Sentences with phrase «provide access to contraceptive»

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Population Affairs, «The Title X program is designed to provide access to contraceptive services, supplies and information to all who want and need them.

The Title X program is designed to provide access to contraceptive services, supplies, and information to all who want and need them.

More than 35 years ago, the United States embarked on a large - scale effort to provide access to contraceptive services to low - income women.

As a Catholic, I stand with President Obama's decision to require religious institutions to provide access to contraceptives.

If we can provide access to contraceptives, moms can go back to work to combat extreme poverty; kids can stay in school; families can feed their children; and we can improve maternal and child mortality outcomes.

There are proven highly cost - effective means of lowering fertility rates: providing access to contraceptives, keeping girls in school, ending child marriage practices, and changing social norms (including attitudes toward women and desired family size) through entertainment media.

Not exact matches

In 2012, when the Obama administration first proposed the so - called HHS mandate, requiring employers to provide insurance coverage that included free access to contraceptive and abortive drugs, it provided an exceedingly narrow religious exemption from the rule that echoed some of the distinctions first made in these earliest incarnations of the English tradition of toleration.

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.

«MSI is also calling for healthcare professionals to provide women with comprehensive contraceptive information and access to the full range of modern methods via dedicated client consultations, and for more investment in training for healthcare professionals in fitting long acting reversible contraceptive methods (LARCs), which are a critical part of the Government's strategy to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and abortions in the UK.»

The Affordable Care Act requires private insurance plans — except those grandfathered or exempted due to employers» religious beliefs — to provide women with access to all FDA - approved contraceptive methods without cost - sharing.

Hobby Lobby is a for - profit corporation — but it is owned by some religious folks who objected, on religious grounds, to providing access to certain contraceptives.

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.

«Planned Parenthood for decades has provided ongoing well - woman services and contraceptives to millions of women in the U.S. and has been oftentimes the best access for some underprivileged women to get access to contraception,» Lawrence said.

The Youth Peer Provider model seeks to address these issues, helping young people provide information and consistent access to modern pregnancy and STD prevention methods, including contraceptive pills and condoms, all available without prescriptions in the countries where the model is implemented.

The Guttmacher Institute documents the need for, access to and use of contraceptives and provides the evidence base for public investment in high - quality and affordable family planning services that provide a full range of methods, comprehensive and accurate information, and effective counseling.

• requires pharmacies to fill birth control prescriptions and provide access to over-the-counter contraceptives in a timely manner

The Guttmacher study ranked Nebraska, North Dakota, Indiana, Ohio, and Utah lowest among the 50 states, finding they lag significantly in providing adequate access to contraceptive services.

Given that premarital sex has been nearly universal in the U.S. for more than 40 years and that early marriage poses divorce risks, it is vital to provide teens and young adults with access to effective contraceptives and family planning services.

■ By providing millions of women with access to contraceptive services they want and need, publicly funded family planning in 2010 helped women to avoid 2.2 million unintended pregnancies.