Women’s Access to Health Care is Threatened

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How did we get here?

Last year, the Obama administration followed the recommendation of the independent Institute of Medicine to make available to women important new preventive health care benefits, including FDA-approved methods of birth control, without co-pays or deductibles.  Birth Control coverage joined the list of other preventive services, such as cervical cancer screenings, that are now covered by new insurance plans.

But now…

There are significant and immediate threats from those in Washington who would completely take away access to the new benefit and severely undermine women’s health. Churches, synagogues and other places of worship don’t have to cover birth control—but some religious groups want to give other employers and corporations the power to deny their employees contraceptive coverage. For example, several bills would allow bosses at any business or corporation to take away birth control and other basic health coverage from their employees on the basis of their own individual beliefs,.

The individual rights and liberties of all women and all employees are at stake. Join us to protect women’s access to basic preventive health care.

The Coalition to Protect Women’s Health Care is comprised of 59 organizations representing millions of members that support women’s access to birth control, including provider, labor, religious and reproductive health groups. The membership includes:

• American Association of University Women
• American Social Heath Association
• Feminist Majority Foundation/Feminist Majority
• Ibis Reproductive Health
• Law Students for Reproductive Justice
• NARAL
• National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum
• National Council of Women’s Organization
• National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association
• National Partnership for Women & Families
• National Women’s Law Center
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Raising Women’s Voices for the Health Care We Need
• Reproductive Health Technologies Project
• Service Women’s Action Network
• Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
• UltraViolet
• Women Donors Network
• Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases (WORLD)/U.S. Positive Women’s Network
• Women’s Campaign Fund
• Catholics For Choice
• Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc.
• JAC (Joint Action Committee)
• Jewish Women International
• National Council of Jewish Women
• Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
• Religious Institute
• Abortion Care Network
• American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• American Medical Student Association
• American Medical Women’s Association
• Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
• Doctors for America
• National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health
• National Physicians Alliance
• Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health
• America Votes
• Advocates for Youth
• Center for American Progress Action Fund
• Emily’s List
• EQUAL Health Network/Center for Policy Analysis
• Families USA
• Health Care for America Now
• MergerWatch Project
• Move On
• MomsRising
• National Association of Social Workers
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund
• Population Connection
• Progressive Majority
• Rebuild the Dream
• The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health
• Trust Women/Silver Ribbon Campaign
• USAction
• American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
• Coalition of Labor Union Women
• SEIU
• National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
• SisterSong NYC