Planned Parenthood Issues Statement on Trump Birth Control Rule Injunction
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Today, as a result of a lawsuit filed by
Statement from
We applaud
"There's no doubt about it: Improving birth control access has led to historic lows in pregnancy among teenagers, unintended pregnancy and the abortion rate. We cannot afford to roll back the progress we've seen under the Affordable Care Act.
"It is every woman's right to decide what to do with her body, and it is a fundamental freedom to be able to decide if and when to have a child. Now, we need everyone -- business leaders, politicians, artists, activists, and families across the nation -- to stand up for women and join the fight for birth control access and reproductive rights, including safe, legal abortion.
In October, the Trump administration announced a sweeping new rule that went into effect immediately to eliminate the Affordable Care Act's requirement that ensured no-copay birth control coverage for all women, including women whose employers or schools can legally opt out of providing that coverage. The Trump administration's rule allows corporations and colleges to opt out of the requirement based on poorly defined criteria.
According to a new survey from PerryUndem, an overwhelming majority of Americans believe women should have birth control coverage and think women should be able to get birth control coverage through their health insurance even if their bosses morally disagree with the idea of birth control. This puts the Trump administration in direct opposition with the overwhelming majority of voters.
In addition to the #Fight4BirthControl grassroots campaign, a growing number of business leaders are making a public pledge to guarantee their employees' birth control coverage as a part of
BACKGROUND ON BIRTH CONTROL:
FACT: Nearly nine in 10 women of reproductive age will use contraception at some point in their lives, whether for family planning or other medical reasons like treating endometriosis.
FACT: We are at the lowest rate of unintended pregnancy in 30 years, and a historic low of pregnancy among teens because of expanded access to birth control and sex education.
FACT: The Affordable Care Act's birth control provision saved women an estimated
FACT: According to the
FACT: A 2010
FACT: The rule came just weeks after the
FACT: According to recent
FACT: 86 percent of Americans (including 91 percent of
FACT: A new Business Forward survey, found that 75 percent of women -- 86 percent of women executives -- say the ability to plan if and when to have children has been important for the ability to pursue their professional and career goals.
FACT: The
FACT: Women use birth control for a variety of reasons -- in fact, 58 percent of all women who use the pill rely on it, at least in part, for something other than pregnancy prevention, including endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome -- which is prevalent among women of color -- fibroids, and menstrual regulation.
FACT: In 2014,
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