to Congress. These new regulations, if they go into effect, could dramatically limit women's access to birth control.

In response, Sen. Murray (D-WA) and Sen. Clinton (D-NY) have written a letter to Michael Leavitt, Secretary of HHS, urging him to revise these regulations before they are finalized.

Please call Senators Brown and Voinovich and urge them to sign on to the Murray/Clinton letter.

These draft regulations could:

  • limit access to birth control for millions of women across the country
  • allow insurance companies and health care practices to refuse to educate about or give access to birth control
  • allow organizations to receive federal family planning funding that do not provide access to or information about birth control

Click here to read the letter and accompanying news release on Sen. Murray's website.

Contact your Senators by phone or filling out their webforms and urge them to sign on to the Murray/Clinton letter and protect women's access to birth control.

Senator Brown
Phone: (202) 224-2315
Webform

Senator Voinovich
P Phone: (202) 224-3353
Webform

Please let us know once you have contacted Senator Voinovich and Senator Brown and if you receive a response. We can be reached at (216) 472-2200 or contact@acluohio.org.

Thank you for taking action to protect women's health.

Sincerely,
The ACLU of Ohio Legislative Team