Is this a bill that has actually been passed or just something that the government is considering? I mean given the context of this article, which was posted on a web board that I am a part of, it appears that it is not actually a law but I am confused......Help!
HI, is this really true? I got this on another list, and i cant belive what I read
Dear All,
This scares me Very Much!!! My oldest Daughter Allie heard this from her girlfriends this weekend and now here it is in black and white for all to read. This is a disservice to Our Daughters, Our Daughters Daughters and the Generations to come. We have the right to chose, it's our bodies!!
~Nimue
It's official: Americans can no longer take prescription birth
control for granted. Yesterday, Monday, July 25, anti-choice
representatives in the U.S. House made it clear that they
support pharmacies that refuse to fill birth-control
prescriptions - and that women have no right to birth control.
Take action now - click here:
http://prochoiceaction.org/campaign/house_alpha_072605/gs7gbu4y5e6b6j?.
**The radical right's campaign to stop birth control**
The House Small Business Committee held a hearing on whether
pharmacies should be allowed to refuse to fill women's
prescriptions. Anti-choice Rep. Steve King (R-IA) told a
witness, who had been denied birth control and emergency
contraception by her pharmacist, that she had no "right" to her
prescriptions - she only believed she did. Anti-choice Rep.
Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) told a witness whose prescription had
also been rejected by a hostile pharmacist, that her "minor
inconvenience" - that is, risking an unintended pregnancy - was
nothing compared to the "conscience" of a pharmacist.
The right's anti-birth control campaign doesn't stop in
Washington, DC. Across the country, the radical right has
engaged pharmacies in its campaign to block women's access to
birth control. Women like Julee Lacey, a 32-year-old married
mother of two and first-grade teacher from Texas, are being
turned away by vigilante pharmacists who think it's their job to
dispense morals instead of medicine.
Now, as many as 20 states officially protect pharmacists like
Karen Brauer, president of Pharmacists for Life, who says she'd
lecture women customers to get off the pill. Other states are
pursuing an even more aggressive strategy. Just last month
Wisconsin passed a bill to block state universities from filling
birth control prescriptions.
**What you can do**
Tell your Member of Congress that you expect him or her to stand
up for you - not right-wing pharmacies that oppose birth
control. Click here to send a message today -
http://prochoiceaction.org/campaign/house_alpha_072605/gs7gbu4y5e6b6j?.
You can take action on this alert via the web at:
http://prochoiceaction.org/campaign/house_alpha_072605/gs7gbu4y5e6b6j?
Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.
http://prochoiceaction.org/campaign/house_alpha_072605/forward/gs7gbu4y5e6b6j?
We encourage you to take action by December 25, 2005
Birth Control under Attack in Congress
INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPOND VIA THE WEB:
If you have access to a web browser, you can take action on this
alert by going to the following URL:
http://prochoiceaction.org/campaign/house_alpha_072605/gs7gbu4y5e6b6j?
Your letter will be addressed and sent to:
Your Congressperson
----THIS LETTER WILL BE SENT IN YOUR NAME----
Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here],
As your constituent, I am writing to urge you to oppose any
attempts to shield pharmacists who deny women access to their
legal birth control prescriptions. Instead, please cosponsor the
proactive, common-sense Access to Legal Pharmaceuticals Act to
ensure that women can get their birth control prescriptions
filled without delay or harassment.
Women's access to prescription birth control is serious. Birth
control prevents unintended pregnancy, and allows women to take
responsibility for their reproductive health. However, as many
as 20 states let pharmacists deny women their prescription
contraception. Pharmacies have an ethical obligation not to
endanger women's health by withholding basic health care. The
Access to Legal Pharmaceuticals Act would ensure that pharmacies
will fill all prescriptions, even if a different pharmacist has
to do it.
I urge you to support women who use birth control, and cosponsor
the Access to Legal Pharmaceuticals Act.
----END OF LETTER TO BE SENT----
Sincerely,
Renee Robb-Cohen