President Obama did the right thing for women when he rejected the demands of rightwing activists to limit access to no-cost
birth control.1
But before these new guidelines go into effect, his administration is holding a public comment period on the new rules.
And we know that anti-woman activists will flood President Obama's Department of Health and Human Serivces with comments
urging the administration to overturn their historic decision.
If President Obama had caved to the demands of these radical activists, certain employers like religiously affiliated
universities and hospitals would have been allowed to prevent their female employees and students from having access to the
same health care as every other woman in America.
The Department of Health and Human Services and the medical community agree that providing no-cost birth control is an essential
part of preventive health care for women. And Kathleen Sebelius, the director of HHS, said that providing birth control at
no cost to women should be like "covering flu shots."2
However, before activists from CREDO and Planned Parenthood began petitioning President Obama, the New York Times reported
that the president was dangerously close to caving to the demands of the anti-woman lobby by adding a giant loophole that
would keep a large number of women from being able to access no-cost birth control.3
CREDO members sent over 160,000 petitions and made over 3,000 calls to the White House asking President Obama not to cave.
In the end, President Obama listened to our call to protect women's health. But that doesn't mean our work is done.
The anti-woman extremists who are unhappy with President Obama for taking this stand will surely let him know. So let's
make sure he hears from those of us who support him standing strong and protecting access to contraception.
Make sure that President Obama hears that the vast majority of Americans support his decision to ensure no-cost birth
control for all women.
Thank you for standing up for women's access to birth control.
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