Fwd: Bush's parting gift- a note I recvd. from Planned Parenthood

[Guest guest]

Note: forwarded message attached.

" I am not a beatnik, I am a Catholic. "

Jack Kerouac

Today

is our last chance to tell the Bush

administration:Keep your word. Stop the attack on women's

health.

Dear L, This is

it. The Bush administration is poised to issue a last-minute

regulation that will impose harsh new restrictions on women's

access to reproductive health care any moment now. Will you help stop

them? The new rule is Bush's

parting gift to the anti-choice extremists who have supported

him for the last eight years. The rule could allow health care

organizations that receive federal funding to redefine

abortion to include the most common forms of birth

control — and then refuse to provide these basic

services. For any health care provider to intentionally withhold

information about widely embraced health care options from a

patient is absolutely unconscionable under any circumstances.

The federal government has no business funding providers who do

not abide by this most fundamental standard of care.

But that's exactly what the Bush

administration is proposing. More than 35,000 Planned Parenthood

supporters have already signed our petition demanding that the

Bush administration withdraw the proposed regulation. And just

moments ago, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Patty Murray joined

the uproar over the proposed rule. Sen. Clinton said,

"In the final days of his

administration, the president is again putting ideology first

and attempting to roll back health care protections for women

and families. This HHS rule will threaten patients' rights,

stand in the way of health care professionals, and restrict

access to critical health care services for those who need them

most. Senator Murray and I are standing up once again to the

administration against this rule and will continue to fight for

women's reproductive rights." It's so

important to have prominent allies like Sen. Clinton and Sen.

Murray speaking out, but we also need to continue to raise the

voices of citizens everywhere. Join them in speaking out now.

The Bush administration promised

not to release any new regulations after November 1.

Sneaking this regulation through at the last minute could have a

devastating effect on countless individuals who rely on their

health care providers to provide complete and accurate

reproductive health information. Tell the Bush administration: Keep your

word. Stop the attack on women's health.

With the economy in such bad shape, more

and more people are being locked out from receiving complete

medical care. This is the worst possible time to undermine

patients' ability to access the comprehensive health care they

so desperately need. This proposed rule would force

women and families who already have limited health care access

to pay a dreadful price for the administration's anti-choice

ideology. Please, tell President Bush: Keep your

word. Stop the attack on women's health.

Thank you so much for your help today on

behalf of the millions of women, men, and teens served by more

than 880 Planned Parenthood affiliate health centers all across

the country.

Sincerely, Cecile s, PresidentPlanned Parenthood

Federation of America

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Can anyone provide a link where I can read the ACTUAL proposed

regulation changes?

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> Note: forwarded message attached.

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> " I am not a beatnik, I am a Catholic. "

>

> Jack Kerouac

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> ****************************************

> PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA

> Today is our last chance to tell the Bush administration:

> Keep your word. Stop the attack on women's health.

> http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/hhsnov08_ppol/xudxgx2vktjt6t?

source=hhsnov08_ppol_e2

> ****************************************

>

> Dear L,

>

> This is it. The Bush administration is poised to issue a

> last-minute regulation that will impose harsh new restrictions

> on women's access to reproductive health care any moment now.

> Will you help stop them?

> http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/hhsnov08_ppol/xudxgx2vktjt6t?

source=hhsnov08_ppol_e2

>

> The new rule is Bush's parting gift to the anti-choice

> extremists who have supported him for the last eight years. The

> rule could allow health care organizations that receive federal

> funding to redefine abortion to include the most common forms of

> birth control -- and then refuse to provide these basic

> services. For any health care provider to intentionally withhold

> information about widely embraced health care options from a

> patient is absolutely unconscionable under any circumstances.

> The federal government has no business funding providers who do

> not abide by this most fundamental standard of care.

>

> But that's exactly what the Bush administration is proposing.

> More than 35,000 Planned Parenthood supporters have already

> signed our petition demanding that the Bush administration

> withdraw the proposed regulation. And just moments ago, Sen.

> Hillary Clinton and Sen. Patty Murray joined the uproar over the

> proposed rule. Sen. Clinton said,

>

> " In the final days of his administration, the president is again

> putting ideology first and attempting to roll back health care

> protections for women and families. This HHS rule will threaten

> patients' rights, stand in the way of health care professionals,

> and restrict access to critical health care services for those

> who need them most. Senator Murray and I are standing up once

> again to the administration against this rule and will continue

> to fight for women's reproductive rights. "

>

> It's so important to have prominent allies like Sen. Clinton and

> Sen. Murray speaking out, but we also need to continue to raise

> the voices of citizens everywhere. Join them in speaking out

> now.

> http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/hhsnov08_ppol/xudxgx2vktjt6t?

source=hhsnov08_ppol_e2

>

> The Bush administration promised not to release any new

> regulations after November 1. Sneaking this regulation through

> at the last minute could have a devastating effect on countless

> individuals who rely on their health care providers to provide

> complete and accurate reproductive health information. Tell the

> Bush administration: Keep your word. Stop the attack on women's

> health.

>

> With the economy in such bad shape, more and more people are

> being locked out from receiving complete medical care. This is

> the worst possible time to undermine patients' ability to access

> the comprehensive health care they so desperately need. This

> proposed rule would force women and families who already have

> limited health care access to pay a dreadful price for the

> administration's anti-choice ideology. Please, tell President

> Bush: Keep your word. Stop the attack on women's health.

> http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/hhsnov08_ppol/xudxgx2vktjt6t?

source=hhsnov08_ppol_e2

>

> Thank you so much for your help today on behalf of the millions

> of women, men, and teens served by more than 880 Planned

> Parenthood affiliate health centers all across the country.

>

> Sincerely,

>

> Cecile s, President

> Planned Parenthood Federation of America

>

> ****************************************

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