Birth control

April 18, 2008 -- The Committee will hold a hearing titled, “Domestic Abstinence-Only Programs: Assessing the Evidence” on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.

Federally-funded abstinence-only programs require the exclusive teaching of abstinence until marriage and prohibit teaching about condoms or other contraceptives — other than to discuss failure rates. These programs have received over $1.3 billion in federal funding over the past decade. Medical and scientific experts, as well as youth educators, will testify regarding the public health evidence of the effectiveness of abstinence-only programs and of more comprehensive programs.

o Ms. Shelby Knox, Youth Speaker    » read more »

Bill Provides Common-Sense Fix to Assist Millions of College Students and Hundreds of Thousands of Lower-Income Women

November 14, 2007 -- Washington, DC - Senator Clinton joined several of her Senate colleagues in cosponsoring the “Prevention Through Affordable Access Act.” This bill would correct a provision included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2006 (DRA) that unintentionally cut off every college and university health clinic and hundreds of safety net providers from being able to offer affordable prescription drugs to students and lower-income women.    » read more »

"The Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act" Will Ensure Servicewomen Have Access to EC

July 17, 2007 -- Washington, DC - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) introduced legislation today to ensure that U.S. servicewomen have access to and information about emergency contraception (EC). Congressmen Mike Michaud (D-ME) and Chris Shays (R-CT) are the champions of this legislation in the House of Representatives.    » read more »

Prohibits exempting birth control from prescription drug coverage, requires hospitals to offer emergency contraception to victims of sexual assault

May 30, 2007 -- Salem – Today Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signed into law House Bill 2700, requiring employee health insurance plans to provide prescription drug coverage of birth control and emergency contraception be made available by hospital emergency rooms to victims of sexual assault.    » read more »