Bishops' Pro-Life Official Critiques New Guttmacher Report

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McQuade continued, "Even
Guttmacher admits that 54% of abortions nationwide in 2000 'occur among .

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While most of our volunteers had positive experiences, California is not
immune to the national trend of women being refused access to EC.
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"At the same time, where contraceptives are widely available, abortion is
a common backup to failed birth control.'
Clearly, pouring more money into contraception will not solve the problem.

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WASHINGTON, Deirdre A.,

WHO: Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
NARAL Pro-Choice California
Sen. Through advocacy and electoral action, PPAC promotes
sound public policy in areas of reproductive health care, family planning and
comprehensive sex education.

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McQuade, spokesperson for
the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life
Activities, criticized a report on unintended pregnancy issued by the
Guttmacher Institute yesterday..

Emergency Contraception Access Project Reveals California Cases of Refusals

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Deborah Ortiz

WHAT: Hold a press conference to announce the results of a Planned
Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice California volunteer project on
access to emergency contraception

WHEN: 11:30 a. EC Access
Project participant Kat Swanson, a Planned Parenthood educator from Merced,
will talk about her experience being refused at two pharmacies in the Central
Valley.

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The facts simply don't support what Planned Parenthood and its research
affiliate would like us to believe," Ms. Deborah Ortiz has introduced legislation, SB 644, which would
establish a duty to fill lawful prescriptions that balances a pharmacist 's
right to ethical, moral or religious objections with a patient's right to
their prescribed medication .

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women who were using contraceptives in the month they became pregnant.

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"Many studies actually show that abortions decrease when states enact
modest regulations on abortion -- regulations opposed by Planned Parenthood,
such as public funding bans, informed consent requirements and parental
involvement laws."

Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California (PPAC) is the state public
policy office representing California's nine separately incorporated Planned
Parenthood affiliates .

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But that assumption is unwarranted. McQuade said." Ms., Monday, April 11

WHERE Room 1190, State Capitol

During an 11-day period in late February through early March, 124
volunteers from Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice California conducted a
survey of 243 pharmacies in 29 California counties to see what kind of
real-life experiences women had in trying to fill prescriptions for emergency
contraception (EC) and whether their prescriptions would be honored.

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SACRAMENTO , Calif. SB 644, will be heard in the Senate Business and
Professions Committee later that day.

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"Without any evidence, the report just asserts that increased access to
contraception reduces the number of unintended pregnancies and therefore
abortions.

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For example, "California and New York, ranked among the top states for
access to contraception, also have the highest abortion rates in the country.