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From Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ:

Our Senators Stand Up for Family Planning!

The appointment of anti-birth control, anti-sex education advocate Eric Keroack to oversee the nation's family planning program is striking proof that the Bush administration remains dramatically out of step with the nation's priorities.

Over 72,000 Planned Parenthood supporters around the country have taken action already! Now help us thank Senators Menendez and Lautenberg for standing up for family planning and against the appointment of Erik Keroack.

Thousands of Americans are outraged by the appointment of Eric Keroack to the position of deputy assistant secretary for population affairs (DASPA). Eric Keroack's role as the medical director of six so-called "crisis pregnancy centers" that oppose contraception and family planning calls into question his ability to administer the nation's family planning program. Keroack also has testified in favor of biased counseling provisions in the Massachusetts legislature and has produced numerous writings that promote politics over sound science and medicine.

As the new DASPA, Keroack will oversee Title X and have authority over hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding meant to provide access to contraception and reproductive health information. Title X has been crucial in helping millions of American women prevent unintended pregnancies and obtain reproductive health care for three decades.

The appointment of anti-birth control, anti-sex education advocate Eric Keroack to oversee the nation's family planning program is not in the health interest of women and families.

Senators Mendendez and Lautenberg have joined with twelve of their colleagues in the U.S. Senate to ask Secretary Leavitt to withdraw the appointment. Please join us in saying thank you!

Dear [ Decision Maker ],

Thank you for joining with several of your colleagues in opposing the appointment of Dr. Erik Keroack as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs. As you know, this appointment by Secretary Leavitt speaks volumes about the Bush Administration's strategy of placing politics over women's health care.

Thank you for continuing to stand up for family planning and reproductive rights in the United States Senate. Your support of women's health care and family planning does a great service to the people of New Jersey.