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Announcement :: Health |
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First Meeting of the Campaign for Access to Contraception |
Current rating: 21 |
by Brooke Anderson
Email: brooke (nospam) shout.net (verified)
Phone: (217) 352-6533, ext. 17 |
30 Apr 2004
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Join us next Thursday in speaking out for access to Emergency Contraception (EC) at the pharmacy and over-the-counter! |
 EC_Flier.pdf (122 k) |
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You are invited to attend the first meeting of the..
CAMPAIGN FOR ACCESS TO EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION!
Thursday, May 6th, 2004 at 5pm
at the Illinois Disciples Foundation
610 E. Springfield Ave., Champaign -------------------------------------------------------
Emergency Contraception (EC) is a special dose of ordinary birth control pills that has been approved by the FDA as safe, effective back-up birth control method that can prevent pregnancy after unprotected intercourse, if contraception fails, or if a woman is a victim of sexual assault or incest. EC is not medical abortion and does not work if a woman is already pregnant.
Because EC is most effective the sooner it is taken, delays in taking the medication raise the risk of unintended pregnancies. Therefore, immediate access to EC is essential. For many women, precious time is lost because the doctor’s office is closed on the weekend or they cannot get an appointment in time for an EC prescription to be effective. In addition, some Illinois hospitals do not provide EC to rape survivors and, as a result, many of these women can’t get the medication until after it is too late.
Join us in mobilizing support for greater access to EC at the state and national levels, via:
(1) The Unintended Pregnancy Prevention Act (IL House Bill 6577) now before the Illinois General Assembly which would allow pharmacists to dispense EC to a woman without a prescription.
(2) FDA approval of EC for over-the-counter sale.
Attached is a PDF of the flier for the meeting. Please print out and distribute!
For more information about the Campaign for Emergency Contraception, contact Brooke Anderson at Champaign County Health Care Consumers at (217) 352-6533, ext. 17 or at brooke (at) shout.net. |
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Queen Anne's Lace Seeds are a Contraceptive |
by Queen Anne
QueenAnne (nospam) hera.org (unverified) |
Current rating: 0
05 May 2004
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Queen Anne's Lace grows wild in Illinois. One teaspoonful of its seeds, harvested in the fall, and chewed thoroughly to release the essential oils, are a 100% natural, 100% free, and 99% effective contraceptive method for women.
The Queen Anne's Lace Diaries will be coming to you in 2005.
Meanwhile, check out a few websites, or do a google search for "Queen Anne's Lace" "contraceptive": |
See also:
http://www.sisterzeus.com/qaluse.htm
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