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November 13, 2009 — Take a stand for women’s health.

• Sign the petition to President Obama, Majority Leader Reid, and Speaker Pelosi. It’s the first step to stopping the Stupak ban and protecting women’s access to abortion coverage.
• Join us in DC on December 2 for a National Day of Action, when Planned Parenthood and allies will be taking our message straight to Congress.

November 10, 2009 — Understanding the Stupak Amendment. In order to help you better understand the impact of the Stupak amendment on health care reform and women’s access to abortion care, view the following links:

• Issue Brief: Impact of Stupak Amendment on Access to Abortion Coverage and Care

• Stupak in the media

November 8, 2009 — Congress passed a bill that will undercut women’s access to comprehensive health care. Despite hundreds of thousands of voters like you and me who called on members of Congress to include women’s health care in health care reform, the bill that passed last night includes a ban on private abortion coverage for millions of women and would prohibit it in the new “public option.” To learn more, read the statement from Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood.

November 7, 2009 — The House of Representatives voted to adopt the Stupak amendment. Planned Parenthood condemns this unacceptable addition to the health care reform bill that, if enacted, would result in women losing health benefits they have today.

To see how your representative voted, view the roll call record for the vote.

Thank you Planned Parenthood! For more information about Planned Parenthood and all the services they provide go to, plannedparenthood.org. You can also become a fan of Planned Parenthood on Facebook.

If the Stupak amendment does become a law, it will be a huge blow to women, their rights and their bodies. Please do not let that happen.

Thanks for reading.