Support Teen Moms Access to Contraceptive Health Care!
LET’S KEEP A GOOD BILL MOVING FORWARD TO PASSAGE!
HB 1373 (Sarah Davis) enables teenage mothers 15 years or older to consent to examination and treatment relating to contraception has passed favorably out of the House State Affairs Committee ahead of the May 8 deadline – hooray!
LET’S KEEP IT GOING: Contact Representatives on the House Calendars Committee and ask them to schedule HB 1373 for a floor vote. Click here to keep this bill moving forward!
You may edit the letter to share your personal concerns or send it as it is.
This is important to you and to the great State of Texas because:
- Texas has the highest rate of repeat teen births in the US.
- Teen pregnancies cost the state $1.1 billion annually.
- Teen parents and their babies experience high rates of poverty, child abuse and neglect and premature and low birth rate deliveries.
- HB 1373 gives teens who are already parenting the ability to choose an effective contraceptive method.
- This simple, no-cost policy change will help teen parents cope with the financial and emotional challenges of parenting.
Call the members of the House Calendars Committee or click here to keep this bill moving forward!
Support Teen Moms Access to Contraceptive Health Care!
LET’S KEEP A GOOD BILL MOVING FORWARD TO PASSAGE!
HB 1373 (Sarah Davis) enables teenage mothers 15 years or older to consent to examination and treatment relating to contraception has passed favorably out of the House State Affairs Committee ahead of the May 8 deadline – hooray!
LET’S KEEP IT GOING: Contact Representatives on the House Calendars Committee and ask them to schedule HB 1373 for a floor vote. Click here to keep this bill moving forward!
You may edit the letter to share your personal concerns or send it as it is.
This is important to you and to the great State of Texas because:
- Texas has the highest rate of repeat teen births in the US.
- Teen pregnancies cost the state $1.1 billion annually.
- Teen parents and their babies experience high rates of poverty, child abuse and neglect and premature and low birth rate deliveries.
- HB 1373 gives teens who are already parenting the ability to choose an effective contraceptive method.
- This simple, no-cost policy change will help teen parents cope with the financial and emotional challenges of parenting.
Call the members of the House Calendars Committee or click here to keep this bill moving forward!