For the record, I believe that women and their doctors should have access to oral contraception when desired by the patient and medically appropriate.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
For most women, including women who want to have children, contraception is not an option; it is a basic health care necessity.
The truth is women use contraception not only as a way to prevent unintended pregnancies, but also to improve their health and the health of their families. Increased access to contraception is directly linked to declines in maternal and infant mortality.
It is essential that the women's preventive coverage benefit, including contraception, be available to all women, regardless of what health plan they have or where they work - as Congress intended. Providing access to birth control just makes good sense.
The public likes to think that women only care about contraception.
Contraceptive protection is something every woman must have access to, to control her own destiny.
Contraception doesn't define a woman.
Contraceptives have a proven track record of enhancing the health of women and children, preventing unintended pregnancy, and reducing the need for abortion.
I have received so many messages of support from across the country - women and men speaking out because they agree that contraception needs to be treated as a basic health care service.
The truth is that contraception saves lives, prevents unplanned pregnancies, improves outcomes for children and reduces the number of abortions.
Contraceptives should be used on every conceivable occasion.