Dear Friend,

We usually think of spring as the time for change and rebirth, but I have to say that this year, fall is looking like the season for major change, especially when it comes to women's health. The coming changes could mean a new health care system that provides affordable access for every woman, every man, every family — or new restrictions and barriers to access that would harm us all for a generation or more.

It's up to us — you, me, and pro-choice leaders in Washington — to make sure this season of change provides new hope, expanded access, and a fairer health care system for all. That's why it's so important to tell your representative to stand strong for women's health.

On Capitol Hill, the health care reform debate is reaching a decisive turning point. Senate leaders are crafting a final health care bill that will come before the full Senate for the first time in American history. We've never had a better opportunity to fix a broken system that costs too much and leaves out too many.

But the biggest dangers for women's health are still ahead of us. At any moment, a senator can propose an amendment that could harm women's health and even eliminate access to reproductive care for millions who are currently covered — and you can bet that before this debate is over, anti-choice legislators will do all they can to cut women's health care from reform. That's nothing new — they try it every chance they get.

We can't afford to wait for them to make the first move.

Please contact your representative today and tell them to reject any efforts to undermine the bill's protections for women's health. The changes are coming, and women's health is on the line — we have to act now.

Sincerely,
 
Cecile Richards, President
Planned Parenthood Federation of America