Take Action! Support Access to Birth Control Today

HET WEEK IN RIGHTS | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 #HandsoffmyBC: Support Access To Birth Control

Photo © 2016 Reuters Hello, and welcome back. Today we are asking for your help. The Trump administration is threatening access to birth control for millions of women in the US whose birth control is covered under the Affordable Care Act. Birth control gives women and girls freedom – the freedom to go to school, advance their careers, and plan families when they’re ready. But now officials want to give employers who don’t believe in contraception for religious or moral reasons the power to cut this essential benefit from their insurance. And time is running out. Now is your chance to speak up! Take action today and tell the Trump administration to keep their hands off our birth control! Take Action Here! » And Tweet Your Support Today »

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