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March 31st, 2009
 | 09:51 am - Samantha Explains the Past Administration
"The country runs better with a good looking man in the White House. I mean, look what happened with Nixon; no one wanted to fuck him, so he fucked everyone." --Samantha, Sex and the City
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July 19th, 2008
 | 09:30 am - This may get me fired...
...but I did it anyway. It's that important.
Secretary Michael O. Leavitt
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
mike.leavitt@hhs.gov
Dear Mr. Secretary:
It has come to my attention that the Department of Health and Human Services may be preparing draft regulations [http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/emailphotos/pdf/HHS-45-CFR.pdf] that would create new obstacles for women seeking contraceptive services.
One of the most troubling aspects of the proposed rules is the overly-broad definition of "abortion." This definition would allow health-care corporations or individuals to classify many common forms of contraception – including the birth control pill, emergency contraception and IUDs – "abortions" and therefore to refuse to provide contraception to women who need it.
As a consequence, these draft regulations could disrupt state laws securing women's access to birth control. They could jeopardize federal programs like Medicaid and Title X that provide family-planning services to millions of women. They could even undermine state laws that ensure survivors of sexual assault and rape receive emergency contraception in hospital emergency rooms. Particularly disturbing about this is that these regulations appear to be based on religious/philosophical belief rather than scientific data.
I strongly urge you to reconsider these regulations before they are released. I am extremely concerned by this proposal's potential to affect millions of women's reproductive health.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely yours,
[my full name]
[my address]
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