Women's Health Care Under Attack: Sneak Preview of 2015

Consider what's happening in Ohio an alarming sneak peek of what we'll see next year. Elections are behind us, and many new state legislative sessions don't begin until January -- yet lawmakers are already giving us a preview of the bills they intend to pass into law first chance they get.

Here at Planned Parenthood Action Fund, though, we're stronger than ever and ready for this fight. We gained a million new supporters over the course of the election. Our number one asset is the American public who stands with us, and the rest of our 8 million supporters who are ready to hold their elected officials accountable for their actions.

Just last week in Ohio, Planned Parenthood supporters rallied to oppose one of the most extreme anti-abortion bills in the nation as it could come up for a vote in the state House in the coming days. The bill would ban abortion as early as six weeks in a woman's pregnancy -- when many women don't even know they're pregnant. Politicians in South Carolina have now introduced a similar measure.

In Michigan, politicians are considering a dangerous law that could allow a host of health care providers to deny health care. Pharmacists could refuse to fill birth control prescriptions, hospitals could refuse to provide emergency contraception to rape survivors, and physicians could refuse to provide health care to patients whose health is at risk.

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