8 Things Congress Can Do To Put Prevention First!
There are eight specific actions Congress could take in 2006 that would dramatically reduce the need for abortion:Rogue pharmacists shouldn’t be allowed to deny women their birth-control prescriptions. Rape survivors should be offered emergency contraception (the “morning-after” pill) in hospitals – and our military women overseas should also have access to the medication. Young people should get honest, realistic sex education. Insurance companies shouldn’t discriminate against prescription birth control. We should do more to prevent teen pregnancies. And finally, the White House should stop interfering in the FDA’s business and allow the agency to approve over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception. Click here for the full fact sheet!
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