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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOver 650 Physicians Speak Out in Favor of Contraception Ruling
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/02/08/421603/over-650-physicians-speak-out-in-favor-of-contraception-ruling/Over 650 physicians and medical students, including 70 self-identifying Catholics, from 49 states signed an open letter to President Obama and Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urging them to maintain a recent HHS contraception rule providing women access to cost-free contraception through their insurers. The petition, which was drafted by grassroots organization Doctors for America, argues that Women and their doctors should be allowed to make contracpetive decisions based on medical reasons and personal beliefs not based on someone elses religious doctrine. An infographic posted on the website points out that 11.2 million American women ages 15-44 use oral contraceptives, and 58 percent of them use contraception for reasons other than family planning. Fatima Najiy
Protect Women's Access to Contraception (Doctors For America)
http://act.drsforamerica.org/sign/contraception_petition/#.TzKpvsXy_TQ
pdf at link
"As a doctor or medical student, I support the decision by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to ensure that women have access to cost-free contraception regardless of who their employers are (with exceptions for houses of worship). The religious beliefs of an employer should not be a barrier to women receiving the care they need." (February 8, 2012)
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Over 650 Physicians Speak Out in Favor of Contraception Ruling (Original Post)
cal04
Feb 2012
OP
if there's a science/medical issue, GOP is bound to always be on the wrong side
Obama3_16
Feb 2012
#3
1ProudAtheist
(346 posts)1. Only A Moron
with an agenda could possibly find a problem with contraception.
ellenfl
(8,660 posts)2. great! i wonder if they got advance word. they responded pretty quickly. eom
Obama3_16
(157 posts)3. if there's a science/medical issue, GOP is bound to always be on the wrong side
as in this case.
global1
(25,253 posts)4. I'm Concerned Now That Axelrod And Carney Indicated That The Administration Might Be Open To.....
compromise on this. Now we're seeing women all over the country and in congress and these doc's speaking out in favor of this.
Did the administration move too quickly on saying they're open to compromise? We know that the Repugs are looking for any issue to make Obama look bad.
Now we're seeing the push back from those who are in favor of this and the administration sort of already committed to compromise.
Seems to me that the administration rolled over too fast on this and now they stand a chance to piss-off the other side too.