[Peace-discuss] RALLY FOR ACCESS TO EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION -- RSVP

[Brooke Anderson]

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   Community Rally for Access to Emergency Contraception
   http://www.healthcareconsumers.org/EC/EC_rally.html

        Thursday, October 28th, 2004
        5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

        Mini Park II, SE corner of Green & Neil
        across from Osco Drug Store, Champaign, IL

   Transportation to the rally available upon request

   Please RSVP: http://www.healthcareconsumers.org/EC/EC_rally.html
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GET EDUCATED!    Emergency Contraception (EC) is a special dose of 
ordinary birth control pills that can prevent unintended pregnancies 
if taken up to five days after unprotected intercourse. EC is most 
effective the sooner it is taken, but because EC currently requires a 
prescription, many woman cannot get EC in time for it to be effective.

GET INVOLVED!     Join us at the rally to support measures that would 
increase women's access to EC by making it available for sale 
over-the-counter, without a prescription. Help us distribute 
information about EC, get petitions signed, encourage pharmacies to 
stock EC, and spread the word about EC to women in our community!

GET A PRESCRIPTION!    A physician will be on hand to write 
prescriptions for women who wish to purchase a dose of EC to keep 
available in the event of unprotected sex, contraceptive failure, or 
sexual assault. The physician's fee will be waived, and women can 
fill their EC prescriptions ($29.99) next door at Osco Drug Store 
following the rally.

If you are interested in getting involved with the campaign you can 
attend our next meeting on Thursday, October 7th at 8pm at the 
Illinois Disciples Foundation.

If you are active in an organization that would like to co-sponsor 
the action, please visit: 
http://www.healthcareconsumers.org/EC/Co_sp_rally.html.

For more information, contact Champaign County Health Care Consumers 
at (217) 352-6533, ext. 17 or at brooke at shout.net.

Sincerely,
CCHCC

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Brooke Anderson, Community Organizer
Champaign County Health Care Consumers
44 E. Main St., Suite 208
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone = (217) 352-6533, x 17
Fax = (217) 352-9745
Email = brooke at shout.net
Web = http://www.healthcareconsumers.org
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