And thanks to
increased access to birth control, the rate of unintended pregnancy is at a 30 - year low and the rate of pregnancy among teenagers is at a historic low.
TRENTON, NJ — Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey is celebrating that New Jersey women are one vote closer to
increased access to birth control after an Assembly vote on legislation requiring insurance companies to cover costs for dispensing up to six months of contraceptives at one time.
«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.
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.
Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey is celebrating that New Jersey women are one vote closer to
increased access to birth control after an Assembly vote on legislation requiring insurance companies to cover costs for dispensing up to six months of contraceptives at one time.
Not exact matches
Bailey finds that the
increased availability and lower costs of family planning in the 1960s and 1970s produced a 2 -
to 3 - percent
increase in family income for all of the children in an affected cohort, and perhaps a 20 -
to 30 - percent gain for those children who benefited most directly from their parents» greater
access to birth control.
We object
to the continued funding of fiscally irresponsible abstinence - only programs that have been proven ineffective, while ignoring calls for
increased funding for the programs that have been proven
to work and help millions of women across the country get
access to basic health care, including affordable
birth control.
When Texas blocked patients from services at Planned Parenthood, there was a decrease in women
accessing the most effective forms of
birth control, and an
increase in
births among women who previously had
access to the
birth control shot — a situation that researchers attribute
to the state's ban on Planned Parenthood.
The Prevention Through Affordable
Access Act, would bring down the soaring cost of birth control at college health clinics and safety - net providers and increase access to affordable birth co
Access Act, would bring down the soaring cost of
birth control at college health clinics and safety - net providers and
increase access to affordable birth co
access to affordable
birth control.
Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have introduced legislation, the Prevention Through Affordable
Access Act, that would restore affordable birth control at college health clinics and safety - net providers and increase access to affordable birth co
Access Act, that would restore affordable
birth control at college health clinics and safety - net providers and
increase access to affordable birth co
access to affordable
birth control.
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.
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.
Since the FDA ruling, Planned Parenthood has worked
to increase access to this backup
birth control option.
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.
An
increasing number of laws and regulations have made it harder for low - income Americans
to access birth control.
Noting that approximately half of all pregnancies are unplanned, he said reducing
access to birth control could
increase the number of unintended pregnancies among women exposed
to Zika through travel, sexual contact, or the new local outbreak.
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.
Both the House and the Senate have introduced legislation, the Prevention Through Affordable
Access Act that would restore affordable birth control at college health clinics and safety - net providers and increase access to affordable birth co
Access Act that would restore affordable
birth control at college health clinics and safety - net providers and
increase access to affordable birth co
access to affordable
birth control.
The real solution is
to increase — not decrease —
access to comprehensive sex education and affordable
birth control.
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.
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.
«I am so grateful that President Obama sees the vital importance of proper health care for women, including
increased access to affordable
birth control.
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.
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