Sentences with phrase «women access to abortion services»
The federal government has no authority to deny these women access to abortion services and we are confident that federal courts will overwhelmingly agree.
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Lader argued that since early abortions are statistically safer for the woman than childbirth, and since the morality of such abortions is a matter of religious and philosophical dispute, the state ought not to prevent women from having legal access to abortion services:
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 abortionServices «that could seriously undermine access to basic reproductive health services, including birth control and abortionservices, including birth control and abortion.»
MSI has developed this new online resource for anyone interested in, or working towards, legal or practical reforms to ensure every woman's right to access safe abortion services wherever she lives in the world.»
In response to a question from Patrick Harvie MSP at First Minister's Questions, Nicola Sturgeon has announced her support for Northern Irish women to access free, safe, and legal abortion services through the NHS in Scotland.
Nicola Sturgeon has announced her support for Northern Irish women to access free, safe, and legal abortion services through the NHS in Scotland
Syracuse's sole Planned Parenthood provides women with abortion services, access to various forms of contraception, STI testing and pregnancy tests, among other services.
That way if the decision was reversed at the federal level, women in New York would still — in theory — have access to abortion services.
The Cuomo - created WEP platform is dedicated entirely to the passage of the 10 - point «Women's Equality Agenda» — which would codify an array of anti-discrimination statutes, as well as unfettered access to abortion services.
Ms. Hochul and Mr. Cuomo have spearheaded the new «Women's Equality Party» line, dedicated to the passage of the 10 - point «Women's Equality Agenda» — which would codify an array of anti-discrimination statutes, as well as unfettered access to abortion services.
«Serious candidates running for state - wide office respect New Yorker's beliefs in ensuring women's access to comprehensive reproductive health care services — including abortion,» M. Tracey Brooks, the president of Planned Parenthood Advocates, said then in a statement comparing Astorino to «radical statements of the national Republican Party» and saying his «position reflects his inability to represent the people of the state of New York.»
A discreet advert highlighting where anxious women can access pregnancy counselling and abortion services is not going to encourage young girls to become pregnant.
Women's Affairs Unless the Supreme Court acts soon, on July 1 a new law will go into effect in Texas which drastically reduces access to abortion services.
These bills provide a roadmap for state policymakers seeking to fight government interference within the patient - provider relationship, promote women - centered approaches in the provision of abortion and other reproductive health care services, and enact legislation that emphasizes the need to expand access to abortion.
Further, any woman who has an unwanted pregnancy while attending TWU will face an unconscionable restriction on her autonomy in having to continue with that pregnancy or face expulsion or other discriminatory sanction for accessing legal abortion services.
Watson and Spratt challenged the Access to Abortion Services Act, which creates a no - protest («bubble») zone around abortion clinics to allow women access to clinic services free of unwanted approaches by anti-abortion proteAccess to Abortion Services Act, which creates a no - protest («bubble») zone around abortion clinics to allow women access to clinic services free of unwanted approaches by anti-abortion proAbortion Services Act, which creates a no - protest («bubble») zone around abortion clinics to allow women access to clinic services free of unwanted approaches by anti-abortion proServices Act, which creates a no - protest («bubble») zone around abortion clinics to allow women access to clinic services free of unwanted approaches by anti-abortion proabortion clinics to allow women access to clinic services free of unwanted approaches by anti-abortion proteaccess to clinic services free of unwanted approaches by anti-abortion proservices free of unwanted approaches by anti-abortion proabortion protesters.
Just in the last two months, Arizona has taken two CAP bills all the way to the Supreme Court, where they were refused review: HB 2036, the 20 - week abortion ban, and HB 2800, which attempted to deny women with Medicaid coverage the right to access health care services at a provider of their choosing.
Further research is needed to understand how marital and educational status may influence access to and use of legal abortion services among young women.
Planned Parenthood believes every woman should have access to the full range of reproductive health care services, including access to safe and legal abortion.
Montgomery, Alabama — To protect access to safe and legal abortion in Alabama, Planned Parenthood Southeast and Reproductive Health Services are challenging an Alabama law that will jeopardize women's health by shutting down three - fifths of the licensed health centers that provide abortions in Alabama when it goes into effect July 1, 201To protect access to safe and legal abortion in Alabama, Planned Parenthood Southeast and Reproductive Health Services are challenging an Alabama law that will jeopardize women's health by shutting down three - fifths of the licensed health centers that provide abortions in Alabama when it goes into effect July 1, 201to safe and legal abortion in Alabama, Planned Parenthood Southeast and Reproductive Health Services are challenging an Alabama law that will jeopardize women's health by shutting down three - fifths of the licensed health centers that provide abortions in Alabama when it goes into effect July 1, 2013.
Those regulations will affect more than women's access to early abortion care, because most abortion care providers offer a full array of safe, affordable, preventive health services, including breast and cervical cancer screening, STD prevention and treatments, and birth control.
On April 11, Texas Planned Parenthood family planning providers who do not perform abortions filed suit against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in federal court in order to protect Texan women's access to basic, preventive health sServices Commission (HHSC) in federal court in order to protect Texan women's access to basic, preventive health servicesservices.
«To protect their health and the health of their families, women must have access to safe, legal abortion services without interference from politicians.&raquTo protect their health and the health of their families, women must have access to safe, legal abortion services without interference from politicians.&raquto safe, legal abortion services without interference from politicians.»
This was their actual motive and it can be seen from anti-abortion politicians» response: These widely discredited videos gave politicians who have always wanted to ban safe and legal abortion the fuel they needed to try to cut funding for women's health programs and block patients from accessing services at Planned Parenthood health centers.
«Kelly Ayotte continues to advance an extreme agenda which would deprive New Hampshire women of critical reproductive health services in direct contrast to the wishes of the citizens of New Hampshire who demonstrate strong bipartisan support for access to safe, legal abortion and for access to Planned Parenthood health services.
As the nation's leading women's health care provider and advocate, Planned Parenthood knows firsthand why it's so critical that everyone have access to a comprehensive range of reproductive health care services, including abortion.
It takes a key step to ensure that a woman serving in the Peace Corps has the same rights and access to abortion in cases when she is the victim of rape or when her life is endangered as are afforded women in the armed services and many other women covered by federal health programs.
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.
Our services include birth control, well - woman annual exams, cervical and breast cancer screenings, STD testing and treatment, HIV testing, abortion, access to free vasectomy, and more.
Some abortion opponents, however, take issue with the argument that the policy denies women access to family planning services.
It will ensure that a woman serving in the Peace Corps has the same access to abortion if she is the victim of rape or incest, or when her life is endangered, as women in the armed services and many other women covered by federal health programs,» said Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
We believe unequivocally, like the majority of Americans, that every woman should have access to quality reproductive health care services, including safe and legal abortion — regardless of where she lives, how much money she makes, or how she is insured.
The anniversary of the benefit comes just as the Guttmacher Institute releases new data showing that giving women access to affordable birth control, through publicly funded family planning services, helped prevent 2.2 million unintended pregnancies in 2010, which would have resulted in 1.1 million unplanned births and 760,000 abortions.
Abortion self - induction in Texas appears to be more common among Latinas near the U.S. - Mexico border and among women who report barriers accessing reproductive health services.
She is proud to have won the endorsement of the Planned Parenthood Action fund, and has promised to always defend what she calls essential health and reproductive care, including the services Planned Parenthood provides for women, such as access to legal abortion.
Some politicians claim that ending support to Planned Parenthood is related to abortion services, knowing full well that because of the Hyde amendment there has been no federal funding of abortion services except for very narrow exceptions for nearly four decades — and that low - income women have been prevented full access to abortion as a result.
Preventing women from accessing family planning services doesn't merely deprive them of reproductive agency: Where abortion is illegal or heavily restricted, preventing women from obtaining contraception is potentially life threatening since many women opt to terminate unwanted pregnancies illegally.
We advocate towards maintaining New York's pro-choice legacy by strengthening the state's abortion laws to protect women's health and safety and oppose any efforts to restrict access to abortion services in this state or nationally.