Across the country the Planned Parenthood Action Fund is organizing, showing candidates up and down the ballot that Americans demand access to safe and affordable birth control.
Here's the background. As dedicated readers of this diary already know, a technical error made by Congress back in 2005 caused the cost of birth control in many health centers to rise by almost 900 percent from what it was a short time ago.
That means that women who were paying $5 to $10 per month are now paying $40 to $50 for the same prescription. As you can imagine, for the college students and low-income women affected by this cost hike, that’s no small matter.
Both the House and the Senate have introduced legislation that would restore affordable birth control at college health clinics and safety-net providers. This legislation will not cost the taxpayers a single dime, and would restore the voluntary benefit to college health clinics and safety-net providers.
We're at a cross roads and need your help to show America that we're not going to let this issue go away. Sometimes we need direct action; sometimes we need you to open your pocket book. Not today. All we need today is for you to stand up with us and join our One Million Strong Campaign. By joining, you will lend your voice and power to Planned Parenthood's campaigns on Capital Hill and across the nation.
BECOME ONE OF THE ONE MILLION STRONG TODAY.