Sens. Booker, Menendez Re-Introduce Bill to Protect Women’s Access to Birth Control
With reproductive rights increasingly under assault by the
No one should be able to interfere with a woman's health care decisions, but sadly, there have been reports of pharmacies in at least 25 states that have refused to fill a prescription for birth control. The Access to Birth Control (ABC) Act would ensure that women have access to contraception at a pharmacy without delay. It also ensures that pharmacies do not operate an environment where customers are intimidated, threatened, or harassed when seeking access to contraception.
"Every woman should have affordable and timely access to birth control - it's an essential part of health care,"
"We find ourselves at a moment where we must re-fight old battles we thought had been won. Unfortunately, we again must stop those who are dead-set on pushing a radical political agenda that seeks to turn back the clock on half-a-century of progress on women's health care rights," said
"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,"
"Increasing access to birth control is all about leveling the playing field for women,"
"No woman should be sent home from a pharmacy without her birth control or humiliated by a pharmacist who disapproves of her health care decisions,"
The Access to Birth Control Act is cosponsored by Senators
The Access to Birth Control Act is supported by the following organizations:
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