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Click on the link and tell the department of Health and Human Services why access to birth control with no co-pay is important to you.
The pro-choice and pro-life labels don’t reflect the complexity of the conversation about abortion. Don’t let the labels box you in.
It feels great to give back to a nonprofit you feel passionately about. It feels even better when that gift magically doubles. Right now, all gifts made to Planned Parenthood Federation of America will be matched dollar for dollar and go twice as far to protect women’s health and rights in 2013. Make your gift today.
Birth control coverage without a co-pay for millions of women. Greater access to health care. Helping to reach more women than ever before with breast cancer testing, counseling, and education. 2012 has been an remarkable year for Planned Parenthood!
We’ve seen major steps forward, but there are big fights ahead to hold on to those victories. Help ensure Planned Parenthood Federation of America has the resources to keep going - with a year-end tax-deductible gift!
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Hurricane Sandy
Our thoughts are with everyone who has been in the path of Hurricane Sandy. Many East Coast health centers are closed today. If you were planning to visit your local Planned Parenthood, please call ahead of time to see if they’re open.
Planned Parenthood health centers are for guys, too. Here’s why you should pay us a visit.
Tubal Ligation (a.k.a. Female Sterilization)
Someone asked us:
I’m 23 years old and I’ve been on Mirena for 2 years. I am 100% certain that I want a tubal ligation. I am fully aware that they are not reversible, and in the extremely unlikely scenario that I were to regret having a tubal in my 20s- adoption is the motherhood option I would have opted for if I had wanted children in the first place. Does PP perform tubals? Is there an age limit? What is the cost?
Some Planned Parenthood health centers provide tubal sterilization, and some don’t, depending on staffing and facility capabilities and the availability of these services in the community. Contact your local Planned Parenthood health center to find out about what services they offer. If they don’t offer tubal sterilization services, they may be able to refer you to another health care provider who does. While there are some age of consent laws for the procedure, they shouldn’t affect someone your age. In general, the cost of sterilization can vary depending on factors like where you have the procedure and your insurance coverage, but it generally ranges from $1,500 to $6,000.
Since (as you already know) sterilization is meant to be permanent (learn more about different kinds of tubal sterilization procedures on our website), health care providers want to talk with patients who are considering the procedure (especially young adults), to make sure they totally understand it. Some providers are wary of providing permanent birth control to young adults because so many things can change over the lifespan that might change people’s reproductive health decisions. This is why you may experience (or may have already experienced) resistance from some health care providers.
- Alex at Planned Parenthood
Ninety-six years ago today, the first birth control clinic in America opened in Brooklyn, New York. In 1916, 464 patients were seen before the clinic was shut down after ten days. Today, nearly 800 Planned Parenthood health centers in communities nationwide provide primary and preventive care to nearly 3 million patients a year.
