Congress Should Restore Affordable Birth Control

What if Congress passed a law raising the price of groceries by 900%? That's just what happened to the price of birth control for millions of women around the country. Congress made this mistake in the first place, yet Congress has done nothing in the last year to fix the problem.

Women are losing access to basic health care simply because they can't afford it! It's time Congress made the health care of students and low-income women a priority.

Rep. Crowley (D-NY) and Senator Obama (D-IL) recently introduced identical bills in the U.S. House and Senate called the "Prevention Through Affordable Access Act" (H.R. 4054/S. 2347), that will create a no-cost, technical fix and restore affordable birth control to students and low-income women.

Congress needs to fix this problem NOW! Send the message below to your representatives today. Your help can ensure college students and low-income women once again have access to invaluable preventive care before it's too late.

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Dear [ Decision Maker ],

I strongly urge you to restore access to affordable contraceptives and help women everywhere prevent an unintended pregnancy or serious health issues by co-sponsoring the Prevention Through Affordable Access Act (H.R. 4054/S. 2347).

Historically, Congress has expanded access to affordable prescription drugs for vulnerable populations by permitting pharmaceutical companies to offer low, or "nominally priced," drugs to certain safety-net health care providers such as university health centers.

Unfortunately, the federal Deficit Reduction Act inadvertently excluded these safety-net health care providers from being able to obtain these lower cost drugs - even though the pharmaceutical companies are willing to offer it to them.

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