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Latino, AslantPacific and Na-
1M American women 0 are
sorely affected by limitations in •
choice because of poverty. . for birth-control u e in the
The Partnership Program United States but doctors are
recently covened a (orum on allowed to presaibe i for ter­
abortion, reproductive rights minal cancer cases. e drug
and the rc ofthechurchinaf- has been rongfully ad-
fuming choice, attended by minstered birth control to
some 150 women from Boston Native American, mentally
to . ew York. Jenkins says fu- retarded, and other women
tore conferences will addre deemed "undesirable.·
other reproductiYe health con- Many B ck women regular-
cerns including forced teriliza- Iy receive this drug from their
don and the use of Depo- doctors for female disorders.
Prover an inje(:tab e common- The vast majority are never told
Iy used fo contraception. that Depo-Provera has failed to
Depo-PO'YUa, the center of a gain govermental approval -
ten-year controversy, is banned ' CoatiDued OD P 24 - ..__ ............................. ��.........._��-
the Women of Color Partner-
Sp«iIIlReport hip Progr m, a D.C.-based
Women from acres the education 1 group. In Ne
United States will converge 0 Yor qty ODe SO percent of il­
W hiDgton D.C. April 9, to Iepl aborti deaths are Black
fig t against the Bush men.
Administratio 's attempts "to -WOmeDofco1or alreadysuf-
reverse freedom of choice and fer fom a variety of seriou
repcoduc:tiYe rip bealth oon .. which may be
Organizers � the march· exacerbated by pregnancy
peciaIIIy significant for Black Jen ins notes. Her group
dpoor are hard- pcovides health facts to Black
hit e rights and choices omen, along with regional
are autailed. forum on comprehensive
Wome of color represented reproductive health care .
7S percent of deaths from illegal The Partner. ip Pr�am,
. abortio before a Supreme spon.�red by the .Rehg?ous
Court ruling made abortion CoalibOD for Abortion Rigb
br.aL reports S Jenkins of (RCAR),· aimed at Black,
t,