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Planned Parenthood Illinois Action Check out this powerful story which sheds light on the real-life impact an abortion ban in the health care bill can have on women and their families. We appreciate the brave women who tell difficult stories such as this and strive to provide a safe space so that they may continue to share.

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Planned Parenthood Illinois Action Yes, we need health care reform. But we don't need to give up access to affordable abortion. We must act now!

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Yes, we need health care reform. But we don't need to give up access to affordable abortion. Sign the petition now. www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/healthreform Voice: Kathleen Turner Music: Chris Muir
Janice Krinsky
Janice Krinsky
i remember when people died from illegal abortions before Roe v Wade and I don't want to go back to those days. With all due respect, I do not believe a fetus, lacking conscious thought and unable to live outside the womb, is a person. In our democratic society I find it discouraging, disappointing, and frightening that a large number of citizens ... See Morewish to control other people's private choices. And many of the people who want to restrict abortion funding aren't the ones who would be affected by this ban.

I don't find it acceptable that someone else's church or religion wants to dictate to me what I can and cannot do with my own body. Nobody is saying that those who disagree have to have an abortion, or that abortion is something to take lightly. The strength of our society is that people have freedom of choice. The protections afforded individuals means that sometimes people make choices we don't agree with.
November 25 at 1:39pm
Meagan Downey
Meagan Downey
Off to share on my profile.
November 25 at 5:25pm
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Planned Parenthood Illinois Action Shocking STI stats- Two recent reports have concluded that young women have disproportionately high STI rates:

A 2008 CDC study estimated that nearly 19 million STIs occur each year, almost 1/2 of which are among 15- to 24-year-olds. The heaviest chlamydia and gonorrhea burdens were among adolescent girls, aged 15–19, f...ollowed closely by women aged 20–24. (see link below)

Another study found one in four females aged 14–19 has at least one of the STIs studied (HPV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, and herpes). Among female adolescents who said they had had vaginal, oral, or anal sex, the prevalence was 37.7 percent. (http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/peds.2009-0674v1)

We'll say it again: COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION IS KEY!

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Sexually transmitted diseases surveillance reports from CDC's Division of STD Prevention, 2008
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Planned Parenthood Illinois Action Already more than 77,935 people have signed our petition to pass health care reform without the Stupak ban. Click to add your name:

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We are Americans who are concerned about the health of the women of the United States, and we applaud your efforts to ensure affordable, quality health care coverage for all. We call upon you to use the ...
Lauren Cook
Lauren Cook
I keep seeing Stupak out of the corner of my eye and thinking it says "stupid" ;)
November 23 at 2:23pm
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Planned Parenthood Illinois Action While GOP leaders sneer at maternity care, women are disproportionately affected by poor coverage. But are they hearing reformers’ message? Women, particularly younger women, are more supportive of reform. Yet these same groups are less likely to be following the debate. Interesting stats on Pollster.com:

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Right now the health care debate has shifted--perhaps temporarily--from the public option to abortion and mammograms. This makes it a good moment to remember the importance of women voters to national support for health care reform.
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Planned Parenthood Illinois Action New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and be screened less often than recommended in the past. Thoughts?

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New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and go for screening less often than had been previously recommended.
Julia Peters
Julia Peters
I just finished my Ob/gyn rotation. I saw way too many girls with high grade lesions in their late teens to be convinced to push back all pap tests until 21. Maybe high risk populations could be targeted, as previously with the requirement for pap tests after one became sexually active.
November 20 at 2:56pm
Tabatha
Tabatha
I understand why they have changed their guidelines, to prevent unnecessary treatment in young women in whom most commonly the changes resolve on their own anyways--I am now seeing patients that cannot carry pregnancies without a cervical cerclage due to previous treatment of lesions. BUT I have also seen 15-16 year olds with high grade lesions and those are the ones that need very close follow-up and possibly treatment.
November 21 at 12:55am
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Planned Parenthood Illinois Action We need your help! Tell your local newspaper what you think about the Stupak amendment. We need to make noise to STOP STUPAK!!

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Planned Parenthood Illinois Action Save the Date: National Lobby Day, December 2, 2009, 9:30am - 4:30pm, Washington DC. Help us lobby the Senate for health care reform that ensures women's access to reproductive health care. Click to RSVP:

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*Unfortunately, PPIA cannot provide transportation for this event.Technorati tags: Planned Parenthood, Health Care Reform, Stupak Amendment, Lobby Day
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Planned Parenthood Illinois Action Post these pictures to your profile to show your support for health care reform that includes comprehensive reproductive health care!

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Meagan Downey
Meagan Downey
I love Laurie Rubiner's contribution to this story.
November 17 at 4:59pm
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Planned Parenthood Illinois Action In reversal: Panel urges mammograms at 50, not 40 - NYT

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The new recommendations, released Monday by an influential group, reverse longstanding guidelines and are aimed at reducing harm from overtreatment.
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Planned Parenthood Illinois Action What is the potential "real-life" impact of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment? Click to read a comprehensive explanation of what this provision will mean to women, if it is enacted:

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There has been much discussion about what the “real-life” impact of the Stupak-Pitts amendment would be on women’s access to abortion care. The following is an explanation of what this provision will mean to women, if it is enacted.
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Planned Parenthood Illinois Action STOP THE STUPAK AMENDMENT! Sign our petition urging President Obama, Majority Leader Reid and Speaker Pelosi to pass health care reform that includes comprehensive reproductive health care, including abortion care:

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We are Americans who are concerned about the health of the women of the United States, and we applaud your efforts to ensure affordable, quality health care coverage for all. We call upon you to use the ...