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Since
1989, HAPA has advocated to strengthen reproductive
health and secure access for reproductive health
services while protecting the rights and privacy
of individuals.
Our
member organizations join together because we
recognize that reproductive choice comprises
more than protecting women's access to safe
and legal abortion. Real choice also includes
access to contraception, medically accurate
sex education, and regular health visits. The
health and safety of women, children, and families
depends on true and complete reproductive choice.
HAPA
advocates that all of these reproductive choices
be maintained and strengthened in Indiana to
improve the quality of life for Hoosier families.
We
work towatd this mission by bringing together
like-minded Indiana organizations to educate
Hoosier constitutents as well as policy-makers.
Our
coalition includes civic, educational, religious,
professional, and health organizations from
all over the state of Indiana, each of which
addresses a wide range of issues that overlap
with respect to supporting reproductive health
and rights. See a list
of member organizations. See information
about how your group can
join.
HAPA
Principles
Health.
We advocate for the health and safety of women,
children, and families. We are concerned with
the very real problems that poor, young, and
minority women face every day. If we expect
people to make healthy decisions and if we want
to reduce the nunmber of unintended pregnancies,
then we need to make contraception available
and affordable and teach comprehensive, medically
accurate sex education.
Access.
We advocate for the right of all Hoosiers to
receive appropriate, quality reproductive health
care and the full range of information on sexuality.
Access means regular medical appointments to
screen for sexually transmitted diseases or
cancer, vaccinations regardless of income, and
the unhindered dispensing of legally prescribed
contraception.
Privacy.
We advocate for a woman's right to have a safe,
legal abortion if she chooses and to acquire
contraception without moral judgment. These
choices are private ones, and should be made
between the woman, her doctor, her spiritual
advisor, and her partner. It is not a decision
her legislator or pharmacist should be making
for her!
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