Support the Title X - Domestic Family Planning Program!

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Robert

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Robert

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April 11, 2004

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 [recipient name was inserted here],

I support improving access to family planning and hope that you do too!  

As you begin work on the fiscal year 2005 Labor-Health and Human 
Services-Education bill, I urge you to include at least $350 million for 
the Title X----domestic family planning program. This increase over the 
current fiscal year would help Title X-funded clinics to play a vital role 
in serving those who are uninsured and who have no place else to go for 
care. 

Title X-funded clinics continue to be asked to do more with less. Their 
need for additional funds is overwhelming since Title X clinics currently 
serve only half of those who need subsidized family planning services. 
Increased access to family planning services is critical because fully 
half of all pregnancies in the U.S. and more than three-quarters of 
teenage pregnancies are unintended.  

Furthermore, funding for family planning is a cost effective investment 
that saves money over the long run and helps to give people control over 
their own lives. A modest increase for the Title X program will help 
improve access to vital family planning and reproductive health care 
services for low-income Americans and, in turn, help reduce rates of 
unintended pregnancy in our nation.

The need for a funding increase for the Title X program is clear. I hope 
you recognize the importance of the Title X program in the lives of 
America's women by supporting at least $350 million in funding for fiscal 
year 2005.

Sincerely,

Robert