Sentences with phrase «counselling about contraceptive»

Health Canada has supported this policy on the grounds that «pharmacists are well - positioned to play a major role in... providing counselling about contraceptive options.»

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Because the birth control cases all focus on a 1993 federal law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, not the Constitution, the Justices will face questions about whether the mandate to provide free access to 20 forms of birth control drugs or devices, sterilization, screenings, and counseling imposes a «substantial burden» on religious freedom of nonprofit employers with religious objections to some or all contraceptives, whether the mandate in fact serves a «compelling interest» of the government, and whether an attempt to provide an exemption from the mandate satisfies the requirement that such an accommodation is «the least restrictive means» of achieving the government's policy interest.

Until such studies are conducted, they conclude that «women with high HIV risk need access to additional safe and effective contraceptive options, and they need to be counseled about the relative risks and benefits of the available family planning methods.»

• Both the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that adolescents» primary care visits include time alone with health care providers to discuss sexuality and receive counseling about sexual behavior.26, 27 The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists advises that contraceptive counseling be included in every visit with adolescents, including those who are not yet sexually active.28

Linking information to sexual and reproductive health services outside of the classroom is an essential component of a comprehensive sexuality education program, but only 52 % of teachers reported providing information about health services where adolescents could obtain contraceptive methods or counseling.

UNFPA supports many aspects of voluntary family planning, including procuring contraceptives, training health professionals to accurately and sensitively counsel individuals about their family planning options, and promoting comprehensive sexuality education in schools.