Bush Administration Tries to Define Contraception as Abortion
The Bush Administration has drafted a set of regulations that would define abortion as “any of the various procedures -- including the prescription and administration of any drug or the performance of any procedure or any other action -- that results in the termination of the life of a human being in utero between conception and natural birth, whether before or after implantation.” The regulation also would allow any employee of a healthcare provider to refuse to treat any individual receiving any services that would violate the employee’s moral beliefs. The language of this regulation not only is meant to be politically inflammatory, but is scientifically inaccurate.
The Bush Administration has drafted a set of regulations that would define abortion as “any of the various procedures -- including the prescription and administration of any drug or the performance of any procedure or any other action -- that results in the termination of the life of a human being in utero between conception and natural birth, whether before or after implantation.” The regulation also would allow any employee of a healthcare provider to refuse to treat any individual receiving any services that would violate the employee’s moral beliefs. The language of this regulation not only is meant to be politically inflammatory, but is scientifically inaccurate.
These broad and scientifically innacurate definitions of pregnancy and abortion could impact funding for programs that are crucial to many Latinas' access to birth control, such as Medicaid and Title X. Latinas' access to birth control could be severely compromised.
Now is the time to make your voice heard. Let Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt know that we will not stand for scientifically inaccurate policies meant to undermine reproductive justice!
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