Sentences with phrase «better access to birth control»

Better access to birth control means that fewer unwanted children are born.

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Access to birth control and education on the proper uses (like, even if you're on birth control, the guy should still wear a condom) of it, as well as true education about intercourse, what causes disease and how giving birth affects the female body is one of the most responsible things we can help the poor with.

As a politically active feminist and a mother myself, I believe her time and ability to command editorial space in The Wall Street Journal would be far better spent opining about things like the need for better family leave and health care policies, improved access to birth control and higher education and affordable child care for working mothers rather than whether Angelina Jolie plans to adopt again or how long my friends plan to breastfeed their babies.

Her daughters would have access to far more career options, as well as birth control and legal abortions.

Focused programs to empower women in those regions with knowledge and access to birth control could certainly bring growth rates down there, benefiting those societies as well as the world at large, policy experts say.

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.

Patients can receive information about the kind of birth control that's best for their lives, as well as direct access to affordable birth control.

Without Planned Parenthood health centers, many of these patients may have no other place to turn to access safe and legal abortion — or preventive care like birth control, well - woman exams, and lifesaving cancer and STD screenings.

Patients can receive information about the kind of birth control that's best for them, as well as direct access to affordable birth control.

PPIN, represented by attorneys with the ACLU of Indiana and Planned Parenthood Federation of America, filed suit to protect health care access for the Hoosiers who utilize preventive health services, including lifesaving cancer screenings, birth control, well - woman exams and STD prevention and treatment, at its health centers across Indiana.

Increased access to birth control is directly linked to declines in maternal and infant mortality, as well as other health benefits and positive health outcomes.

«Doctors and public health experts agree that increased access to birth control is not only one of the best ways to prevent unintended pregnancies, it also improves health outcomes for women and their families,» said Richards.

In addition, Planned Parenthood advocates on Capitol Hill, as well as in state legislatures across the country, for increasing access to affordable birth control and promoting women's health.

Anyone who wants to decrease the number of abortions in the United States should join with Planned Parenthood in ensuring that women and families have access to family planning and birth control, the best way to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and reduce the need for abortion.

The rule would ensure those most in need — those who have very low incomes or lack health insurance — still have access to lifesaving care such as cancer screenings, birth control, STI testing and treatment, and well - woman exams.

Research shows that over-the-counter access to emergency contraception does not increase or encourage sexual activity among teens, and better access to proven prevention methods like accurate sex education and emergency birth control are the best ways to reduce the alarming rate of teen pregnancy in this country.

As the benefits for women's preventive care continue to roll out, millions of women will gain access to basic preventive care at no cost, including birth control, cancer screenings, well - woman exams, and screenings for diabetes and high blood pressure.

Women need to have access to affordable prescription birth control so they can plan their families as well as pursue higher education, their careers, and other aspirations.»

We're facing a powerful and well - funded opposition who have proven they will do almost anything to restrict access to abortion and affordable birth control.

The rule ensures those most in need — those who have very low incomes or lack health insurance — still have access to lifesaving care, such as cancer screenings, birth control, STI testing and treatment, and well - woman exams.

Trump has claimed he'd be great for women while in the same breath pledging to block them from accessing essential care at Planned Parenthood — care like birth control, lifesaving cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, and well - woman exams.

«The best way to build healthy families is to put prevention first — and that means making sure our children have health insurance, women have access to reproductive health care and affordable birth control, and teens have access to medically accurate information.

Title X is meant to ensure that every person — regardless of where they live, how much money they make, their background, or whether or not they have health insurance — has access to basic, preventive reproductive health care, such as birth control, cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, and well - woman exams.

Our services include birth control, well - woman annual exams, cervical and breast cancer screenings, STD testing and treatment, HIV testing, abortion, access to free vasectomy, and more.

Vermont Residents - Access Plan Access Plan allows Vermonters to receive FREE family planning services like birth control, STD testing & treatment, well person check - ups and more.

«Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, more women now have better access to vital health care services: about 12.8 million women of reproductive age will become newly eligible for health insurance, and insurance plans will soon be required to cover basic care such as pelvic exams and birth control without co-pays,» said Richards.

We use innovative tools to increase access to health information and services, including birth control, as well as improve maternal mortality and unsafe abortion rates.

«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.

This proposed rule couldn't have come at a better time, because, as we've seen, extremist politicians have made every attempt to block patients from accessing birth control and other care at their chosen health care provider — including Planned Parenthood health centers.

From birth control with no copays to better access to lifesaving cancer screenings, the Affordable Care Act is a huge step forward for women's health.

With this rule in place, those most in need will still have access to lifesaving care, such as cancer screenings, birth control, STI testing and treatment, and well - woman exams, at their chosen provider.

Ryan continues to push multiple attacks on low - income women's access to basic preventive health services that would leave more than a million without access to essential, lifesaving care, such as cancer screenings, well - woman exams, STI testing and treatment, and birth control.

Cutting off 155,000 women from access to preventive care that health centers like Planned Parenthood provide, including lifesaving cancer screenings, affordable birth control, and well - woman visits;

The good news: A bill that would expand access to the most effective form of birth control could come up for vote before the Missouri House as soon as today!

Let's kick this thing off with some good news — two states have passed laws making it easier for women to access birth control!