Sentences with phrase «access to abortion services in»

We advocate towards maintaining New York's pro-choice legacy by strengthening the state's abortion laws to protect women's health and safety and oppose any efforts to restrict access to abortion services in this state or nationally.

These laws therefore restrict the use of telemedicine in the case of abortion and reduce access to abortion services in rural areas.

Not exact matches

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 Connexions service, school nurse service and Healthy Schools standards are just a few of the many routes whereby inappropriate sex education or access to abortion and contraception may sneak in under the radar of unwary teachers and governors.

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.»

«Abortion restrictions and clinic closures mean that patients may need to travel greater distances to access services,» said Rachel Jones, lead author of the study, in a written release.

State lawmakers passed the second - highest number of abortion restrictions ever this past year, with 19 states enacting 43 measures in 2012 that limited access to abortion services, according to the Guttmacher Institute.

The Committee recommends that the State party decriminalize abortion in Northern Ireland in all circumstances and review its legislation with a view to ensuring girls» access to safe abortion and post-abortion care services.

MSI has developed this new online resource for anyone interested in, or working towards, legal or practical reforms to ensure every woman's right to access safe abortion services wherever she lives in the world.»

In response to a question from Patrick Harvie MSP at First Minister's Questions, Nicola Sturgeon has announced her support for Northern Irish women to access free, safe, and legal abortion services through the NHS in ScotlanIn response to a question from Patrick Harvie MSP at First Minister's Questions, Nicola Sturgeon has announced her support for Northern Irish women to access free, safe, and legal abortion services through the NHS in Scotlanin Scotland.

Europe must stand for access to the whole range of sexual and reproductive services — including access to safe abortion when needed — here at home in Europe, and in partnership with other governments around the world.

Nicola Sturgeon has announced her support for Northern Irish women to access free, safe, and legal abortion services through the NHS in Scotland

The AG actually does have some role to play in the question of abortion rights and access to abortion services.

That way if the decision was reversed at the federal level, women in New York would still — in theory — have access to abortion services.

«Serious candidates running for state - wide office respect New Yorker's beliefs in ensuring women's access to comprehensive reproductive health care services — including abortion,» M. Tracey Brooks, the president of Planned Parenthood Advocates, said then in a statement comparing Astorino to «radical statements of the national Republican Party» and saying his «position reflects his inability to represent the people of the state of New York.»

The government was also concerned that the requirement for two signatures «may be causing delays in access to abortion services.»

Women's Affairs Unless the Supreme Court acts soon, on July 1 a new law will go into effect in Texas which drastically reduces access to abortion services.

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.

Further, any woman who has an unwanted pregnancy while attending TWU will face an unconscionable restriction on her autonomy in having to continue with that pregnancy or face expulsion or other discriminatory sanction for accessing legal abortion services.

In September 2017, West Coast LEAF joined with Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, Options for Sexual Health, and Island Sexual Health in calling for universal cost - coverage of the abortion drug Mifegymiso to ensure safe and equal access to reproductive health services Read MoIn September 2017, West Coast LEAF joined with Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, Options for Sexual Health, and Island Sexual Health in calling for universal cost - coverage of the abortion drug Mifegymiso to ensure safe and equal access to reproductive health services Read Moin calling for universal cost - coverage of the abortion drug Mifegymiso to ensure safe and equal access to reproductive health services Read More

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.

The Coalition maintained that in creating the Access to Abortion Services Act.

At issue in Watson / Spratt was whether or not the Access to Abortion Services Act is a justifiable interference with freedom of expression rights.

This was an important step in the right direction, but there is still clear work to be done to reject any attempt to take away this right and to expand comprehensive access to reproductive health services by removing abortion restrictions altogether.

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.

Finally, it should be made clear that the abortion coverage restrictions in Graham - Cassidy are part of a broader collection of provisions that would undermine access to reproductive health services.

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.

Research is needed to test interventions that improve knowledge and practice in providing medication abortion, and the Indian Government at the national and state level needs to prioritise improving policies and practice to increase access to comprehensive abortion care and quality contraceptive services that prevent unintended pregnancy.

It includes information about unsafe abortion incidence in specific countries and in the developing world in general, abortion service provision, access to postabortion care and barriers that adolescents face in accessing safe abortion services.

Montgomery, Alabama — To protect access to safe and legal abortion in Alabama, Planned Parenthood Southeast and Reproductive Health Services are challenging an Alabama law that will jeopardize women's health by shutting down three - fifths of the licensed health centers that provide abortions in Alabama when it goes into effect July 1, 201To protect access to safe and legal abortion in Alabama, Planned Parenthood Southeast and Reproductive Health Services are challenging an Alabama law that will jeopardize women's health by shutting down three - fifths of the licensed health centers that provide abortions in Alabama when it goes into effect July 1, 201to safe and legal abortion in Alabama, Planned Parenthood Southeast and Reproductive Health Services are challenging an Alabama law that will jeopardize women's health by shutting down three - fifths of the licensed health centers that provide abortions in Alabama when it goes into effect July 1, 2013.

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.

Maryland law requires that teens notify one parent in order to access abortion services, except in special circumstances.

That worry about healthcare access was likely heightened by Trump's expansion of the «global gag rule,» which removes U.S. family planning funds from foreign groups that are involved in abortion services, even in referring patients to get them.

«Kelly Ayotte continues to advance an extreme agenda which would deprive New Hampshire women of critical reproductive health services in direct contrast to the wishes of the citizens of New Hampshire who demonstrate strong bipartisan support for access to safe, legal abortion and for access to Planned Parenthood health services.

One - third of these new provisions, 43 in 19 states, sought to restrict access to abortion services.

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.

Fully 68 % of these new provisions, 92 provisions in 24 states, restrict access to abortion services, a striking increase from last year, when 26 % of new provisions restricted abortion.

The U.S. Supreme Court, on July 3, rules, in Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, that states may place increased restrictions on women's access to abortion.

In addition to repeated attempts by state legislatures to chip away at access to abortion, birth control and other reproductive health care services, 10 states are currently considering sweeping bans that would criminalize abortion (AL, GA, IN, KY, MO, MS, OH, OK, TN, WVIn addition to repeated attempts by state legislatures to chip away at access to abortion, birth control and other reproductive health care services, 10 states are currently considering sweeping bans that would criminalize abortion (AL, GA, IN, KY, MO, MS, OH, OK, TN, WVIN, KY, MO, MS, OH, OK, TN, WV).

It will ensure that a woman serving in the Peace Corps has the same access to abortion if she is the victim of rape or incest, or when her life is endangered, as women in the armed services and many other women covered by federal health programs,» said Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

The anniversary of the benefit comes just as the Guttmacher Institute releases new data showing that giving women access to affordable birth control, through publicly funded family planning services, helped prevent 2.2 million unintended pregnancies in 2010, which would have resulted in 1.1 million unplanned births and 760,000 abortions.

Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) and Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region (RHS) are continuing the fight to expand access to safe, legal abortion in our state.

Last week, Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) and Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region (RHS) asked the Court to protect access to safe, legal abortion for their patients in Missouri.

Kansas City, MO — Today, Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP), Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region (RHS), and the ACLU of Missouri filed suit in state court to protect access to safe, legal abortion in Missouri.

Abortion self - induction in Texas appears to be more common among Latinas near the U.S. - Mexico border and among women who report barriers accessing reproductive health services.

Twenty - one states adopted proactive measures to expand access to reproductive health services or to protect reproductive rights in 2017; notably, this total includes some measures related to abortion, in addition to contraception or other topics.

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.

The Guttmacher Institute's work in the United States includes research on unintended and teen pregnancy, contraception and use of publicly funded family planning services, abortion incidence and funding, HIV and other STIs, and teens» access to sex education and reproductive health services.