Great News for Women
By ssharp
@ssharp (50)
United States
March 30, 2007 9:15pm CST
Per a recent email from Planned Parent President Cecile Richards...
Anti-birth control advocate Eric Keroack will no longer oversee Title X, the nation's family planning program! The day he took office, Planned arenthood launched a massive grassroots campaign again Keroack, rallying a nationwide groundswell of opposition to his appointment.
PPFA President Cecile Richards issued the following statement on the resignation:
"Its a good day for women's health. Keroack was unqualified to run the nation's family planning program. The Bush Adminstration must replace Keroack with a legitimate, mainstream public health expert who supports family planning and access to birth control. More than 17 million women in our country need access to affordable birth control. The nation's family planning program should be run by a champion for women's health and safety."
**Great news ladies!!
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2 responses
@dragonstar13 (1465)
• United States
31 Mar 07
If I understand your post, you are saying it is a good thing that women can have birth control and abortions (which I oppose) and my tax dollars will pay for it.
Sorry I just can't get on board with that.
@lafavorito (2959)
• Philippines
6 Apr 07
I don't live in the US but it seems like a good news to women in your country. Everyone who chooses to use birth control but can't because of the high price are lucky to have access to affordable means of planning pregnancy. In my country Philippines there is a campaign for family planning, there are times when the Department of Health go into areas where there are poor families that are interested in trying oral contraception but afraid of the high price of the pills. Now a safe oral contraceptive pill is available over the counter for only 50 pesos per pack, that is what I'm using.
