Women do not want politicians to meddle in their personal medical decisions. We applaud and stand behind the Resolution 1635-A, calling upon the United States Congress to continue to fund comprehensive reproductive health care for all Americans.
I urge the New York City Council to adopt Proposed Resolution No. 1635-A, which also urges the United States Congress to support funding for comprehensive reproductive health care so that all women can lead full healthy lives and participate equally in society, regardless of their socio-economic level.
We are privileged to live in a state where we have Medicaid coverage of abortion, but we know that is not enough.
Each woman should have coverage for the full range of reproductive health care, regardless of how her insurance is paid for, to ensure that she has the means to access safe medical care from a trained provider.
Former Planned Parenthood employee Abby Johnson sent a written statement in support of Todd Akin’s claim that abortion providers do abortions on women who aren’t pregnant. She explains how it happens in an email interview. Her assertions are refuted by a medical doctor.
This bill, which would ban abortion in the District of Columbia at 20 weeks after fertilization, is clearly unconstitutional and would harm women’s health. Moreover, the bill is incredibly disrespectful of women, doctors, and the residents of the District of Columbia.
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No doctor wants to be charged as a felon, and with Act 217 in effect, it’s almost impossible to avoid that risk.
Physician to President’s Scientific Advisors: Plan B Decision Hurt Science, Medicine, Women’s Health
“As doctors, we prescribe and recommend Plan B to adolescents and adults, knowing it is safer than Tylenol and many other products sold on drugstores’ open shelves.”
Medical groups urge Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry to veto the Statistical Abortion Reporting Act.
