The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is accepting comments until next Monday (October 31st) from the public concerning proposed regulations for the new state-based health insurance exchanges and qualified health plans under the new health care reform law. We need to make sure that women's access to insurance coverage for abortion care is made simple and affordable. Take Action NOW: Click here to ask that the state-based health exchanges and the qualified health plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) assure that women are made aware of the availability of insurance plan riders for abortion care and that ease of payment be facilitated.
Each year, the FBI fails to count hundreds of thousands of rapes because their definition doesn't include forced oral sex, date rape cases where the victim was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, rapes involving women with mental disabilities and rapes of men or transgender people. Take Action NOW: Click here to tell FBI Director Robert Mueller and Attorney General Eric Holder to update the overly narrow, outdated “forcible rape” definition by signing this petition.
A new study by the Breast Cancer Fund shows that the dangerous toxic chemical BPA appears in a wide variety of canned foods specifically marketed towards kids like Campbell's Disney Princess Cool Shapes Pasta with Chicken in Chicken Broth and Campbell's Toy Story Fun Shapes noodles. BPA is linked to breast cancer, obesity, prostate cancer, learning disabilities, infertility, and more! Take Action NOW: Tell Campbell Soup Company, Con Agra (maker of Chef Boyardee), Annie's Homegrown and Hain Celestial (maker of Earth's Best) to stop marketing BPA to kids.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is developing a new conservation plan for the Arctic Refuge. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge thrives as one of our nation's most untouched wilderness areas. The Coastal Plain – the Refuge's biological heart – provides a vital home for hundreds of wildlife species – including polar bears. We've all seen the heartbreaking images of polar bears trapped on shrinking ice blocks and swimming miles to try to find food. With the Arctic's vulnerable animals already threatened by climate change and struggling to survive, it is more important than ever to keep them safe from the hazards of oil and gas drilling. Take Action NOW: Tell Secretary Salazar and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect polar bears and their families by including the Coastal Plain in their new conservation plan.
And, finally for some good news....
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a bill that requires anti-choice “crisis pregnancy centers” (CPCs) to be honest in their advertising to women facing unplanned pregnancies! There are more than 200 CPCs across California. Many of them use misleading and deceptive marketing practices to appeal to women who are seeking comprehensive reproductive-health services. This includes paying for billboards, yellowpages.com listings, Google ad words, and other print advertising. The bill is the first of its kind to be introduced in any U.S. city or county. Take Action NOW: Contact Board President David Chiu to thank the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for passing this important bill.
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