July 22, 2008
Opposing DHHS' draft regulations limiting women's access to basic reproductive healthThe undersigned medical, public health, religious, advocacy, and research groups committed to
women's health strongly oppose the Department of Health and Human Services’ draft regulations
that could significantly limit women’s access to basic reproductive health services, including
some of the most common forms of birth control. If implemented, these regulations may preempt
state laws that protect women’s access to health care and undermine the nation’s fragile network
of safety net providers that serve low income women. We strongly urge the Department to
immediately abandon its effort to bring about these ill-conceived and harmful policy changes.
