If you believe the new Congress should fully fund family planning services, increase access to these services through Medicaid, and protect teens with real sex education, we need you to act now. Send critical information about birth control and the Prevention First Act to the lawmakers who represent you in Congress.

Alert Congress now. Sign our "Prevention First" petition.

Sample Letter for Campaign

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

In the weeks ahead, Congress will make critical decisions about family planning and birth control. It's time to fully fund family planning services, increase access to these services through Medicaid, and protect teens with real sex education.

I urge you to become a cosponsor of the Prevention First Act today. And, as you make critical decisions affecting women's health, I urge you to keep the following information in mind:

Birth Control - Title X, the only federal program dedicated solely to funding family planning and related reproductive health care services, provides reproductive health care services to five million low-income women each year - helping to prevent one million unintended pregnancies annually.

- Nevertheless, Title X is grossly underfunded and cannot serve all 17 million low-income women who need publicly funded reproductive health care services. The numbers of unintended pregnancies and abortions among low-income women are on the rise.

- Title X must be fully funded and access should be expanded through Medicaid.

Sex Ed - One billion dollars has been wasted on abstinence-only education, which denies young people real information about how to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including AIDS.

- Seventy-five percent of parents believe comprehensive, medically accurate sex education should be taught in schools.

- Congress should protect teens' health by passing REAL, the Responsible Education About Life act.

I strongly support birth control and family planning. And I urge you to do the same.

Thank you,

Campaign Launched:
January 16, 2007