birth control prices
Dems will unite around women, McCain on the Daily Show, TV workplace harassment and rising BC prices.
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Since issues and concerns that are important to unmarried women are often marginalized by legislators, it is no surprise that Congress recessed last month without fixing the birth control crisis.
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Who among the crowded field of presidential candidates, both Democratic and Republican, will do the most to address the rising cost of hormonal birth control on college campuses?
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An increasing amount of attention is being paid to rising birth control prices at college health centers, but one big piece of the puzzle has gotten minimal coverage: the part where the 100-400% price increases also affect 400 community health centers that primarily serve the poor.
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College students all over the country are rallying, protesting, chanting and writing petitions to get Congress to reinstate affordable birth control at university health centers.
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Lon Newman, Family Planning Health Services on November 20, 2007 - 1:03pm
Family planning advocates continue promoting common sense prevention solutions to intentionally avoid unplanned pregnancies. You can help by writing your Congressman about important changes to birth control pricing on campuses nationwide.
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Tomorrow, Rep. Joseph Crowley will unveil a bill aiming to correct the loophole that prevents college and university health care centers and safety-net providers from accessing affordable birth control.
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The Deficit Reduction Act made it costly for pharmaceutical companies to offer deep discounts on birth control to college health centers, but DHHS Secretary Mike Leavitt could easily close this loophole.
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The heartbreak of early relationships can be painful, no matter how sex figures in. But better learn to confront these issues in your college years, when less is at stake than later.
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