Ohio NOW
The Ohio Chapter of the
National Organizaton for Women, Inc.

The "Ohio Prevention First Act will:

  • Require insurers to cover the cost of birth control pills or devices if they cover other prescription pills or devices. (Many cover Viagra, why not the pill?)
  • Guarantee rape survivors access to emergency contraception in emergency rooms.
  • Require pharmacies to fill all in-stock legal prescriptions and dispense all over-the-counter medications.
  • Provide students with medically accurate information on abstinence, contraceptives and condom use to prevent unintended pregnancies and STD's including AIDS/HIV.

    Nearly 50% of the pregnancies in the US are unintended, one of the highest rates for an industrialized nation. We need the Prevention First Act - a common sense solution to the problem.

     

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