Losing Reproductive Control

LOSING Reproductive CONTR OL WHATS BEHIND THE MODERN DAY WAR ON BIRTH CONTROL AND FAMILY PLANNING? WHY VOTING REPUBLICAN MAY MEAN COUPLES LOSING RESOURCES THEY ONCE HAD TO PLAN THEIR FUTURES, AND WOMEN LOSING RIGHTS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED DECADES AGO. ONE YEAR AT PLANNED PARENTHOOD III 750,000 3,500,000 770,000 STI/STD TESTING AND TREATMENTS BREAST EXAMS PAPSMEAR TESTS 38% 33.5% 14.5% 10.4% 3% 3,685,000 1000,000 3% CONTRACEPTIVES ATTENDEES OF HEALTH OF ALL SERVICES WERE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ABORTION PROCEDURES THE MAJOR BATTLESAGAINST FAMILY PLANNING .. Family Glanning Services REPUBLICANS ARE WORKING OVERTIME TO TRY AND ERADICATE FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS SUCH AS TITLE AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD WHO HAVE HELPED WOMEN AVOID 1.94 MILLION UNWATED PREGNANCIES EACH YEAR. MITT ROMNEY PROMISES TO "GET RID OF" PLANNED PARENTHOOD IF HE IS ELECTED. FIVE STATES HAVE ALREADY ATTEMPTED BILLS TO DENY ALL FUNDING TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD. 5 STATES PERSONHOOD USA IS THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT THAT SEEKS TO UPHEND THE DEFINITION OF PREGNANCY AS BEGINNING WITH THE IMPLANTAION OF A FERTILIZED EGG IN THE UTERUS. THEY BELIEVE THIS EGG SHOULD HAVE LEGAL Personhood RIGHTS, THEREFORE CRIMINALIZING ALL ABORTION AND CALLING CONTRACEPTION AN ILLEGAL LETHAL WEAPON. 17 STATES ARE CONSIDERING BILLS AND INITIATIVES TO VALIDATE THIS BELIEF. VOTING BEGINS IN 2013. legislation 17 STATES SENATOR ROY BLUNT TRIED TO PASS AN AMMENDMENT STATING ANY Conscience Clauses EMPLOYER COULD DECLINE CONTRACEPTION AS A HEALTH BENEFIT IF THE EMPLOYER HAD A MORAL OR RELIGIOUS OBJECTION. WHEN IT DIDNT PASS, 12 STATES BEGAN ATTEMPTING THEIR OWN VERSION BY PASSING CONSCIENCE CLAUSES LIMITING COVERAGE OF CONTRACEPTION UNLESS IT WAS FOR PAINFUL PERIODS, ACNE, OR UTERAN CYSTS. 12 STATES FORMALINE FOR BIRTH CONTROL REQUESTS. DOCTOR'S NOTES ONLY! WHO'S JOING THE BANDWAGON? WA WITHOUT BIRTH ME MA CONTROL, WOMEN WOULD HAVE 12-15 PREGNANCIES IN HER LIFETIME MA ID RI NJ PA IL CO MD KS KY TN AZ AR GE MS STATES ALLOWING INDIVIDUAL 46 HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO REFUSE ABORTION SERVICES STATES ALLOWING INDIVIDUAL 11 HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO REFUSE CONTRACEPTION STATES ALLOWING INDIVIDUAL 17 HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO REFUSE STERILIZATION THE BENEFITS OF FAMILY PLANNING WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO NARROWS THE PAY GAP COMPLETE HIGHER EDUCATION. BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN 100 100 100 100 100 PREVENTS DANGEROUS AND SAVES STATES MONEY BY EXPENSIVE REPRODUCTIVE DECREASING FUTURE MEDICAID HEALTH PROBLEMS COSTS FORTHAT FAMILY WHAT THE PROFESSIONALS SAY. Linda Rosenstoch Susan Cohen Dawи 1адuеna DEAN OF UCLA'S FIELDING DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE VP FOR PUBLIC POLICY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AFFAIRS AT GUTTMACHER AT PLANNED PARENTHOOD "THERE IS EXTRAORDINARY EVIDENCE, A WEALTH OF SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE "A GOVERNMENT THAT WOULD LIMIT YOUR "CONTROLLING OUR REPROD UCTIVE DESTINIES IS A FUNDAM ENTAL PART OF WHO WE ARE AS W OMEN. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SHOWING THAT FAMILY YOU NEED AND THE TOOLS PLANNING WORKS. WE TO MAKE HEALTHY DECI- CANNOT DICTATE HEALTH IT'S A PREREQUISITE TO SIONS FOR YOU AND YOUR CARE ON AN EMPLOYER’S PERSONAL OPINION." BEING ABLE TO HAVE FAMILY SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT THINK OF YOU AS A CITIZEN." CONTROL OVER OUR OWN LIVES, OUR AUTONOMY" • GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE " STATE POLICIES IN BREIF: REFUSING TO PROVIDES HEALTH SERVICES" HTTP://www.GUTTMACHER.ORG • FAMILY PACT OFFICE OF FAMILY PLANNING CA DEPT. OF HEALTH SERVICES “BENEFITS OF FAMILY PLANNING" • PLANNED PARENTHOOD. ORG ANNUAL REPORT HTTP://Www.PLANNEDPARENTHOOD.ORG/ABOUT-US/ANNUAL-REPORT • INSPIRED BY WOM ENS HEALTH MAGAZINE ARTICLE BY GRETCHEN ROSS 100 100