But although she sees both equal pay and
abortion access as important issues — «Choice is really important to me; I'm at a loss for words at how strongly I feel about it,» she tells me at one point — they're not the key issues in her campaign.
Not exact matches
Although the charges were ultimately dismissed, pro-choice activists believe that there will be more cases like it
as access to
abortion becomes more limited in the U.S.
Still, potential parallels may be emerging
as states in the U.S. move to restrict
access to
abortion.
She also discussed some of the women's health and family policies that she would prioritize in the White House, such
as paid family leave and
access to birth control and safe
abortion.
Well, if you look at the statistical analysis, you will find that
as abortion became legal and safe, the rate of violent crime has dropped in this country — significantly and with a high correlation to
access to safe and legal
abortions.
Obviously, so the argument goes, if we want to cut teenage pregnancies and
abortions we must have
access to sexual health services — in other words, teenagers are less likely to get pregnant if they are using contraception; failing contraception, then we should give them
access to the morning - after pill, which may be seen
as preferable to a twelve - year - old getting pregnant.
The response of the last government was essentially more of the same: earlier and more detailed sex education, family planning clinics in schools, promotion of emergency birth control (otherwise known
as the «morning after pill») easier
access to
abortion, all without the need for parental consent even in the case of underage girls.
As The Catholic Herald reported it at the time, «Catholic schools must teach pupils where to
access an
abortion, Schools Secretary Ed Balls has said»:
This is basic common sense, and is fine
as far
as it goes, but it does not explain why pro-life advocates would struggle against easy
access to
abortion when they are not being personally oppressed by it, or why some men would hold pro-choice views when they can not become pregnant.
The writers of the report are, perhaps, most disturbed by the fact that «even when legal,
abortion is often prevented or delayed by obstacles to the
access of appropriate services, such
as the widespread use of conscientious objection, medically unnecessary waiting periods or biased counselling»; and calls on Member States to «regulate and monitor the use of conscientious objection in the key professions, so
as to ensure that reproductive healthcare is guaranteed
as an individual's right.»
The Congress seems for the most part to agree with the media, if passage of the Freedom of
Access to Clinics» Entrance Act» the act that narrowed the First Amendment rights of
abortion protestors
as an entire class of citizens» is any indication.
Thus, the stage is already set for the creation of a positive right to die here that could, one dark day, subsume the religious liberty of doctors not to participate —
as is occurring now in Canada, and afflicts pro-life doctors in Victoria, Australia regarding
access to
abortion.
«
As governor of Texas, Rick Perry has pursued a single - minded agenda: Take away women's health care, destroy Planned Parenthood, and block women's
access to safe
abortion care,» the Planned Parenthood Action fund wrote in a recent petition drive.
Traditionally, states have been able to pass laws that prevent or limit
access to
abortions after the point of «viability,» currently thought to be
as young
as around 22 weeks.
They are so wedded to this connection that when President Trump reinstated the Mexico City Policy, which denies American aid to any NGO that provides, counsels, or refers for
abortion, or that promotes a change in a country's laws towards permitting
access to
abortion, not a single NGO (
as far
as I am aware) agreed to sever its contraception work from its
abortion advocacy.
Even though women
as far back
as 1500BCE had
access to all sorts of pregnancy tests,
abortion information and contraception, this generation has seen more movement in the area of childbirth related issues than any other before it.
Just
as we support
access to safe and legal
abortion,
as well
as access to parenting resources and support, should we not demand
access to ethical adoption practices?
Supporters of
abortion and reproductive rights expect to renew an effort to approved measures like the Reproductive Health Act and expand
access to contraceptives
as Donald Trump's presidency looms next year.
The plan's website says it does not cover
abortion, sterilization, or artificial contraception, but adds: «
As a member of Fidelis Care, you can secure such services through free
access to the Medicaid program or through State Department of Health - contracted entities.»
it does not cover
abortion, sterilization, or artificial contraception, but adds: «
As a member of Fidelis Care, you can secure such services through free
access to the Medicaid program or through State Department of Health - contracted entities.»
Klein has countered by calling for votes on a variety of key, hot - button issues that are supported by the Democratic base, but not have the needed support in the sharply divided chamber, such
as strengthening
abortion rights and
access to tuition assistance for undocumented immigrants.
What started
as a pro-labor movement party has become more fixated on issues that are more limosine liberal crazy issues like unfettered
access to
abortion, LGBT nuttines Environmental Wackos, etc...
The Cuomo - created WEP platform is dedicated entirely to the passage of the 10 - point «Women's Equality Agenda» — which would codify an array of anti-discrimination statutes,
as well
as unfettered
access to
abortion services.
Ms. Hochul and Mr. Cuomo have spearheaded the new «Women's Equality Party» line, dedicated to the passage of the 10 - point «Women's Equality Agenda» — which would codify an array of anti-discrimination statutes,
as well
as unfettered
access to
abortion services.
But Ms. Conlin and the others at the press conference argued the state attorney general plays a major role in defending
abortion - rights cases, such
as litigating efforts to interfere with
access to
abortion clinics,
as occurred during the late 1980s with «Operation Rescue» protests led by controversial anti-
abortion advocate Randall Terry.
The push from the state Democratic Committee is expected to focus on issues that include sexual harassment, domestic abuse and
abortion rights
as well
as access to reproductive health services.
Among the most significant criticisms was language which may expand
access to
abortions beyond the point of fetal viability so long
as the procedure «is necessary to protect the pregnant female's life or health.»
maintained that the law is at odds with developmental science in treating adolescent abilities
as developing in the same way for cognitive and social abilities, particularly with regard to
access to
abortion and the juvenile death penalty for murder.
Her daughters would have
access to far more career options,
as well
as birth control and legal
abortions.
Previous studies also failed to show significant differences in pregnancy or
abortion rates among women with advance provisions of EC.6, 7,19 It is possible that the effect of increased
access on pregnancy rates is truly negligible because EC is not
as effective
as found in the single - use clinical trials, or because women at highest risk do not use EC frequently enough or at all.
The 18th district is currently represented in the Senate by Jeff Dial, whose voting record belies a lack of support for contraception
access — his vote for HB 2599 helped lay the groundwork to deny state Medicaid recipients the right to receive preventive health care and birth control from Planned Parenthood —
as well
as his opposition to
abortion —
as illustrated by his vote in favor of SB 1324, which put severe restrictions around the use of medication
abortion, which don't even comply with FDA regulations.
From holding immigrant women hostage to deny their right to safe, legal
abortion to attacking more than 62 million women's
access to birth control and evidence - based programs such
as the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP), Trump appointees have abused their power to advance an anti-reproductive rights agenda — and they show no sign of letting up.
The curricula were considered weak in a number of areas: They emphasized abstinence; lacked adequate basic information on contraceptives, condoms, sex and sexual health; excluded key topics such
as reproduction, STIs,
abortion,
access to condoms and sexual health services; and omitted other social and contextual aspects, such
as harassment and parental monitoring.
Through this one bill, Florida would strip many women of their
access to basic health care, such
as cancer screenings, birth control, and
abortion.
You have the exact same
access to
abortion today
as you did on Election Day.
Further limiting their
access to health care puts them at risk of harm resulting from unintended pregnancy, unsafe
abortion and childbirth, and sexually transmitted infections, such
as HIV / AIDS.»
But with just five
abortion clinics in the state, this new clinic would offer terminations
as part of a long list of other reproductive health services, including annual exams, sexual health education, Pap smears, cancer screenings, birth control
access, and STD testing and treatment.
There is uncertainty ahead of us
as anti-women's health legislators target us, but we will never stop fighting to protect
access to the full range of care our patients depend on: affordable birth control, STI testing and treatment, cancer screening and
abortion.
Notably, Megyn Kelly did not follow up to ask if he would oppose
access to
abortion for 10 - year - old rape victims,
as she did with Mike Huckabee around a widely covered case in Paraguay last year.
Abortion - rights advocates also argue that redirecting funding to other clinics could limit lower - income Americans»
access to family planning services,
as other clinics may not have the capacity to handle the new customers, for example.
About the only bright spot for reproductive rights supporters was the defeat in Mississippi of a ballot initiative that would have sharply restricted women's
access not only to
abortion but also to various contraceptive methods by defining a person under state law
as «a human being from the moment of fertilization.»
Ted Cruz supported the Texas bill HB2, the Texas anti-
abortion law that has already shut down more than half of the
abortion providers in the state and has forced some women to wait
as long
as 20 days, drive hundreds of miles, and make multiple trips to
access safe, legal
abortion.
Those include prominent foes of
abortion, most without medical background or health care expertise, whose primary objective reflects no desire to see that
as many low - income women
as possible have
access to basic health care but only that Planned Parenthood be defunded
as the visible incarnation of «the
abortion industry.»
Individual rights and freedom go to the heart of who we are
as a country, including the right to
access safe and legal
abortion.
These estimates reveal that the annual number of unsafe
abortions has risen
as the world's population has grown, but that better
access to contraception and safe
abortion contributed to a modest decline in rates of unsafe
abortion in many regions of the world.
As the nation's leading women's health care provider and advocate, Planned Parenthood knows firsthand why it's so critical that everyone have
access to a comprehensive range of reproductive health care services, including
abortion.
Washington, DC — Dawn Laguens, executive vice president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, issued the following statement in response to a Contraceptive CHOICE Study finding that
access to no co-pay birth control —
as is outlined in the Affordable Care Act — leads to significantly lowered
abortion rates.
It takes a key step to ensure that a woman serving in the Peace Corps has the same rights and
access to
abortion in cases when she is the victim of rape or when her life is endangered
as are afforded women in the armed services and many other women covered by federal health programs.
Against the backdrop of a contentious presidential campaign in which
abortion and even contraception were front - burner issues — to a degree unprecedented in recent memory — supporters of reproductive health and rights were able to block high - profile attacks on
access to
abortion in states
as diverse
as Alabama, Idaho, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
AGI provides
access to statistics on
abortion, teen pregnancy, and contraception,
as well
as articles from Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, International Family Planning Perspectives, and the Guttmacher Report on Public Policy