Statement by Ms. Foundation President and CEO Anika Rahman Regarding Mechanism of Action of Emergency Contraception

NEW YORK, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The New York Times' examination of scientific research, which found that emergency contraception does not prevent implantation but rather delays ovulation, reaffirms what reproductive health and women's rights advocates have long understood.

"The Ms. Foundation embraces this scientific validation that emergency contraception is exactly what the term says – another form of contraception.

"The right wing can no longer mask their anti-women conspiracy behind inflammatory rhetoric and unscientific claims."

Please view Anika Rahman's biography here: http://ms.foundation.org/about_us/our_staff/anika-rahman.

About the Ms. Foundation for Women
The Ms. Foundation for Women is the leading national social justice foundation committed to building women's power to ignite change. Every day, it helps over 150 grassroots organizations across the US fight for changes like good paying jobs, reproductive health, ending violence against women and girls, and the inclusion of women at decision-making tables. By investing in social justice trailblazers—especially women from low-income communities and communities of color most affected by injustice—it works for a nation in which power and possibility are not limited by gender, race, class, or any other factor. The Ms. Foundation delivers funding, builds skills, develops leaders, connects activists with allies, and amplifies the voices of our grantees to create change that benefits women, families and communities. ms.foundation.org

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