Victory for affordable birth control!


	VICTORY! Congress finally passed legislation to restore access to affordable birth control to millions of women. Thank you for doing your part.

Dear Friend,

We finally did it. It wasn't easy, but after two long years of working with Congress, I'm happy to report that yesterday the Senate passed a legislative fix to existing law that will restore access to affordable birth control for millions of women.

This crucial provision of the Appropriations Act has been a long time coming — more than two years since a legislative error made birth control prices skyrocket by as much as 900 percent. That's two years of working with legislators, raising awareness and a tremendous — and tremendously important — wave of support from people like you who care about protecting women's health.

On behalf of Planned Parenthood and the millions of women who will find affordable family planning services once again within reach, thank you.

In this difficult economy, access to basic health care, including birth control, is more important than ever. And yet, low-income women and college students most in need of access to affordable family planning were cut out under previous legislation. Now more than ever, government needs to remove — not create — unnecessary barriers to health care services. Thanks to your vocal support, Congress took a huge step forward yesterday.

Believe it or not, there was opposition even to this commonsense provision that costs the federal government and taxpayers nothing while restoring access to affordable birth control to millions. But with your strong backing, Congress stood up for women's health by including the fix for affordable birth control in the Appropriations Act. The next and final stop is President Obama's desk!

We have no doubt that the president will sign this bill, finally restoring access to affordable birth control to millions of college students and low-income women. It's been a long, difficult fight, but we did it. Thank you again for doing your part.

Over the past few years, supporters like you have helped Planned Parenthood gain crucial support in Congress. Your stories of the real-life impact of these skyrocketing prices helped us bring together both Democrats and Republicans in support of this commonsense solution. I can't tell you the kind of impact you can make just by sharing your story.

Now, help us tell the success story! Post a video response on YouTube and tell us why affordable birth control is important to you. Click here to watch our video — and add your own video response.

Thank you again for standing with Planned Parenthood and the millions of women, men and teens our affiliate health centers serve. We couldn't have achieved this victory without you.