Yesterday President Obama signed the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which, like all appropriations bills ever, contains a some interesting provisions:
Want to breastfeed your child in a federal building or on federal property? Okeedoke, thanks to Section 724.
Have some abstinence education you'd like to fund? Sure thing, here's $94,659,000. (wait: isn't that an earmark? At least it's less than last year.)
But perhaps most crowed about is a little clause I like to call Section 728, but which you may recognize as the Affordable Birth Control Act. Yes, that's right, health care providers can now resume negotiating for and dispensing discounted birth control. There will be some lag time, but better later than never.
3.12.2009
Cheap Birth Control Days Are Here Again--Probably
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Is that like OVER $94 MILLION for abstinence education??? Earmarks suck.
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Breastfeeding protection is very important. Women are harassed for nursing in public, and having protection on federal property rocks!
This bears repeating: The birth control pill, Yaz, has been linked to a number of adverse reactions, including strokes and lawsuits are growing over these issues. Here is some good information: http://www.yaz-may-cause-strokes.com/
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