Saturday, January 15th, 2011 @ 7:35PM

WOMEN’S HEALTH

I am a strong advocate for women’s health programs that provide preventative care like breast and cancer screening. I oppose rolling back laws that prohibit insurance companies from charging women more for health insurance than men, and I will fight to ensure that women have access to health insurance that includes access to contraception. I oppose ideological attacks on women’s reproductive rights and health care. I support Planned Parenthood’s mission to provide preventative health care for women. Planned Parenthood health centers provide a broad range of services, more than 90% of which are lifesaving cancer screenings, birth control, prevention and treatment of STD’s, breast health services, Pap tests, sexual health education, information and health counseling. One in five women has turned to Planned Parenthood at some time in her life for professional, non-judgmental and confidential care. No one does more than Planned Parenthood to reduce unintended pregnancies and keep women healthy. I know that women don’t turn to politicians for advice about mammograms, prenatal care, or cancer treatments and I believe that politicians should not be involved in a woman’s personal medical decisions about her pregnancy. The bottom line is that a woman, not politicians, should make the informed decisions when it comes to her own pregnancy.

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