Take Action: Nearly 4 million women are counting on you to help keep birth control affordable

Nearly 4 million women are counting on you to help keep birth control affordable

As a result of a law enacted in January — called the Deficit Reduction Act, or the "DRA" — the price of birth control pills at universities and health centers across the country has doubled, tripled, or worse. In addition, our own Planned Parenthood health centers in Alabama and Mississippi have been forced to raise prices for women that are coming to us, a safety net provider, because they cannot otherwise afford their contraceptives.

The men who represent Alabamians in Congress and the United States Senate need to know that the residents of Alabama care about this issue.

Hundreds of thousands of women across the country are losing access to birth control because they cannot afford this increase in the cost of their pills. This puts women at increased risk of unintended pregnancy and serious health issues.

Take action now and tell your Congressmen and Senators to put birth control back within women's reach. Let them know that women deserve access to affordable birth control.

Tell Congress to fix the birth control pricing problem caused by the Deficit Reduction Act and protect women's health.

Birth control is basic health care; women and couples should not be denied access to contraception!

The message below will be sent on your behalf:

Subject:

Dear [ Decision Maker ],

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As an Alabama resident, I implore you to fix the birth control pricing issue created by the Deficit Reduction Act.

Nearly 4 million college students and low-income women around the nation are facing drastic increases in birth control pricing.

This problem directly affects women and families in your state, including women who get their birth control at major colleges and universities in Alabama. For example, The University of Alabama at Birmingham has been forced to stop providing birth control to students due to the increased costs. Students at Auburn University have been hit with dramatic increases in contraceptive pricing. And this problem affects women who get their contraceptives at some safety net providers in Alabama, including Planned Parenthood.

As a representative of the citizens of Alabama, you are in a position to see that this issue is resolved quickly.

This is an easy problem to fix. Congress needs to restore the pharmaceutical companies' ability to offer low cost drugs to university health centers and safety net providers. It will cost the government nothing and can be done immediately.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]


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