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When we make progress in women’s health, ALL women deserve to be part of that success, don’t they? But you’d be surprised by what some opponents to birth control think.

Last week we told you about a momentous step forward for women’s health: the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expanded the list of preventive health services required to be offered by health insurers without a co-pay to include the full range of FDA-approved contraceptives. Unfortunately, HHS intends to exempt some religious employers from providing contraceptive services and is asking for comments on this decision.

We need your help to protect this important step for women’s health and ensure that all women have access to affordable contraception — tell HHS that all women, regardless of who they work for, should have access to contraception without co-pays.

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The reality is that nearly 99% of sexually active women, regardless of their religious beliefs, use contraception at some point in their lives. It’s crucial that women have access to affordable birth control to prevent unintended pregnancies, plan the timing and size of their families, and protect their health.

Raise your voice today — submit comments to HHS telling them that all women need access to contraception without co-pays. www.nwlc.org

For many years, the National Women’s Law Center has been working to get contraception covered in all health insurance plans, and without you, we would not have been able to say — birth control: we got you covered. Thank you for continuing to stand up for the health of women and their families.

Sincerely,

Judy Waxman
Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights
National Women’s Law Center

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A Milestone for Women’s Health, But More Work Ahead

08/04/2011 Nativegrl77

Amid the dire budget news of late, this week we did have something to celebrate.

As you’ve heard, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has adopted recommendations requiring health insurers to cover a number of women’s preventive health care services — including the full range of FDA-approved contraceptives — with no co-pays in all new health insurance plans.

Over 60,000 of you signed our petition in support of making birth control available at no cost to the woman, and your voices were heard! Please help us continue our work on issues that are vital to you — and to all women and their families — by making a donation today! www.nwlc.org

For many years, the National Women’s Law Center has advocated for equity in health insurance coverage, including working to ensure that women have access to affordable contraception and other preventive services. And, with support from friends like you, this week it paid off. But HHS is considering exempting some religious employers from providing contraception, so we still need your help to ensure that all women are guaranteed this vital coverage.

Please support NWLC in our work on behalf of women’s health and other important issues. www.nwlc.org

This decision is a major milestone in the effort to improve the health and lives of women and their families, and we applaud HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for taking this huge step forward for fairness and improved health outcomes for women.

Thank you so much for your gift today and for the powerful support you’ve given NWLC in the past. With your help, this week’s good news is a precursor of many victories to come.

Sincerely,

Judy Waxman
Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights
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Big News for Women’s Health – Birth Control Without Co-Pays Now a Reality

08/02/2011 Nativegrl77


	We Got you Covered!



	Thank Secretary Sebelius for making contraception without co-pays a reality.

While we are all focused on the debt ceiling deal in Washington — and we will provide you with more information later today on the painful and unfair cuts and the harm they will do to women’s health and the well-being of their families — we also have big news to report on a victory you’ve helped us secure.

Over 60,000 of you signed our petition to support no-cost birth control, and earlier today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it is adopting expert recommendations to require health insurers to cover contraception, along with a number of other preventive health services for women, without charging women co-payments. We got you covered — birth control without a co-pay will soon be a reality!

Thank HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for maving women’s health a huge step forward www.nwlc.org

For many years, the National Women’s Law Center has been working to get contraception covered in all health insurance plans, and without you, we would not have been able to say — we got you covered. Help us mark this important step forward for women’s health — join us in thanking Secretary Sebelius for this landmark decision and urge her to ensure that all women can benefit from it . www.nwlc.org

This decision is a milestone in the effort to improve the health and lives of women and their families and underscores the real and tangible impact the new health care law will have on women’s lives. At the same time, HHS is unfortunately considering a proposal to exempt some religious employers from providing contraceptive services, and we will work to ensure that all women are guaranteed this vital coverage.

The HHS announcement expands the list of preventive health services that insurance companies will be required to be offer at no cost to the individual. It now will include contraception, yearly well-woman visits, support for breast feeding, counseling for sexually transmitted infections, and screening and counseling for domestic violence, among others.

Thank HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for this huge step moving women’s health forward and urge her to make sure that all women are able to access this vital coverage.

And thank you for all that you do for women and girls.

Sincerely,

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Oh, say, can you see no-cost birth control? We can.

07/04/2011 Nativegrl77

This weekend we’re celebrating our freedom and the nation’s birth with parades, fireworks and BBQs with friends and family. American women may soon have even more to celebrate — our independence from co-pays on prescription birth control — thanks to the new health care law!

Declare your independence! Join the campaign to make prescription birth control available in all new health plans without a co-pay! www.nwcl.org

Women need access to birth control to prevent unintended pregnancies, plan the timing and size of their families, and protect their health. Women know the preventive health benefits of birth control, but we also know the cost to stay on it throughout our childbearing years. Birth control can be expensive, and the high cost of birth control can affect whether women use it consistently.

Help us move women’s health forward, so we can say — we’ve got you covered! www.nwlc.org

We’ve been working on getting contraception covered in health plans for many years, and we are finally within reach of achieving this critical goal. In the coming months, the Department of Health and Human Services will decide which preventive services should be covered in new health insurance plans without a co-pay or other out-of-pocket costs.

Sign our petition and be part of the campaign to make prescription birth control more affordable and accessible to all women. www.nwlc.org

Thank you for all that you do for women and girls.

Sincerely,

Judy Waxman
Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights
National Women’s Law Center

P.S. Your generous donation allows us to continue to work for women and their families. Support our work on reproductive health and other issues today.