Sandra Fluke
Sandra Fluke
Sandra Kay Flukeis an American attorney and women's rights activist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth17 April 1981
CountryUnited States of America
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I was proud to share the stories of my friends at Georgetown Law who have suffered dire medical consequences because our student insurance does not cover contraception for the purpose of preventing pregnancy.
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Restricting access to such a basic health care service, which 99% of sexually experienced American women have used and 62% of American women are using right now, is out of touch with public sentiment.
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I have received so many messages of support from across the country - women and men speaking out because they agree that contraception needs to be treated as a basic health care service.
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It's unfortunate that there's such a disconnect between what's happening on our legislatures and what the public knows about, the consequences what that means for ourselves, our mothers and our wives.
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Thanks to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, preventive care services, including contraception, will be covered by private insurance plans without co-pays or deductibles.
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I am proud to stand with the millions of women and men who recognize that our government should legislate according to the reality of our lives - not for ideology.
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We've also seen another future we could choose. First of all, we'd have the right to choose. It's an America in which no one can charge us more than men for the exact same health insurance; in which no one can deny us affordable access to the cancer screenings that could save our lives; in which we decide when to start our families.
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Broadly Americans agree that women need access to health care to prevent medical disasters and to prevent pregnancy.
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We talk often about choice. Well, ladies and gentlemen, it's time to choose.
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With President Obama, there's a feeling that he gets it. He has women in his life. He knows that our health care is important, that it's important able to get access to the care that we need when we need it. That's what translates. Women hear that when they hear him speak about these issues. He will be a champion and will defend us when we need it.