February 18, 2009 Senator Betty Boyd introduced the Birth Control Protection Act (BCPA) into the Colorado General Assembly. This proactive piece of legislation came in response to Amendment 48 and other attempts made by anti-choice extremists to lump common methods of contraception into the definition of abortion. The Birth Control Protection Act clearly defines birth control as entirely separate from abortion. We hope this effort will discourage further attacks on safe, effective methods of contraceptives. The BCPA is a great platform to introduce our Pro-Choice Lobby Day.
Pursuit of the BCPA will give us the opportunity to redirect attention to what we, as advocates for reproductive health and justice, understand to be the important issues surrounding women's reproductive health. The defeat of Amendment 48 taught us that the voters of Colorado recognize how extreme the efforts to attack access to birth control really are. We know that these attacks do nothing to reduce the rate of unintended pregnancies and subsequent need for abortion. Access to and information about the full range of contraceptive methods is one of the only definite approaches to reducing the rate of unintended pregnancies.
Join Planned Parenthood in Denver on Thursday, February 26, 2009 to lobby your state legislators on the importance of BCPA, see votes and testimony on important issues at committee hearings, and gather with pro-choice Coloradans from around the state! No experience is necessary -training provided at Pro-Choice Lobby Day. Visit the event link for more information, or contact Courtney Fryxell with questions, and we look forward to seeing you there!
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I totally agree. People should understand that contraceptoin is NOT abortion. They are two completely seperate things, and should be treated as such. I applaud those who understand this and i applaud you for such a wonderful report!
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