Sentences with phrase «abortion services providers»

There is an anti-harassment provision in the legislation that allows staff of abortion services providers to have a safe access zone of up to 150 metres around their homes, anywhere in Ontario.

A coalition of abortion service providers and pro-choice organizations, including West Coast LEAF, intervened to support the legislation.

Not exact matches

According to the ethics report, physicians objecting to abortion or contraception must refer patients desiring such services to other providers (recommendation # 4); may not argue or advocate their views on these matters though they are required to provide prior notice to their patients of their moral commitments (recommendation # 3); and, in emergency cases or in situations that might negatively affect patient physical or mental health, they must actually provide contraception and / or perform abortions (recommendation # 5, emphasis added).

There are links to other «helpful» websites such as the BPAS (British Pregnancy Advisory Service — which describes itself as «the leading provider of abortion services in the UK»), Childline (which advises a girl named Chantelle, aged 14, that if she is afraid that she might be pregnant she can still prevent pregnancy by using emergency contraception up to three days after intercourse),)

A recent law prohibits federal funds from paying for most abortions, but Planned Parenthood — which, among other services, is a major abortion provider (3 percent of their services are abortions)-- has received hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding — legally, much of that can not be used on abortions.

HHS positioned the shift as part of its «major actions to protect conscience rights and life,» including a new proposed rule to better enforce 25 federal protections for health care providers who decline to perform abortions and other services, as well as yesterday's announcement of a new division dedicated to fielding such complaints.

It recommended that the state clarify «the responsibilities of public health service providers,» which read in light the Committee's long - standing disgust at conscientious objection to abortion means something like «force your doctors to perform and refer for abortions.»

In the January 2006 edition he examines a piece written by Ann Furedi, the director of the UK's principle abortion provider the, partly Government funded, BPAS (British Pregnancy Advisory Service).

being the largest provider of abortion services outside the NHS, performing over a third of all procedures in England and Wales each year.

But some worry that Price's appointment bodes ill for public health programs, pointing to his deep opposition to the ACA and his record of votes to defund women's health provider Planned Parenthood, much of whose clientele is poor, and 3 % of whose services consist of providing abortions.

These regulations may prohibit qualified providers from performing abortions, misinform women of the risks of the procedures they are considering, or require medically unnecessary services and delay care, the report says.

These bills provide a roadmap for state policymakers seeking to fight government interference within the patient - provider relationship, promote women - centered approaches in the provision of abortion and other reproductive health care services, and enact legislation that emphasizes the need to expand access to abortion.

These services are funded by donations, not the taxes that are spent on Planned Parenthood, an abortion provider.

Following a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that allowed the immediate enforcement of a state law blocking women from getting services from one - third of abortion providers in the state, reproductive health care providers have taken their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

This policy requires doctors who object to providing medical care on the basis of religious or conscientious grounds (such as medical assistance in dying, abortion, birth control and gender confirmation surgery) to connect the patient with a person or agency who will either provide care or connect the patient with a willing provider of the service requested.

This policy requires doctors who object to providing medical care on the basis of religious or conscientious grounds (such as medical assistance in dying — «MAID» — but also abortion, birth control and gender confirmation surgery) to connect the patient with a person or agency who will either provide care or connect the patient with a willing provider of the service requested.

Just in the last two months, Arizona has taken two CAP bills all the way to the Supreme Court, where they were refused review: HB 2036, the 20 - week abortion ban, and HB 2800, which attempted to deny women with Medicaid coverage the right to access health care services at a provider of their choosing.

Interventions are needed to expand access to abortion services through better equipping existing facilities, ensuring adequate and continuous supplies of medication abortion drugs, and by increasing the number of trained providers.

Conservative policymakers have sought to undermine these protections, most notably by trying to deny Medicaid reimbursement for family planning and related services to Planned Parenthood health centers and other providers that either offer abortion - related services or are affiliated with a provider that does so.10

Proponents of such restrictions are ultimately seeking to make abortion inaccessible for U.S. women, and so are seeking to shutter Planned Parenthood health centers and any safety - net health center providing publicly funded family planning services that additionally offers abortions (using other funds), or is affiliated with an abortion provider.

First, the state moved to ban Planned Parenthood health centers from participating in the Women's Health Program, based solely on the fact that these centers were associated with other sites where abortions were provided; Planned Parenthood health centers had been serving about four in 10 women in the program statewide, and some sites served as many as eight in 10 women within their service areas.22 The Obama administration made clear that Texas» action violated federal law by discriminating against qualified providers.

If your local Planned Parenthood doesn't have the abortion service you need, we can refer you to other health care providers in your area that can help.

Policymakers are now targeting Planned Parenthood Arizona and other abortion providers in the state with a bill (HB2284) that would allow unannounced inspections of health centers by the Department of Health Services.

In 2012, conservative state officials sought to punish abortion provider Planned Parenthood (despite the fact that PP keeps its abortion services wholly separate from other services) by excluding PP from the joint federal - state program.

Planned Parenthood had served Shelby County, Tennessee's Title X clients for 30 years, but in 2011 the county decided to give the contract to Christ Community Health Services, a religious organization that will not provide abortions or contraception, and will not refer patients to any provider who will offer abortions.

Those regulations will affect more than women's access to early abortion care, because most abortion care providers offer a full array of safe, affordable, preventive health services, including breast and cervical cancer screening, STD prevention and treatments, and birth control.

On April 11, Texas Planned Parenthood family planning providers who do not perform abortions filed suit against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in federal court in order to protect Texan women's access to basic, preventive health sServices Commission (HHSC) in federal court in order to protect Texan women's access to basic, preventive health servicesservices.

The North Carolina provision requires abortion providers who believe that a woman might be the victim of domestic violence to provide her with information about available social services.

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.

PPGMR is the leading provider of comprehensive reproductive health services, including family planning services, STD and HIV testing and prevention counseling, cancer screenings, pregnancy testing and options counseling, as well as safe and confidential abortion services.

In response to a pair of related inquiries made last year by Deuell and HHSC Commissioner Tom Suehs, Attorney General Greg Abbott opined that the state could keep Planned Parenthood from providing any WHP services — by blocking Medicaid funds for any health care provider that's «affiliated» with an abortion care provider, even if it doesn't provide abortion services itself (see «Women's Health: Ideology First!

Providers that offer abortion services or are affiliated with a provider that does so would be ineligible, as would any entity that makes abortion referrals — a direct violation of the federal regulations governing the Title X program, which require Title X — funded sites to offer nondirective pregnancy - options counseling and referral.

Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) and Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region (PPSLR) celebrate today's federal court opinion, which blocks medically unnecessary restrictions against abortion providers in Missouri.

Call us for a referral list of health care providers in your area that offer other abortion services.

This health center does not have a provider available to offer abortion services.

Kansas City, MO — Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) and Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region (PPSLR) celebrate today's federal court opinion, which blocks medically unnecessary restrictions against abortion providers in Missouri.

«Planned Parenthood is the nation's largest and most trusted voluntary provider of reproductive health services because we provide our patients with unbiased, medically accurate information about the full range of pregnancy options: parenting, adoption and abortion — as well as access to birth control to prevent future unintended pregnancies,» added Foster.

Call us for a referral list of health care providers in your area that offer abortion services.

Then, as now, some of the biggest providers of reproductive healthcare around the world — groups such as the International Planned Parenthood Federation and Marie Stopes International — decided to forego U.S. funding rather than limit the services they provide and risk exposing more women to unsafe abortions.

In 2000, PPWP entered into discussions with Women's Health Services, the only non-profit abortion provider in Pittsburgh.

By using a ridiculously broad definition of «abortion services» that includes referral, HBs 2010 and 2011 may cut access to health care at providers throughout the state.

Yet, in spite of these alarming statistics around cancer and STDs in New Jersey, on Monday Kim Guadagno stated that she would not restore funding for preventive reproductive health services — because providers like Planned Parenthood also offer abortion services.

It also prohibits state funding of any abortion provider for preventive health care services like cancer screening, contraception services and STD testing and treatment.

By using a ridiculously broad definition of «abortion services» that includes referral, the current versions of House Bills 10 and 11 may cut access to health care at providers throughout the state.

Instead, both states implemented entirely state - funded efforts through which they could exclude Planned Parenthood and other family planning providers based solely on the fact that they also offer abortion services.

They provide 59 % of all U.S. abortions2 and focus primarily on abortion care, and therefore do not typically offer a broad range of reproductive health services.3 Because specialized providers are not designed or often seen as sources of comprehensive or ongoing care — whether for contraception or anything else — it can be all the more challenging for them to devote limited resources to offering more integrated care.

The rule tossed out by Trump required state and local governments to distribute federal dollars for family planning services, including contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, fertility, pregnancy care and breast and cervical cancer screening, to qualified health providers, irrespective of whether the providers also performed abortions.

Moreover, the ever - increasing weight of these restrictions may strain providers» financial and staffing resources, making it all the more difficult to offer services other than abortion.

Because of an increasingly restrictive legal environment and clinic closures across the country, abortion patients are facing new barriers to care, including the need to travel greater distances to access services.2, 20 Overcoming these challenges can be difficult or impossible, especially given that 75 % of abortion patients are low - income, and 59 % have already had a child and may have other family obligations.21 Whether a provider offers same - day contraceptive services is irrelevant if a patient can not access abortion care in the first place.

For example, many specialized providers do not accept insurance; 4 one common reason is that many abortion patients pay out of pocket because they are unable or unwilling to use their insurance for abortion care.5, 6 Specialized providers may also face unique hurdles to the extent that their model of care does not already include clinic - based systems or regular training for offering contraceptive services.