On this issue there isn't time to write a letter. The Medicaid Savings Plan will pay for contraception for women who qualify for medicaid for two years immediately after they have a child. The current system only provides coverage for 6 weeks. Access to family planning services is essential in preventing unintended pregnancies and consequently reducing the number of abortions.
Family planning helps to prevent birth defects and low birthweight babies.
With a small investment, VA can wind up saving millions of dollars which would have been spent on prenatal care and deliveries. Let us know that you took action on this alert by responding to the e-mail and leaving the subject line intact. Sometimes legislators claim that they don't hear from pro-choice constituents so your responses let us know that they are.