The Back Up Your Birth Contol Campaign is continuing to spread the word about Emergency Contraception (EC), the safe and effective method of backing up birth control.

The 2008 Day of Action is March 25th; Help get the word out about EC!

Across the nation over a hundred women’s health and medical organizations, students and individuals are gearing up for the seventh annual Back Up Your Birth Control Day of Action this year on Tuesday, March 25, 2008.

Seventh annual? Where the hell have I been?!

Ways YOU Can Get Involved…

Spread the Word about Unequal Access in the “Dual Label” EC Environment
Check out our talking points you can use when telling others about why issues around EC are still important.

Take the EC Campus Challenge!
Spread the word about EC on your campus in a fun and creative way. (And maybe even win a great prize in the process!)

Write an Op-Ed!
Use this sample op-ed to spread the word about how unequal access remains a problem for many women.

EC 101: Back to the Basics
Check out our new and improved toolkit with EC activities to engage your volunteers, suggested policy and advocacy activities and much more!

Ideas for Health Care Providers and Pharmacists
Suggestions for EC outreach and education for providers and pharmacists

Become a Co-Sponsor!
Add your organization’s name to the list of Co-Sponsors who support the campaign

I’ve written about EC and PharmaNazis before; my take on the conscience clause boils down to “don’t want to dispense pills? then find another profession.” It’s pretty simple. If we allow pharmacists to opt out of filling prescriptions that don’t gel with their religious beliefs, the logical conclusion is a theocracy in which godbags won’t give AIDS patients their drugs because god hates fags, and to interfere with his punishment of their deviant lifestyles would be blasphemous. Hey, as a vegan, I don’t want to handle animal corpses; you don’t see me seeking employment as a cook or server in an omni restaurant and then refusing to handle anything made with animal ingredients. That would be…dumb, no?

But this year’s theme isn’t necessarily about fighting the pill counters for your legally prescribed meds; rather, it’s about the skyrocketing price of contraception in general and EC in particular.

The long-term answer, of course, is state and federal funds for contraception or, better yet, some national health care. In the meantime, there are some nice folks who can help you find low-cost EC:

To find an EC provider near you, many of whom can help you access low-cost or even free EC, call the toll-free, confidential, 24 Hour Emergency Contraception Hotline:

1-888-NOT-2-LATE
(English)

1-866-EN-TRES-DIAS
(Spanish)

Don’t end up like this woman.

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