Contraceptives have a proven track record of enhancing the health of women and children, preventing unintended pregnancy, and reducing the need for abortion.

For most women, including women who want to have children, contraception is not an option it is a basic health care necessity.

Half of all women who are sexually active, but do not want to get pregnant, need publicly funded services to help them access public health programs like Medicaid and Title X, the national family planning program.

I've been working with the National Lung Health Education Program to raise awareness about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

For example, lead paint in old houses can be a greater threat to children's health than lead that may be under some industrial site where there are no children.