Federal Issues - Affordable Birth Control and Other Preventative Care

Affordable Birth Control and Other Preventative Care

Join Planned Parenthood and fight to save affordable birth control for millions of women.

All people deserve access to preventive family planning services that can help them plan when and whether to have children and make responsible decisions about their health, their lives, and their futures.

Yet, for many women, access to reliable methods of family planning is increasingly difficult. Because of a technical error made by Congress in 2005, the cost of birth control in many health centers and college campuses is rising as much as 900 percent over what it was a short time ago. Women who were paying $5 to $10 per month are now paying $40 to $50 for the same prescription. For the college students and low-income women affected by this cost hike, that's no small matter, especially in these difficult economic times.

Good News: Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY) has introduced the Prevention Through Affordable Access Act, a bipartisan, no-cost fix that will restore eligibility for college health centers and safety-net providers to obtain low-cost birth control, and pass the savings on to women who need it most! Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has included language that would solve the problem in a similar bill in the Senate. Read a full press release for more information on this landmark legislation.

Pennsylvania Sponsors of the Prevention Through Affordable Access Act:

• Rep. Christopher Carney (D-10)
• Rep. Charlie Dent (R-15)
• Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-2)
• Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-8)
• Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-13)

What You Can Do

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