Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice

This may be a turning point where legislators move from attacking access to abortion to attacking access to contraception. We must stop this bill!

Contact your legislator! Come to the Capitol! Oppose HB 2226!

• Call or e-mail your representative. Find your state representative and senator here http://www.okhouse.gov/...

• Meet outside the House gallery Wed. (4th floor) at 9 am.

• Sit in the House gallery (enter 5th floor) Wed. May 15 at 1 pm.

If you care about reproductive freedom, make your voice heard!

Talking Points:

• If women and girls are to participate fully and equally in our society, they must be able to make their own decisions about their reproductive health, their future and their families, free from interference from government officials or any other individual or organization.

• While the national average for teen pregnancy among teens 15-19 is 68 per 1,000, in Oklahoma it is 80 per 1,000. Oklahomans need to do more to prevent teen pregnancy, not put barriers in the way. http://www.hhs.gov/...

• Making Plan B One-Step (emergency contraception) available without prescription will reduce the number of unintended pregnancies. Isn’t that a worthy goal?

• Everyone cares about teens’ safety. The FDA recommends Plan B be sold over the counter because over 40 scientific studies say it is safe and effective. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society for Adolescent Medicine and many other pulic health groups have recommended over-the-counter access to emergency contraception to women of all ages. http://www.fda.gov/... http://www.aap.org/...

• Of course, all parents should be communicating with their kids about their views and values on sex. But in the event that our kids do find themselves at risk of unintended pregnancy, which is more troubling: that they could go into any drug store and purchase a safe and effective means of preventing that unintended pregnancy? Or that they might be unable to obtain it because of the restrictions that have kept it locked behind the pharmacy counter?

• Teen pregnancy often leads to poverty. It costs the state money to subsidize teen pregnancy in both the short and long terms. Why not try to prevent it?

http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/...

http://durantdemocrat.com/...

• Evidence shows availability of emergency contraception does not increase sexual risk-taking. http://bixbycenter.ucsf.edu/...

• Anyone of reproductive age deserves access to contraception. It's a human right. http://thinkprogress.org/...

• Plan B is emergency contraception, not an abortifacient. http://rhrealitycheck.org/...