Sentences with phrase «increased abortion access»

For example, in 2015, Planned Parenthood Global partners collected enough signatures to force the Nicaraguan legislature to consider a «citizens initiative» that calls for increased abortion access — the first time in Nicaraguan history that this legal mechanism is being used.

Not exact matches

The combination of restricted access to abortion and increased Internet access has led to the rise of Do - It - Yourself abortions in the U.S., many of which look remarkably like the illegal abortions taking place in Brazil.

Almost all of the coverage of the Lancet findings suggests that this decline in abortions correlates to increased access to contraceptives — for obvious reasons.

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.

However, if we could increase access to contraceptives to meet this need, it is estimated that it would result in 50 million fewer abortions per year worldwide.

Endorsing a man who publicly and privately promotes sexual promiscuity in hopes of reducing abortion is no less absurd than endorsing the candidate who promises increased access to abortion.

There is a fairly constant onslaught on the fundamental right to life — from Ireland with its proposed referendum on permitting abortion, to campaigns for increased access to abortion and euthanasia in many parts of the world.

Experts point to a recent confluence of four main factors: rising access to sonogram technology, increased access to abortion, a preference for sons, and fertility decline.

Overall, abortion is safe, but the earlier in pregnancy it is performed the safer it is, so delayed access means higher prices and also an increased chance of complications.

It believes it can cut this number by increasing access to family planning, addressing unsafe abortion and making birth safer by giving women access to skilled and well - equipped health workers.

«While it may seem intuitive that increasing distance to a facility providing abortions limits access, this is the first study to rigorously demonstrate this association,» said Joseph Potter, PhD, a professor of sociology at the Population Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin and principal investigator of TxPEP.

Gov. Gary Herbert signed into law 50 bills passed during the recent legislative session, including a bill requiring a report on why Utah women get abortions and others aimed at increasing access to public records.

Previous studies also failed to show significant differences in pregnancy or abortion rates among women with advance provisions of EC.6, 7,19 It is possible that the effect of increased access on pregnancy rates is truly negligible because EC is not as effective as found in the single - use clinical trials, or because women at highest risk do not use EC frequently enough or at all.

Key stakeholders noted poor parent - child communication regarding sexuality; high rates of unsafe abortion, HIV and STIs among young people; increased access to prohibited sexually explicit materials; high incidence of sexual violence; and the existence of several myths and mistaken beliefs related to sexuality.

Interventions are needed to expand access to abortion services through better equipping existing facilities, ensuring adequate and continuous supplies of medication abortion drugs, and by increasing the number of trained providers.

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.

Along with an exponential increase in efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, over the past 9 months there came an increased number of dangerous bills to restrict access to safe, legal abortion.

Whether members provide abortions, educate colleagues and the public about abortion care, or lend their voice in advocating for reproductive choice and the important contribution their professions can make, their role is vital to increasing access to comprehensive reproductive health care.

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.

Key to reaching the goals of the agenda to increase services that prevent unintended pregnancy; improve the quality of reproductive health care; ensure access to abortion; and deliver the messages to achieve this agenda.

Today, among Planned Parenthood Global partners in Mexico is an organization aiming to increase health access and reduce abortion stigma, and a leading local advocate for HIV, LGBT, and human rights issues in Quintana Roo.

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.

This change will provide increased access to safe and effective medication abortion throughout the country.

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.

MoLeg Weekly Wrap - Up, Big Court Victory = Increased Access to Abortion, #ResistanceRecess recaps, & Lobby Day Opportunities!

The increased number of attacks on access to safe, legal abortion and to care at Planned Parenthood health centers shows that it's not just Donald Trump who's talking about punishing women who seek abortion care.

The state of Texas» sustained campaign against Planned Parenthood and other family planning clinics affiliated with abortion providers appears to have led to an increase in births among low - income women who lost access to affordable and effective birth control, a new study says.

But antiabortion forces, in their zeal to slay their bête noire, are actually attempting something sure to increase the number of abortions: Denying women access to birth control.

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.

No - fault divorce laws were adopted beginning with California in 1969 and then spread to all 50 states.5 During the 1960s and 1970s, legal access to birth control including oral contraceptives became increasingly available, and in 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court made abortion legal in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.6 These cultural changes created new opportunities for women and led to an increased presence in the labor market, doubling from 30.3 million in the 1970s to 72.7 million in the mid - 2000s.7