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04/20/2006
Anti-contraception Group Decries Statement of Sens. Clinton and Reid NEW YORK, April 20 /Christian Newswire/ -- The No Room for Contraception Campaign issued the following statement today in response to Senators Harry Reid and Hillary Clinton's joint statement in support of the Prevention First Act. The campaign called their actions a "failed attempt at common ground" between pro-choice and pro-life forces. "Throwing more money at the failed social policies of the past won't lead to a reduction in abortions or unintended pregnancies," said Mary Worthington, co- founder of the campaign. "The past few decades have highlighted the failure of these policies and programs. For example, in 2005, the Guttmacher Institute stated that '54% of women having abortions used a contraceptive method during the month they became pregnant.' Whether this is due to usage failure or method failure, it shows that artificial contraception is largely ineffective in preventing abortion." "Although contraception is perceived as being able to reduce the demand for abortion, it actually leads to an increase in demand," said Ruben Obregon, co- founder of the campaign. "Contraception has given a false sense of security to millions of people who would have never engaged in sex due to fear of pregnancy and disease. Naturally, this has led to tens of millions of unplanned pregnancies and abortions over the past three decades." "If the Senators truly want to find common ground, then they first have to admit that government funding of contraception has only led to a negative cultural shift in attitudes about sex, increased pregnancy, and increased abortion," continued Obregon. "If they are willing to be honest about contraception, only then we can all move forward to find common ground. The Prevention First Act is certainly a failed attempt at doing so." "Promotion of Plan B presents many problems with women's health regarding over-dosage and abuse,” stated Worthington. “Plan B is a powerful drug whose dose consists of 12 to 15 times that of a typical oral contraceptive pill. Promoting this regimen is especially dangerous because teens are at a great risk of overdosing." No Room for Contraception is a campaign to expose the potential problems of contraception on marriage, society and women's health. The campaign's website is located at www.noroomforcontraception.com.
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