Forgoing Title X is painful, but Planned Parenthood won’t be gagged
Right now, without Title X, we have to ask every patient to pay something, even if they can’t afford it, because the safety net that was in place for nearly 50 years is gone.
Sarah Stoesz
Why are we still fighting over access to birth control?
Birth control is basic health care and should not be a partisan issue.
Legislators should preserve the birth control protections in the ACA for Minnesotans
Any attempt to roll back the clock on women’s access to birth control is unacceptable.
Trump budget targets an irreplaceable health resource for women
The political threats to Planned Parenthood are very real and will harm hundreds of thousands of people, many who already experience significant barriers to health care.
Why McFadden’s over-the-counter birth-control idea is not actually good for women
Making birth control available over the counter will prompt insurance companies to discontinue coverage, since most don’t cover any OTC drugs.
Birth control is not a religious issue; it is a basic health-care issue
Since birth control became legal and widely available, women’s health has improved dramatically; the infant death rate has plummeted.
2012 election results represent a historic victory for women’s health
This election was a rejection of the anti-women’s health agenda that some in Congress have pursued for the last two years and that Mitt Romney would have continued.
Important health-care milestone begins to roll out
For women, preventive care (like cancer screenings and birth control) isn’t a political issue; it’s basic health care and an economic concern.
Two years on, why we need to protect the Affordable Care Act
Anti-women’s-health politicians are trying to take away the law’s benefits, including preventive-care coverage without a co-pay.
