Sentences with phrase «improve access to contraception»

The first is to improve access to contraception.

There's a need for the world as a whole to support families and governments in high - fertility countries improve access to contraception and education.

As at previous population conferences in 1974 and 1984, national delegates will spend the best part of ten days trying to reach consensus on a programme of action to improve access to contraception for women in developing countries and Eastern Europe.

Not only would improved access to contraception impact the abortion rate in the U.S., it would dramatically reduce maternal and infant deaths around the world.

This policy statement from the AAP advocates a public health response to the opioid epidemic and substance use during pregnancy, and recommends: a focus on preventing unintended pregnancies and improving access to contraception; universal screening for alcohol and other drug use in women of childbearing age; knowledge and informed consent of maternal drug testing and reporting practices; improved access to prenatal care, including opioid replacement therapy; gender - specific substance use treatment programs; and improved funding for social services and child welfare systems.

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The thing is, we know how to turn these numbers around: better education, access to contraception, and improved and affordable prenatal and infant care.

This legislation will increase access to critically needed affordable contraception, improve health care for low - income women and families, invest in comprehensive, medically accurate sex education, and support women in the choices they make.

The bill includes measures to fully fund the nation's family planning program (Title X), expand access to reproductive health care services through Medicaid, require insurance companies to cover birth control if they cover other prescription drugs, protect the ability of rape survivors to access emergency contraception (EC) in the emergency room, improve public awareness about EC, and provide teens with medically accurate, age appropriate sex education.

Increasing access to modern contraception among adolescent girls is a crucial starting point for improving their long - term health.