Sentences with phrase «increase access to contraception»

The law will also increase access to contraception for women, and potentially allow for all FDA - approved prescription contraception to be available without co-pays and other out of pocket costs.

[17] Habit Persistence and Teen Sex: Could Increased Access to Contraception have Unintended Consequences for Teen Pregnancies?

He has strengthened programs that encourage adoption, increased pre - and post-natal care, and has increased access to contraception.

Increased access to contraception would reduce maternal deaths by 67,000, newborn deaths by 440,000, child deaths by 473,000 and stillbirths by 564,000, they found.

Not exact matches

In Sweden, for example, an increase in affordable access to contraception and the presence of free contraceptive counseling have paralleled a substantial increase in the teen abortion rate.

Duke University professor Peter Arcidiacono suggests that increasing teenagers» access to contraception «may actually increase long run pregnancy rates.»

So emergency - contraception advocates were able to tell a compelling story - based on false and unsubstantiated claims - and this led donors and politicians to support increasing access.

Unfortunately Marie Stopes International experiences a significant increase in women accessing our unplanned pregnancy services during the New Year as a direct result of men and women forgetting to use or having their contraception fail over the Christmas / New Year festivities.

Marie Stopes International has calculated that with a five per cent increase in the number of women with access to contraception, a small country in sub-Saharan Africa could expect an increase in GDP per capita of 35 per cent.

To increase access to ECs, in December 2000 British Columbia became the first province to grant independent prescriptive authority to specially trained pharmacists, enabling them to provide emergency contraception without a physician's prescription.14 Our aim was to determine whether granting prescriptive authority to pharmacists would result in women obtaining ECs from pharmacists instead of their physicians, and whether the number of overall EC prescriptions would increasTo increase access to ECs, in December 2000 British Columbia became the first province to grant independent prescriptive authority to specially trained pharmacists, enabling them to provide emergency contraception without a physician's prescription.14 Our aim was to determine whether granting prescriptive authority to pharmacists would result in women obtaining ECs from pharmacists instead of their physicians, and whether the number of overall EC prescriptions would increasto ECs, in December 2000 British Columbia became the first province to grant independent prescriptive authority to specially trained pharmacists, enabling them to provide emergency contraception without a physician's prescription.14 Our aim was to determine whether granting prescriptive authority to pharmacists would result in women obtaining ECs from pharmacists instead of their physicians, and whether the number of overall EC prescriptions would increasto grant independent prescriptive authority to specially trained pharmacists, enabling them to provide emergency contraception without a physician's prescription.14 Our aim was to determine whether granting prescriptive authority to pharmacists would result in women obtaining ECs from pharmacists instead of their physicians, and whether the number of overall EC prescriptions would increasto specially trained pharmacists, enabling them to provide emergency contraception without a physician's prescription.14 Our aim was to determine whether granting prescriptive authority to pharmacists would result in women obtaining ECs from pharmacists instead of their physicians, and whether the number of overall EC prescriptions would increasto provide emergency contraception without a physician's prescription.14 Our aim was to determine whether granting prescriptive authority to pharmacists would result in women obtaining ECs from pharmacists instead of their physicians, and whether the number of overall EC prescriptions would increasto determine whether granting prescriptive authority to pharmacists would result in women obtaining ECs from pharmacists instead of their physicians, and whether the number of overall EC prescriptions would increasto pharmacists would result in women obtaining ECs from pharmacists instead of their physicians, and whether the number of overall EC prescriptions would increase.

Pharmacists are knowledgeable health care professionals who are readily accessible by patients, and these population - based data suggest that the BC public health initiative authorizing pharmacists to provide ECs was indeed associated with an overall increase in emergency contraception access among women in the province.

«As the state's leading women's health care provider and advocate, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts supports increased access to emergency contraception.

«Defunding» Planned Parenthood led to a 27 % increase in births among women on Medicaid who previously had access to injectable contraception.

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.

A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that blocking patients from going to Planned Parenthood in Texas was associated with a 35 % decline in women in publicly funded programs using the most effective methods of birth control and a dramatic 27 % increase in births among women who had previously accessed injectable contraception through those programs.

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.

«Research also has shown that teens understand that emergency contraception is not intended for regular use and that rates of unprotected sex do not increase when teens have easier access to emergency contraception.

Planned Parenthood's free offer is a part of the Back Up Your Birth Control campaign, designed to expand access to emergency contraception by increasing public education and awareness.

Planned Parenthood's free offer is part of the national Back Up Your Birth Control campaign, designed to expand access to emergency contraception by increasing public education and awareness about this very safe and effective method of preventing pregnancy up to five days after unprotected sex.

Planned Parenthood Advocates in Missouri volunteers are enthusiastic activists who are dedicated to advancing sexual and reproductive health — whether it's increasing access to emergency contraception, protecting access to safe and legal abortion, or fighting against anti-reproductive and sexual health policies.

This bill, sponsored by Rep. Shamed Dogan (R - Ballwin) will increase access to long - acting reversible contraception (LARC) while also saving taxpayer dollars.

Expanding access to long - acting reversible contraception (LARC): HB 1499 would increase access to LARC — the most effective form of birth control — for MO HealthNet patients.

They urged legislators to oppose HB 1288 and SB 632, which divert tax dollars to faith - based anti-abortion counseling centers, and to support two proactive bills: HB 1499, which will increase access to long - acting reversible contraception (LARC) for MO HealthNet patients, and SB 803 and HB 1627, which restricts the practice of shackling pregnant people in jails and prisons.

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

Many of these births were probably unplanned, since the increase was only seen in counties where women faced new hurdles in access to contraception, the study authors wrote.

The Action Fund's primary purpose is educating voters about public policies that impact reproductive health care and rights — such as adequate funding for family planning services, access to safe and affordable abortion, the promotion of medically - accurate, age - appropriate sex education for our youth, increased access to emergency contraception and confidential health services for minors.