Subject: NARAL Urges Hawai’i Governor to Expand Contraception Access
From: James Owens <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 16:11:32 -0400
List-Id: <friends.mailman.prochoiceamerica.org>

*For Immediate Release*: April 29, 2016
*Contact*: James Owens, [email-masked]

*NARAL Urges Hawai’i Governor to Expand Contraception Access*

*Proposal to Cover 12-Month Supply of Contraception Empowers Women*

NARAL Pro-Choice America today urged Hawai’i Governor David Ige to expand
contraceptive access for citizens across the state by signing S. 2319,
which passed the state legislature this week. The plan requires insurance
companies to cover up to 12 months of contraception dispensed at once,
which research shows increases consistent and correct usage. The proposal
builds on the progress made by the Affordable Care Act, the nation's health
care law, which, for the first time requires insurance companies to provide
contraception coverage.

In a letter to Governor David Ige, NARAL Pro-Choice America president Ilyse
Hogue commended the Hawai’i legislature for taking steps to expand
contraceptive access and encouraged the Governor to sign the bill:

*"As we know, use of contraception is critical to reducing the number of
unintended pregnancies and the need for abortion,” *wrote Ilyse Hogue,
president of NARAL Pro-Choice America. *“At a time when family-planning
services have been under attack across the country, we applaud Hawaii’s
efforts to lead the way in improving access to this vital health-care
service."*

To read the full letter, click here
<http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/assets/download-files/hawaii-sign-letter.pdf>
.

Upon receipt of the bill, the governor will have 45 days in which to sign
or veto the measure.

*NARAL Pro-Choice America and its network of state affiliates are dedicated
to protecting and expanding reproductive freedom for all Americans. NARAL
works to guarantee that every woman has the right to make personal
decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices, including
preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and choosing
legal abortion. In recognition of its work defending our constitutional
right to choose, Fortune Magazine described NARAL as "one of the top 10
advocacy groups in America."*

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