Sentences with phrase «increased access to emergency contraception»

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.

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

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.

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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.

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.

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.

«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.