"Prevention Now" Rally
The member organizations of HAPA sponsored a rousing rally at the Statehouse on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007 to encourage legislators to improve access to birth control and sexuality education for Hoosier women and men. Hundreds of people from all over the state rallied in support of Prevention legislation, including

• Birth Control Protection—Hoosiers should have the right to obtain and use safe and effective methods of birth control without governmental interference, and further recognizes that contraceptives do not constitute abortion.
• Patient Protection—Pharmacies must ensure that a patient's prescription be filled, or find and refer the patient to another pharmacy which will fill the rpescription.
• Parents' Right to Know—Every Indiana high school and middle school which receives state funding must notify each students' parents in writing exactly what subjects are —and are not—being taught regarding sexuality education.
• Medically Accurate Requirement—Any recipient of state funding that provides information or offers programs regarding sex, family planning, pregnancy counseling, or sexually transmitted diseases shall provide medically accurate, factual information that is age-appaorpirate and that includes information on both abstinence and contraception for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, inclduing HIV/AIDS.

The need to continue working for these reasonable, common sense policies continues. The "Prevention Now" approach will help prevent unintended pregnancies, reduce the number of abortions, preserve individual freedoms, and improve Hoosier health.

Join with HAPAand sign the "Get Real, Indiana!" petition
Join with thousands of Indiana citizens and a coalition of Hoosier organizations (including HAPA) and speak up for medically accurate, age-appropriate sexuality education for Indiana students. You can learn more and sign the petition at http://www.getrealindiana.org.