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/