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Click to view janmarbol's profile Posted by: janmarbol // 2 months ago // viewed 80 times
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I hear and read over and over how it's the Black man's fault that Black women get pregnant and then have to fend for themselves. If it is the Black man's fault, why is this administration, mainly if not exclusively composed of WHITE MEN, trying to pass a law in which contraceptives will not be accessible to women-- primarily low income uninsured women and men?
As per information on other sources, I quote:

"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is poised to put in place new barriers to accessing common forms of contraception like birth control pills, emergency contraception and IUDs by labeling them " abortion."
These proposed regulations set to be released next week will allow healthcare providers to refuse to provide contraception to women who need it....
....These rules pose a serious threat to providers and uninsured and low-income Americans seeking care. They could prevent providers of federally-funded family planning services, like Medicaid and Title X, from guaranteeing their patients access to the full range of comprehensive family planning services.
They'll also build significant barriers to counseling, education, contraception and preventive healthservices for those who need it most: low-income and uninsured women and men."
Mind you, I am NOT saying that Blacks exclusively fall under "low-income and uninsured" but reading most of the posts by Blacks themselves,
it's obvious they are struggling as per their own comments. This really NOT only affects Black women and men, but every single woman who has the right to family planning, especially those who cannot afford insurance.
If you disagree with these regulations, there ARE people working to rule against this- Senator Hillary Clinton - and you can sign the petition here:

http://www.hillpac.com/action/hhspetition/
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