«Griswold v. Connecticut is a powerful reminder about the importance
of access to birth control,» PPFA President Cecile Richards said.
The appointee must understand the public health benefits
of access to birth control and family planning care.
It hadn't occurred to me that Whedon's protagonist's problem was a lack
of access to birth control.
Not exact matches
The law also requires that patients have
access to copay - free
birth control, regardless
of whether the receive coverage through insurance providers, Medicaid, or the D.C. Healthcare Alliance.
Now, millions
of people have
access to Planned Parenthood services like
birth control, cancer screenings, and STI testing and treatment.
She also discussed some
of the women's health and family policies that she would prioritize in the White House, such as paid family leave and
access to birth control and safe abortion.
If Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gets his way, some millions
of Filipino women could soon have
access to free
birth control and other reproductive health - related services.
What do the Seer Stones
of the Mormon faith say about stem cell research or a woman's
access to birth control?
The religious among us keep trying
to chip away at the separation
of church and state by making people recite the pledge
of allegiance with the God clause, installing religious symbols and displays on public property, holding prayer breakfasts for politicians, berating the removal
of prayer in public schools, trying
to pass laws limiting women's
access to birth control, and trying
to get an amendment passed outlawing abortion (since in their view God creates a soul the moment a sperm enters an egg).
Birth Control pills can only be
accessed through a perscription, and the cost is based on the ability
of the patient
to pay at PP.
If Hobby Lobby were allowed
to recuse themselves from providing
access to birth control because
of beliefs, should secular organizations prohibit
access to viagra?
Even Anna Glazier, a health expert and a strong proponent
of greater
access to the morning - after pill, stated in early 2006 in an editorial in the British Medical Journal that greater
access to emergency
birth control has failed
to cut pregnancy and abortion rates.
Access to birth control and education on the proper uses (like, even if you're on
birth control, the guy should still wear a condom)
of it, as well as true education about intercourse, what causes disease and how giving
birth affects the female body is one
of the most responsible things we can help the poor with.
The group also attempted
to push back on criticism from liberals that their opposition
to the contraception rule was akin
to restricting
access to forms
of birth control.
The response
of the last government was essentially more
of the same: earlier and more detailed sex education, family planning clinics in schools, promotion
of emergency
birth control (otherwise known as the «morning after pill») easier
access to abortion, all without the need for parental consent even in the case
of underage girls.
Because the
birth control cases all focus on a 1993 federal law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, not the Constitution, the Justices will face questions about whether the mandate
to provide free
access to 20 forms
of birth control drugs or devices, sterilization, screenings, and counseling imposes a «substantial burden» on religious freedom
of nonprofit employers with religious objections
to some or all contraceptives, whether the mandate in fact serves a «compelling interest»
of the government, and whether an attempt
to provide an exemption from the mandate satisfies the requirement that such an accommodation is «the least restrictive means»
of achieving the government's policy interest.
No one is being denied
access to birth control or abortions, it's a question
of who should have
to pay for it.
So the church still is providing
access to and payment
of birth control no matter where along the supply chain they want
to be viewed.
Access to abortion and
birth control were included among 1
of 16 values and principles guiding the grassroots rally.
I try not
to put too much pressure on myself
to speak up as the token «Christian feminist» on issues like these, but after reading multiple blog posts and articles this week from Christian men about women and contraception, I decided
to add my two cents as a pro-life woman
of faith who supports affordable
access to birth control for women.
Ashley at Let Me Entertain You is concerned about women's rights and wrote yesterday about a proposed regulation by the Department
of Health and Human Services «that could seriously undermine
access to basic reproductive health services, including
birth control and abortion.»
But perhaps because
of its unusualness, Ellis was able
to introduce an idea that remains as radical and tantalizing today as it was in his time: trial marriages, in which he envisioned couples exploring a temporary union
of varying levels
of commitment that allowed them
to have sex,
access birth control and have an easy divorce if desired, as long as no children were involved.
According
to the march's guiding vision and definition
of principles, they are against any federal, state or local cuts or restrictions on women's ability
to access reproductive healthcare services,
birth control, HIV / AIDS care and prevention, or «medically accurate sexuality education.»
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office on Friday announced a coalition
of state AGs from around the country had filed an injunction
to block the Trump administration's rule change for
access to birth control.
I served on the board
of Planned Parenthood in the Hudson Valley and fought
to protect a woman's right
to choose and
access to birth control.
Most said they supported Weprin over Republican candidate Bob Turner because
of Weprin's support for abortion rights and
access to birth control.
So is
birth control policy and
access the answer
to the environmental challenges
of our time?
Access to effective
birth control, an abundance
of food, and low child mortality rates would all obscure the evolutionary influences seen in the preindustrial data.
It is
to raise the poorest nations out
of poverty through democratic governance, free trade,
access to birth control, and the education and economic empowerment
of women.
As the prospect began
to sink in
of losing
access to free contraceptives if the health law is repealed or replaced, women have reportedly been racing
to get IUDs or stockpile
birth control pills before President Barack Obama leaves office.
And with the future
of Obamacare looking shaky, the free preventive services women have had
access to since the Affordable Care Act went into effect — like zero - copay
birth control, STD testing, and breast cancer screening — are under attack.
In order for you
to be able
to give
birth, have
control over urine and bowel movements, be able
to participate fully (and comfortably) with sexuality, you need
to be able
to access the floor's full range
of motion.
Moynihan, believing that the «pathologies» troubling black families were deep, interrelated, and complicated, privately favored a range
of solutions, including greater
access to birth control, generous family allowances such as those available in Western European democracies, and (mainly for males) substantial public - works programs.
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.
And recent research has resulted in renewed coverage
of the notion that one
of the cheapest ways
to curb emissions in coming decades would be
to provide
access to birth control for tens
of millions
of women around the world who say they desire it.
If you want
to learn more, I suggest paying less attention
to activist newsletters and instead read an invaluable discussion
of the research and rhetoric on
access to family planning accompanying «Is there an «unmet need» for
birth control,» a 2011 blog post by Berk Ozler, a World Bank development economist.
Knowledge
of how
to be abstinent or use
birth control methods effectively and how
to access health care information and contraception (including condoms).
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.
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.
Mr. Pearce — assuming he was head
of welfare — made comments on his radio show September 6 saying he would force women
to have
birth control implants or undergo surgical sterilization
to access funds.
The 18th district is currently represented in the Senate by Jeff Dial, whose voting record belies a lack
of support for contraception
access — his vote for HB 2599 helped lay the groundwork
to deny state Medicaid recipients the right
to receive preventive health care and
birth control from Planned Parenthood — as well as his opposition
to abortion — as illustrated by his vote in favor
of SB 1324, which put severe restrictions around the use
of medication abortion, which don't even comply with FDA regulations.
From holding immigrant women hostage
to deny their right
to safe, legal abortion
to attacking more than 62 million women's
access to birth control and evidence - based programs such as the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP), Trump appointees have abused their power
to advance an anti-reproductive rights agenda — and they show no sign
of letting up.
WASHINGTON, DC — On February 13, Planned Parenthood Federation
of America (PPFA) affiliates and their supporters will hold a nationwide Day
of Action, calling on elected officials in all 50 states and the District
of Columbia
to pass legislation that helps women and couples prevent unintended pregnancy and plan healthy families by expanding
access to birth control and real sex education.
The Medicaid program would be gutted, which approximately 1 in 4 women
of reproductive age rely on
to access no - cost, critical reproductive health care such as
birth control, lifesaving cancer screenings, and maternity care.
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.
Patients can receive information about the kind
of birth control that's best for their lives, as well as direct
access to affordable
birth control.
This decision is grounded in sound medical science and health policy and protects
access to affordable
birth control for millions
of women, including women who are employed by a religiously affiliated hospital, university, or other religiously affiliated organization that serves the broader public.
Through this one bill, Florida would strip many women
of their
access to basic health care, such as cancer screenings,
birth control, and abortion.
We should build on the tremendous progress made in this country with expanded
access to birth control, instead
of enacting policies that take us backwards.
Without Planned Parenthood health centers, many
of these patients may have no other place
to turn
to access safe and legal abortion — or preventive care like
birth control, well - woman exams, and lifesaving cancer and STD screenings.