House Votes Tomorrow

"Historic Health Reform Bill Leaves Women Behind"
Don't let this be the headline after the House of Representatives votes on the health reform bill this weekend.

If passed, the bill will bring health care to many more women and their families. And it will improve women’s reproductive health in key ways: insurers will cover maternity care, Pap tests, and mammograms in full; more women will be eligible for Medicaid family planning services; and insurers will stop gender rating (charging women more than men for individual insurance).

But the bill might still restrict women’s access to abortion. Anti-choice representatives are pushing hard for last-minute changes to the bill that could put dangerous obstacles between women and abortion services. We can't let lawmakers bargain away safe, legal medical care that keeps women healthy and alive.

Please take a moment to urge your representative to support the bill and oppose any anti-choice attacks on its abortion language.

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- Reproductive health care is an essential component of basic health care, but women have trouble accessing it. When women don't get the reproductive health care they need, the consequences can be dire: untreated STDs can lead to infertility, undetected cancers can kill, and unmanaged pregnancy can lead to infant and maternal deaths. - Reproductive health care impacts all aspects of a woman's life. Contraception, prenatal care, treatment for miscarriage, abortion, and labor and delivery are basic health services for women. They should be covered by any health insurance plan. - Health reform should expand and guarantee women's access to reproductive care. To meet the health needs of women, Congress must reform the private insurance industry to eliminate discrimination against women, create a public insurance plan, expand access to the Medicaid safety net, and continue funding Title X clinics.

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