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PRESS RELEASE) Pushing back against recent efforts by opponents of reproductive rights to reimpose the Global Gag Rule, Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that the Center for Reproductive Rights says will protect U.S.-supported family planning groups overseas against politicized attacks. (reproductiverights.org)
When the Global Gag Rule was in effect, countless women were condemned to illegal and unsafe abortion , organizations' free-speech rights were trampled upon, and their advocacy efforts were crippled," said Nancy Northup , president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights. (reproductiverights.org)
The Center for Reproductive Rights respectfully submits the following testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance in strong opposition. (reproductiverights.org)
MEDIA ADVISORY) - The Center for Reproductive Rights today filed an amicus brief in a federal appeals court on behalf of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance and a coalition of reproductive justice groups who argue that Texas' efforts to deny access to Planned Parenthood's services for Medicaid patients will disproportionately harm Black women's maternal health. (reproductiverights.org)
The brief was filed by Hillary Schneller and Pilar Herrero of the Center for Reproductive Rights and Caroline K. Simons and Excylyn J. Hardin-Smith of Fish &, Richardson P.C., who provided pro bono counsel to the Center for Reproductive Rights on this matter. (reproductiverights.org)
In 2014, The Center for Reproductive Rights and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective began a partnership to raise awareness about human rights and racial disparities in U.S. maternal health. (reproductiverights.org)
It is being considered a win for the Center for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood on behalf of Kansas abortion providers. (publicnewsservice.org)

As access to both modern methods of contraception and antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) expands, women with HIV enter the largely uncharted territory of potential drug interactions. (hindawi.com)
And today, the President is issuing a third Executive Order focused on strengthening access to affordable, high-quality contraception , a critical aspect of reproductive health care. (whitehouse.gov)
In the white paper, we set out our intention to intensify our efforts to promote freedom of expression, protect religious minorities, and safeguard women's rights, including access to contraception and sexual and reproductive health services,' said Mr Brende. (norway.no)
Increasing efforts to promote access to contraception and sexual and reproductive health services, including safe and legal abortions. (norway.no)
It provides examples of shortcomings that European states must address in particular as regards the rights to life, health, privacy, non-discrimination as well as the right to be free from torture and ill-treatment, with a particular focus on comprehensive sexuality education, modern contraception, safe and legal abortion care, and quality maternal health care. (coe.int)
This ruling not only harmed access to abortions, but pregnancy services, contraception, gender-affirming care, and related care for people with chronic conditions as well. (healthlaw.org)
Several measures of health status show pastoralist communities in Ethiopia to be more disadvantaged than their counterparts in settled agrarian communities, including those related to reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH-N). For example, limited access to contraception, antenatal care, skilled attendance at birth, and post-natal care leads to higher rates of maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality among pastoralist populations. (engenderhealth.org)
Funding sexual and reproductive health and rights should remain a priority to avoid a rise in maternal and newborn mortality, increased unmet need for contraception, and an increased number of unsafe abortions and sexually transmitted infections. (government.nl)
Gender-inclusive care includes the right to have access to safe, stigma-free reproductive health care, such as abortion care, contraception and STI testing. (nationalpartnership.org)
These services include testing for HIV and other sexually transmissible infections, prevention of mother-to-child transmission, support for fertility decisions, and increased access to condoms, contraception and correct information. (familyplanning.org.nz)
And it fails to examine the broader context of access to reproductive health care, including access to contraception, maternal health care, and access to medical information. (acslaw.org)
Thousands of women in Hawaii are in need of publicly-funded family planning services, contraception services and education, pregnancy-related services, prenatal care, and birth-related services. (hawaii.gov)
Many women in Hawaii, however, remain unaware of the public programs available to provide them with contraception, health education and counseling, family planning, prenatal care, pregnancy-related, and birth-related services. (hawaii.gov)
Hawaii has public programs that provide immediate free or low-cost access to comprehensive family planning services, including, but not limited to, all FDA-approved methods of contraception and pregnancy-related services for eligible women. (hawaii.gov)
Today's guidance makes clear that the law requires group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide contraceptive coverage - including emergency contraception - at no cost to participants," said Labor Secretary Marty Walsh. (hhs.gov)
Il existait une incidence significative entre le niveau d'études et la contraception en cours ainsi que le nombre d'enfants et l'utilisation antérieure d'un moyen de contraception. (who.int)
Si les hommes mariés avaient une attitude positive vis-à-vis de la planification familiale et de bonnes connaissances en la matière, ceci ne se traduisait pas, en pratique, par l'utilisation d'une méthode de contraception. (who.int)
and discuss strategies for increasing access and availability to highly effective contraception. (cdc.gov)
Dr. Berry-Bibee is a practicing OB-GYN and a guest researcher at the CDC, currently serving on CDC's Zika Virus Emergency Response on the Pregnancy and Birth Defects Task Force Contraception Access Team. (cdc.gov)
Coverages for non-communicable diseases and health promotion services are the lowest, while the coverage for communicable disease control interventions is the highest although progress has been made in recent decades in the area of contraception, contraceptive use remains low in sub-Saharan Africa. (who.int)

Community college students' lives outside of the classroom-including their sexual and reproductive health- can directly impact their ability to succeed in school, yet most community colleges do not provide sexual and reproductive health services (Bernstein and Reichlin Cruse 2020). (iwpr.org)
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic upended access to care while also paving the way for policymakers to test new flexibilities, such as telehealth policies that helped address long-standing barriers to health access. (healthlaw.org)
According to the Defense Health Board's November 2020 report Active Duty Women's Health Care Services , women account for 17% - more than one in six - of active-duty personnel, totaling approximately 225,000 women across all military branches. (health.mil)
Projections by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in April 2020 showed that COVID-19 will disrupt efforts to end child marriage, potentially resulting in an additional 13 million child marriages taking place globally between 2020 and 2030 that could otherwise have been averted. (unicef.org)
This was evident in 2020, when after the implementation of an electronic community health information system (eCHIS), all of Aleltu's pregnant women accessed and received RMNCH services. (jsi.com)
A national survey of Catholic voters in the 2020 election shows that an overwhelming majority of Catholics continue to respect the intensely personal nature of reproductive health issues and support people exercising their own conscience when it comes to making these decisions. (catholicsforchoice.org)
Argentina became the first country in the region to legalize abortion in 2020, forming the movement that has paved the way for other countries including Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, and now Mexico, to either fully decriminalize or greatly expand access to abortion. (ippf.org)
According to a report released by HHS, in 2020, 58 million women benefited from the ACA's preventive services and birth control coverage, which has saved billions of dollars in out-of-pocket spending on contraceptives since the ACA was passed. (hhs.gov)
Working to improve the health and social well-being of teens to reach the Healthy People 2020 national objective to reduce pregnancy in teens ages 15-17. (cdc.gov)

Nonetheless, multivariable analysis controlling for confounders such as socioeconomic status revealed that utilization of antenatal care services at health centers and TT vaccination during pregnancy are significantly associated with the intervention. (plos.org)
Title X is a federally administered grant program that funds Affirm which, in turn, distributes funds to health centers providing low- or no-cost services like birth control, sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment, pregnancy testing, counseling and other preventative services. (sedona.biz)
More than 50 Title X-funded health centers across Arizona provide sexual and reproductive healthcare services to an average of 35,000 people annually. (sedona.biz)
Further, the Utah Eagle Forum and Pro-Life Utah have opposed the ability of educators to answer "spontaneous questions" related to sex education curriculum and the inclusion of Planned Parenthood and LGBT Pride Centers on sexual health resource guides for young people. (siecus.org)
To the American people, including those who are concerned that their access to care is at risk, I say this: we stand firmly with you, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will do everything we can to ensure that you have access to the full range of reproductive health care you need," said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. (hhs.gov)
Universities and U.S. Poison Control Centers may also be able to supply information about potential health hazards. (cdc.gov)
To analyze the hemoglobin value and the prevalence of anemia in women in reproductive age, mothers of children enrolled in municipal day care centers in a municipality with a high Human Development Index, in the Southeast region of Brazil, and related factors, including being attended by the Family Health Strategy. (bvsalud.org)

Upon having an unwanted pregnancy, youth may also be reluctant or afraid of accessing SRH services, for fear of experiencing further shame, discrimination, and public exposure. (womenlobby.org)

Since the 1970s, the international community has worked on providing access to the supplies and equipment needed to deliver quality reproductive health services in the developing world. (wikipedia.org)
The policy interferes with the doctor-patient relationship by restricting medical information healthcare providers may offer, limits free speech by prohibiting local citizens from participating in public policy debates, and impedes women's access to family planning by cutting off funding for many of the most experienced health care providers who chose to prioritize quality reproductive-health services and counseling over funding that restricts care and censors information. (americanhumanist.org)

Worldwide, the availability of reproductive health (RH) supplies, including contraceptives, medicines for prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS, and medicines to ensure healthy pregnancy and delivery, falls short of current demands. (wikipedia.org)
The ACA protects patients against unfair insurance practices and has greatly expanded the scope of Medicaid and private health insurance plans, requiring coverage of contraceptives, maternity care and many other reproductive health services. (msmagazine.com)
and access to contraceptives was severely limited, resulting in more unintended pregnancies and more unsafe abortions. (americanhumanist.org)
Ensuring a continuous supply to meet the demand for contraceptives, condoms, and other reproductive health (RH) medicines and commodities necessary to address critical public health needs is a complex responsibility shared among country governments, international donors, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and the private commercial sector. (rhsupplies.org)
Consequently, on univariate analysis, utilization of MNH services: antenatal care, TT vaccination, institutional delivery and use of modern contraceptives were higher in the intervention than control area. (plos.org)
According to the group, over 215 million women in developing countries that want to either avoid pregnancy or space-out pregnancies do not have access to modern contraceptives. (mongabay.com)
Studies have shown that education for women and access to contraceptives are key to tackling over-population. (mongabay.com)
The guidance comes on the heels of HHS' work to bolster family planning services, including access to emergency contraceptives. (hhs.gov)

These regulatory changes and court rulings align with ACP advocacy to ensure access for all patients to the full range of reproductive health care services. (acponline.org)
A woman has a legal right to make her own decisions about accessing the full range of reproductive health care. (jewishpublicaffairs.org)
In countries where abortion is legal, providers could not provide their patients with full range of reproductive health options, even when their patients' health was endangered. (reproductiverights.org)

I'm writing to urge you to oppose any attempt to ban reproductive-health services in the new healthcare system. (thepetitionsite.com)
I am concerned about the repeated efforts of some senators to use healthcare reform as an opportunity to restrict access to abortion and family planning. (thepetitionsite.com)
Reproductive-health care should be treated like any other healthcare service in the new system - not singled out for exclusion on political grounds. (thepetitionsite.com)
The Administration remains fully committed to implementing these Executive Orders and advancing access to reproductive health care through the leadership of the interagency Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access, co-chaired by the White House Gender Policy Council and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (whitehouse.gov)
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is providing an update on the work of the Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access and the Administration's ongoing efforts to defend reproductive rights. (whitehouse.gov)
WASHINGTON, DC - The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health celebrates Oregon's proactive efforts to improve healthcare for women and immigrant children. (latinainstitute.org)
Young people in different countries have reported being turned away from SRH services, humiliated and shamed by healthcare providers for engaging and/or thinking of engaging in sexual activity, and being accused of "immorality" and eroding "traditional" values. (womenlobby.org)
In an Executive Order on Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services issued in July 2022, President Biden reiterated the importance of medication abortion and directed the Secretary of HHS to identify potential actions to protect and expand access to abortion care, including medication abortion. (whitehouse.gov)
In his second Executive Order on Securing Access to Reproductive and Other Healthcare Services issued in August 2022, President Biden addressed the challenges that women have faced in accessing prescription medication at pharmacies in the wake of Dobbs , including medication abortion, which is also used to manage miscarriages. (whitehouse.gov)
On what would have been the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade in January 2023, President Biden issued a Presidential Memorandum on Further Efforts to Protect Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services to further protect access to medication abortion. (whitehouse.gov)
Because most pastoralist communities are mobile and live in remote areas, they have limited access to basic services such as water, education, and healthcare. (engenderhealth.org)
In Part 1, we share our experience addressing infrastructure challenges that affect healthcare delivery, through focused collaboration at all levels among government, local partners, and community stakeholders and supporting and adapting service delivery models, to meet clients where they are. (engenderhealth.org)
EngenderHealth's role in improving physical infrastructure for health services often focuses on renovating health facilities and ensuring the availability of essential equipment and supplies for RMNCAH-N care, especially at the primary healthcare level. (engenderhealth.org)
Under the A'ago program , which strengthened sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and other services for semi-pastoralist adolescents and youth in Afar, Amhara, Oromia, and SNNPR, we renovated 40 of the 260 healthcare facilities supported in the Afar region. (engenderhealth.org)
EngenderHealth's comprehensive approach to expanding the availability, accessibility, and quality of care also relies on preparing and supporting the healthcare workforce to deliver improved services, across the RMNCAH-N spectrum. (engenderhealth.org)
We affirm the right of every Arizonan to access sexual and reproductive healthcare without reservation," said Affirm CEO Bré Thomas. (sedona.biz)
Our focus is securely on sexual and reproductive healthcare for all. (sedona.biz)
Sexual and reproductive healthcare is rapidly becoming harder to access," Thomas said. (sedona.biz)
But sexual and reproductive healthcare is vital to our overall health, which is why we will continue to coordinate services, connect clients to caring providers, offer inclusive health education and advocate for evidence-based health policy at every level of government. (sedona.biz)
In so doing, they sent a powerful message about support for abortion rights and access to reproductive healthcare among US Catholics today, as well as the limited role they believe US bishops should play in our electoral system. (catholicsforchoice.org)
She is involved in developing clinical guidance for healthcare providers caring for pregnant women and women of reproductive age with possible exposure to Zika virus. (cdc.gov)
Dr. Oduyebo is also a subject matter expert, and provides clinical consultation to healthcare providers and state, tribal, local and territorial health departments through the CDC Zika Pregnancy Hotline. (cdc.gov)

Health policies must be changed, and social restrictions that circumscribe women need to be eliminated. (cdc.gov)
3) The global agenda for preventing communicable diseases among women rests on two premises, namely, that understanding women's health in developing countries, particularly the health risks they face, is important for instituting appropriate interventions to address women's specific health needs, and that women's participation in health promotion and disease prevention is key to the health of families and communities worldwide. (cdc.gov)
The goal of the Uganda Nutrition Action Plan is to reduce malnutrition levels among women of reproductive age, infants and young children from 2011 through 2016 and beyond. (who.int)
Strategy 1.1: Promote access and utilisation of nutrition and health services to all women of reproductive age, infants, and young children. (who.int)
3) Manage nutrition for sick children, pregnant and lactating mothers, and other women of reproductive age. (who.int)
From fertility issues, missed miscarriages and complications from unwanted pregnancies, to embryo reductions, endocrinal therapies and menopause, women in the Foreign Service community have faced serious reproductive health-related medical concerns-not only without the support of the State Department Bureau of Medical Services (MED), but even as it actively and repeatedly forced patients into impossible decisions and significant financial burden, and put them in life-threatening situations. (afsa.org)
It all started with a post on the FS Women Facebook group in which a Foreign Service officer assigned overseas asked if other women had faced challenges accessing reproductive health care abroad. (afsa.org)
Rabbis in our community offer private and compassionate pastoral care to women who seek out their spiritual guidance on a range of matters related to their reproductive health and pregnancy-related care, including abortion, thereby enabling a woman to consider the rich teachings of the Jewish tradition while making her own private moral decision. (jewishpublicaffairs.org)
Affirming that we trust women to make their own decisions about their reproductive lives, and for women who seek assistance in making difficult reproductive health decisions, JCPA supports the full and unfettered access to confidential and affordable spiritual, religious, mental health, and accurate medical guidance. (jewishpublicaffairs.org)
We support efforts to strengthen and safeguard the spirit and impact of Roe v. Wade, including private choices by women of all ages, incomes, geographic regions, citizenship or immigration status, and sources of insurance and their equal access to high quality, safe, private, confidential and comprehensive reproductive health services. (jewishpublicaffairs.org)
Access to comprehensive, unbiased, medically accurate sexuality and reproductive health education, information and services should be expanded so that women and young people know their reproductive health care options and are able to decide the best option for themselves in consultation with their health care provider. (jewishpublicaffairs.org)
If they have their way, women could lose coverage for reproductive-health care -- even if their private health insurance already covers it! (thepetitionsite.com)
Tell your lawmakers to oppose ANY anti-choice attacks on health-care legislation, including attempts to take away coverage from women who already have it in their private-insurance plans. (thepetitionsite.com)
Some proposals would even have the effect of denying services to women whose private plans already cover reproductive-health care. (thepetitionsite.com)
Preventing unintended pregnancy in HIV-positive women can significantly reduce maternal-to-child HIV transmission as well as improve the woman's overall health. (hindawi.com)
While spread of the epidemic has slowed, addressing the health needs of women infected with HIV remains an important priority. (hindawi.com)
Providing reproductive health services to women living with HIV is crucial to improving their overall health. (hindawi.com)
More than 20 percent of all women and nearly half of low-income women aged 15-44 rely on Medicaid and other public health insurance programs for coverage. (msmagazine.com)
Today, more than 23 million women of reproductive age-one in three-live in one of the 18 states with an abortion ban currently in effect. (whitehouse.gov)
In the last year, women have been denied essential medical care to preserve their health and even save their lives. (whitehouse.gov)
The Administration is committed to ensuring all patients, including women who are experiencing pregnancy loss, have access to the full rights and protections for emergency medical care afforded under federal law-including abortion care when that is the stabilizing treatment required. (whitehouse.gov)
This Presidential Memorandum was issued in the face of attacks by state officials to prevent women from accessing mifepristone and discourage pharmacies from becoming certified to dispense the medication. (whitehouse.gov)
This vote makes clear what we know: the majority of Americans agree that women should have access to abortion and should have the right to make their own health care decisions. (ucsb.edu)
The brief submitted today outlines the crucial role Planned Parenthood plays in creating healthy outcomes for low-income women and women of color, and how denying Medicaid patients access to these services will only increase the extreme gaps in care that contribute to of Texas' maternal health crisis. (reproductiverights.org)
The brief was filed on behalf of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, the Afiya Center, Black Women's Health Imperative, the National Birth Equity Collaborative, Sistersong: The National Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, and Women With a Vision. (reproductiverights.org)
The Black Mamas Matter Alliance is a Black women-led cross-sectoral alliance that works to improve Black maternal health outcomes through advocacy, research, and culture shift activities. (reproductiverights.org)
For too long, abortion restrictions and bans at the federal and state levels have pushed critical and affordable reproductive care deeply out of reach for women across the nation. (latinainstitute.org)
eliminate discrimination in laws, policies and practices and guarantee equality for all women in the enjoyment of sexual and reproductive health and rights. (coe.int)
Ensuring these rights for women is a vital component of efforts to achieve women's rights and gender equality. (coe.int)
States have the duty to provide all women with accessible, affordable, good quality sexual and reproductive health care and services", said Commissioner Muižnieks. (coe.int)
As a supporter of global health and development, women's rights, gender equality, and free speech, the AHA joins over 130 groups from a variety of sectors to oppose this policy and reject efforts to undermine the health and rights of women around the world. (americanhumanist.org)
Following the closure of these clinics in 2005, at least 9,000 people - primarily women and children - were left with little or no access to health care. (americanhumanist.org)
1] As a result of various intersecting factors,[2] young people in the Global South, particularly young women and girls, often have little or no access to SRH information and services, and experience unintended or unwanted pregnancies. (womenlobby.org)
This lawsuit is part of broader efforts to ban abortion nationwide and to prevent women from making their own decisions about their own bodies without government interference. (whitehouse.gov)
These included reports of women of reproductive age being denied prescription medication at pharmacies-including medication that is used to treat stomach ulcers, lupus, arthritis, and cancer-due to concerns that these medications, some of which can be used in medication abortion, could be used to terminate a pregnancy. (whitehouse.gov)
This is one of the reasons why the MHS is launching its new podcast series, Wise Health for Women Warriors . (health.mil)
Wise Health for Women Warriors pulls experts from across the MHS's Women and Infant Clinical Community to answer the most frequently asked questions that military providers have about women's health. (health.mil)
Wise Health for Women Warriors offers an informed dialogue on real-world health care challenges servicewomen encounter and clinically proven ways to help address them. (health.mil)
Through this podcast, my guests and I - and the Military Health System - are striving to make things better for the women coming after us. (health.mil)
The report endorsed using digital health technology as a scalable, low-cost way to deliver health information and services to women in the military at the point of need, especially in remote and resource-constrained environments. (health.mil)
A cross-sectional survey was conducted to interview Married Women of Reproductive Age (MWRA). (plos.org)
Our findings suggest positive changes in health care seeking behavior of women and families with respect to MNH. (plos.org)
Access to this care is a necessity if we are going to protect the health and autonomy of women. (capecod.com)
I have faith that this decision will be defeated, and women will once again have their right to health care and to personal choice restored. (capecod.com)
Participation, protection and potential of all women and girls must be at the center of response efforts. (government.nl)
These efforts must be gender-responsive and consider different impacts surrounding detection, diagnosis and access to treatment for all women and men. (government.nl)
As health and social protection as well as legal systems that protect all women and girls under normal circumstances are weakened or under pressure by the COVID-19, specific measures should be implemented to prevent violence against women and girls. (government.nl)
We support the active participation and leadership of women and girls at all levels of decision-making, including at community level, through their networks and organizations, to ensure efforts and response are gender-responsive and will not further discriminate and exclude those most at risk. (government.nl)
As our national and international supply chains are impacted by this pandemic, we recommit to providing all women and girls of reproductive age with reproductive health commodities. (government.nl)
And we call on governments around the world to ensure full and unimpeded access to all sexual and reproductive health services for all women and girls. (government.nl)
We welcome the multilateral efforts, including by the UN, including UNFPA and UN Women, WHO, the World Bank and IMF, and regional development banks, as well as the G7 and G20 declarations, towards a coherent and global response to COVID-19. (government.nl)
In 2018, few women in the Aleltu District of Ethiopia 's Oromia Region sought or received reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) services from their local health facilities. (jsi.com)
The representation gap - even more significant for women of color - poses a huge barrier to ensuring policies that support state-level abortion access WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 28, 2023 - In a newly released report, Democracy & Abortion. (nationalpartnership.org)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 8, 2023 - A new study from the National Partnership for Women & Families finds that Black-led community initiatives may be vital to solving the Black maternal health crisis. (nationalpartnership.org)
Reproductive rights and reproductive health services historically center around cisgender women - but these services are also needed by transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming individuals as well. (nationalpartnership.org)
Meeting participants noted that women living with HIV generally have lower fertility desires and have a higher demand for family planning services than other women. (familyplanning.org.nz)
In California we've made it clear that we trust women and respect every woman's right to make decisions about their reproductive health and future," said First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom. (ca.gov)
Public health has long had a focus on the health of children, and more precisely on the health of women and children. (drexel.edu)
Women's health is often emphasized in the context of infant and child health and family health as women are rightly perceived to be primary care takers of children, spouses, and parents. (drexel.edu)
Stereotypes abound: women are believed to have less heart disease and more mental health problems, it is claimed that they overuse health care services, and generally complain more about their health than men. (drexel.edu)
Justice Ginsburg's major health related contributions include her support of access to abortion and reproductive health care services for women. (drexel.edu)
A stalwart supporter of equal rights for women, Justice Ginsburg made much broader contributions to society and public health. (drexel.edu)
Her project was to free both sexes, men as well as women, from the roles that society had assigned them…" The implications of such a transformation for society and for the well-being and health of all of us cannot be overstated. (drexel.edu)
For example, the global tally counts Germany as having more restrictive abortion access than the U.S. Yet Germany's reproductive health laws provide more support for women seeking to avoid or end unintended pregnancies. (acslaw.org)
That implies that 1 billion young women are actively seeking the information and service we are talking about here," UN Population Fund (UNFPA) executive director Babatunde Osotimehin said in opening remarks to the meeting. (mongabay.com)
The legislature finds that all women in Hawaii, regardless of income, should have meaningful access to effective reproductive health services. (hawaii.gov)
Public programs providing insurance coverage and direct services for reproductive health care and counseling to eligible, low-income women are currently available through the department of health and department of human services. (hawaii.gov)
Because family planning decisions are time sensitive and care early in pregnancy is important, Hawaii must make every possible effort to advise women of all available reproductive health programs. (hawaii.gov)
In Hawaii, low-income women can receive immediate access to free or low-cost comprehensive family planning services and pregnancy-related care through Med-QUEST and the department of health's family planning program. (hawaii.gov)
Requiring facilities that provide pregnancy- or family planning-related services to provide accurate health information and to inform clients of the availability of and enrollment procedures for reproductive health programs will help ensure that all women in the State can quickly obtain the information and services that they need to make and implement informed, timely, and personally appropriate reproductive health decisions. (hawaii.gov)
The purpose of this Act is to ensure that women in Hawaii are able to make personal reproductive health decisions with full and accurate information regarding their rights to access the full range of health care services that are available. (hawaii.gov)
RESULTS: The providers recognized the critical need for second-trimester abortion services and were motivated by their empathy towards women who often sought care late due to marginalisation and poverty making it difficult to access abortion before the second trimester. (bvsalud.org)
The providers experienced ethical dilemmas pertaining to the possible viability of the fetus and women desperately requesting the service after the legal limit. (bvsalud.org)
CONCLUSIONS: Second-trimester abortion providers faced severe barriers and ethical dilemmas pushing their moral threshold and medical risk-taking in efforts to deliver second-trimester abortions to vulnerable women in need of the service. (bvsalud.org)
Nevertheless, most reproduc- Nonetheless, men were less likely than The sample of married men was recruit- tive health and family planning pro- women to approve of family planning. (who.int)
Although there is a slight prevalence of anemia, according to World Health Organization criteria, in urban areas with a high Human Development Index, well-conducted health care policies, the Family Health Strategy in particular can contribute to further reduce plus the prevalence of this condition in the health of women of reproductive age. (bvsalud.org)
Although there is a slight prevalence, by WHO criteria, of anemia in an urban area of high HDI, well-conducted health care policies, the Family Health Strategy in particular, can contribute to further reduce the prevalence of this health problem in women of reproductive age. (bvsalud.org)
On average, fewer than one in two pregnant women in Africa give birth in the presence of skilled health personnel, and only 12% of those who need emergency care for themselves and their newborns actually receive it. (who.int)
Across countries, the median contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) among women of reproductive age was just 28% in 2017. (who.int)
Recent evidence indicates that increasing the frequency of antenatal visits in the health system for women and adolescents is associated with a lower likelihood of stillbirths, as these visits provide more opportunities to detect and manage potential problems. (who.int)

But the recent DOJ guidance will help with increasing access to medication abortions. (acponline.org)
While the Helms Amendment restricts U.S. foreign assistance funding for abortions "as a method of family planning," the global gag rule goes a step further by blocking aid to foreign organizations who use their own non-U.S. funds to provide information, referrals, or services for legal abortion or to advocate for access to abortion services in their own country. (americanhumanist.org)
The President and Vice President are focused on ensuring access to mifepristone, which the FDA first approved as safe and effective to end early pregnancy more than twenty years ago and which accounts for more than half of abortions in the United States. (whitehouse.gov)
Ars Technica notes that this bill (and others like it) show that states' efforts to limit access to information about obtaining or performing abortions could also threaten the First Amendment right to free speech. (pcmag.com)
SACRAMENTO - As other states outlaw fundamental reproductive health care and criminalize doctors and patients, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the launch of abortion.ca.gov - providing people both inside and outside of California with information about abortions, their legal rights, where to find providers, how to pay for services and financial assistance, ways to locate wellness and emotional support, and more. (ca.gov)
Majorities of Catholic voters support access to legal abortions in this country, oppose efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade and say abortion could be a morally acceptable choice for individuals to make. (catholicsforchoice.org)
States such as Texas are making a concerted effort to limit access to abortions, essential family planning services, and other reproductive health care, and refuse to provide comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education. (acslaw.org)
METHODS: A qualitative study with 13 in-depth semi-structured interviews with 16 health workers directly involved in providing second-trimester abortions, this included obstetrician and gynaecologist specialists and residents, general practitioners, nurses, and midwives. (bvsalud.org)
However, service provision was challenging according to the providers, and barriers like lack of access to essential drugs and equipment, few providers willing to conduct abortions late in pregnancy and unclear guidelines were commonly experienced. (bvsalud.org)
Supporting states in efforts to reduce pregnancies, births, and abortions among teens. (cdc.gov)
The Committee is also concerned that the criminalization of abortion, except in cases of rape, threat to the life of the mother, or anencephalic foetus, results in many girls resorting to 2 clandestine and unsafe abortions that put their lives and health at risk. (bvsalud.org)

The alliance collaborates with individuals and organizations that share its vision for reproductive justice and maternal health equity. (reproductiverights.org)
Our passion and vision for reproductive justice is what is going to move us forward. (latinainstitute.org)

Secular business entities are artificial legal bodies and do not possess religious exercise rights that entitle them to deny their employees legally mandated insurance coverage for some or all contraceptive services. (jewishpublicaffairs.org)
Stimulated by the call to action, participants at a May 2001 global meeting on contraceptive security, convened in Istanbul, Turkey, repeatedly called for a more effective coordination of efforts, inputs, and resources. (rhsupplies.org)
Still by working with national efforts, the UNFA has helped contraceptive use expand exponentially in some poor countries, including Madagascar and Niger. (mongabay.com)
The Utah State Board of Education updated the Utah Core State Standards for Health Education in 2019 after a collaborative campaign among advocates and provided further guidance on instruction concerning affirmative consent, contraceptive methods, reproductive conditions and diseases, relationship violence prevention, and identifying accurate and credible sources of information about sexual health. (siecus.org)
We expect them to remove impermissible barriers and ensure individuals have access to the contraceptive coverage they need. (hhs.gov)
Today, we are taking another important step by reminding employer-sponsored health plans and health insurance issuers of their obligations to provide the full range of contraceptive care to their enrollees. (hhs.gov)
The ACA guarantees coverage of women's preventive services, including free birth control and contraceptive counseling, for all individuals and covered dependents with reproductive capacity. (hhs.gov)
Last month, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, and Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen sent a letter to health insurers and employer health plan organizations, and the Departments convened a meeting with them, calling on the industry to commit to meeting their obligations to provide coverage for contraceptive services at no cost as required by the ACA. (hhs.gov)

Growing efforts to implement holistic approaches to student success also often ignore the role that sexual and reproductive health outcomes can play students' academic careers. (iwpr.org)
The podcast seeks to educate and empower MHS primary care providers to improve health care delivery and outcomes for servicewomen, before, during, and after deployment and throughout their military careers. (health.mil)
Mother-and-child centred care, including prevention to mother-to-child transmission, for example, can improve both sexual and reproductive health and HIV outcomes. (familyplanning.org.nz)
Family planning, one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, is key to better health outcomes. (hhs.gov)
Dr. Oduyebo is also involved with the US Zika Pregnancy Registry, and provides technical assistance to support state, tribal, local and territorial health departments collecting information about pregnancy and infant outcomes following laboratory evidence of confirmed or possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy. (cdc.gov)
The state of health and well-being is a function of the levels of attainment of the dimensions related to outcomes - the health and health-related services desired by the population. (who.int)
Outcomes in health consider the availability of health services, the coverage of the needs of the populations, the risk factors, health security and financial health protection. (who.int)

BOSTON - In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade , Plymouth/Barnstable State Senator Susan Moran (D) committed to work for the protection of reproductive health rights in Massachusetts. (capecod.com)

Jan. 27, 2023 (ACP) - The American College of Physicians is encouraged by recent news regarding access to medication abortion and courts pushing back on the constitutionality of state abortion bans. (acponline.org)
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in 14 counties in New Jersey may receive emergency prescription refills now through Oct. 10, 2023, due to flooding. (health.mil)

For immigrant communities, harmful policies and legal barriers also work to deny millions of immigrants access to the care they need and when they need it. (latinainstitute.org)
The Guide also describes barriers and protections to accessing reproductive and sexual health services in Medicaid and other publicly funded reproductive and sexual health programs. (healthlaw.org)
Addressing Barriers to Accessing Care. (whitehouse.gov)
In Part 2, we address the importance of supporting long-term, community-led efforts to address barriers to care based in sociocultural and gender norms and integrating multisectoral approaches that engage a range of stakeholders, with attention to building resilience and readiness to respond to crises. (engenderhealth.org)
It is essential that America's workers and their families do not face barriers to accessing care for their mental health. (americanbar.org)
EBSA has committed unprecedented resources to bringing plans into compliance and investigating the barriers that participants and their families are facing in accessing mental health care. (americanbar.org)
The health care system provided through the Migrant Health Program appears to be underutilized, partially due to barriers to health care access. (cdc.gov)
Effort is needed to minimize health system barriers and improve guidelines and support for second-trimester abortion providers in order to increase access and quality of second-trimester abortion services in Ethiopia. (bvsalud.org)

In a "friend of the court" brief filed before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Black Mamas Matter Alliance and its co-signers outline how a Texas measure to deny Medicaid coverage for services provided by Planned Parenthood would exacerbate already stark racial disparities in women's ability to access maternal and reproductive health care in the state. (reproductiverights.org)
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Family Planning and Preventive Health Services, et al. (reproductiverights.org)
challenges Texas's most recent attempt to "defund" Planned Parenthood by denying Medicaid patients the right to their preferred health care provider if that provider is Planned Parenthood. (reproductiverights.org)
In February 2017, a federal district court in Texas blocked the State from implementing the measure, which would have denied nearly 11,000 Texas Medicaid patients access to health care services at Planned Parenthood. (reproductiverights.org)
The event was sponsored by UNAIDS, UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), UNFPA, the World Health Organisation and the International Planned Parenthood Federation. (familyplanning.org.nz)
Planned Parenthood was proud to support this effort and we thank Governor Newsom for making it a reality - this website truly demonstrates California's commitment to expanding abortion access. (ca.gov)

This conference was the starting point for a coordinated global reproductive health supplies movement. (wikipedia.org)

On the day of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June 2022, the President identified preserving access to medication abortion as one of two key priorities to guide the Administration's immediate response to the ruling. (whitehouse.gov)

Wherever possible, we also highlight best practices, policy recommendations, advocacy tips, and legal strategies to strengthen existing programs and address reproductive and sexual health disparities. (healthlaw.org)

The Jewish values that undergird these issues, such as privacy, respect, dignity, and women's autonomy and moral agency, are fundamental to our deep interest in matters of reproductive choice. (jewishpublicaffairs.org)
Anti-abortion politicians' long-standing efforts to pack the courts resulted in an array of harmful rulings on matters of reproductive and sexual health and justice. (healthlaw.org)

The Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC) is a global partnership of public, private and non-governmental organizations. (wikipedia.org)
In 2004, 12 organizations, mostly donors from the public and non-governmental sectors, established the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition. (wikipedia.org)
By the end of 2011 the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition included 155 member organizations, among them developing country governments, international and national non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, technical agencies, bilateral donors, multilateral organizations, private foundations, regional bodies, and manufacturers. (wikipedia.org)
Organizational Principles and Structural/Governance Terms of Reference for the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition 1 June 3, 2009 I. Introduction 1. (rhsupplies.org)
Other members of the Market Development Approaches Working Group of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition have also provided feedback and comments on this document. (rhsupplies.org)

To assist countries who formulate their own lists of essential RH supplies, based on local needs, the Coalition partners WHO, UNFPA and PATH published the Essential Medicines for Reproductive Health: Guiding Principles for their inclusion on National Medicines Lists (2006). (wikipedia.org)
This study was funded by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Islamabad as part of evaluation of the Women's Reproductive Health Care Project. (plos.org)
In opening remarks, Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director, explained how the integration of sexual and reproductive health and HIV services was a ""win-win"" for both provider and client. (familyplanning.org.nz)
UNFPA will work with you to provide them with education, opportunities and access to information and services including reproductive health commodities, so that each young girl will be a fire, a multiplier, and will add value to the world in which she belongs," Osotimehin added. (mongabay.com)

Moran said access to reproductive care is "a necessity" for women's autonomy and health. (capecod.com)
Rather than promoting long-term political stability, some of 7008's restrictions run counter to this recommendation by disrupting social programs that have played critical roles in advancing the age-structural transition - specifically, programs that improve access and quality of family planning and other reproductive health services, efforts that augment girls' educational attainment, and activities that advance women's autonomy and rights. (wilsoncenter.org)
International human rights treaties, agreements, and decisions reflect an international norm of liberalizing access to abortion and ensuring access to safe abortion care as central to ensuring women's autonomy and reproductive health. (acslaw.org)

On a practical level, even if the bill is passed, it's unlikely to prevent someone from accessing information related to abortion. (pcmag.com)
But of course the public health impact of Ginsburg's work, from the time she was a litigator and Director of the Women's Rights Project of the ACLU in the 1970s to the powerful opinions that she wrote as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, extend far beyond issues related to abortion, reproductive rights, and health care access important as they are. (drexel.edu)

5) Promote utilisation of antenatal and postnatal care services among all pregnant and lactating mothers to monitor child growth, and the health and nutrition status of both the mother and the child. (who.int)
We support adequately funded and fully accessible family planning programs that provide comprehensive and medically accurate reproductive and sexual health education and the full range of health care services, including birth control and abortion services. (jewishpublicaffairs.org)
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3/Target 3.7 calls for, "universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programs" by 2030. (guttmacher.org)
We highlight continued gaps in current practice and outline the potential pitfalls of not including programs and system elements when planning and budgeting for increased access to health care services. (guttmacher.org)
In the wake of Dobbs , the President issued two Executive Orders directing a comprehensive slate of actions to protect access to reproductive health care services, including abortion. (whitehouse.gov)
To help ensure access to medication, HHS issued guidance to roughly 60,000 U.S. retail pharmacies to emphasize their obligations under federal civil rights laws to ensure access to comprehensive reproductive health care services. (whitehouse.gov)
The decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has demonstrated how abortion rights are intertwined with privacy rights -which President Joe Biden acknowledged with the Executive Order Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Services-across the US. (pcmag.com)
While other states try to prevent people from accessing this critical information or traveling to other states to obtain reproductive health care services, abortion.ca.gov provides information specifically for those coming to California for an abortion. (ca.gov)
This year's state budget includes more than $200 million in additional funding for reproductive health care services. (ca.gov)
Governor Newsom signed legislation eliminating copays for abortion care services and signed into law a legislative package to further strengthen access and protect patients and providers. (ca.gov)
To apply online for medical insurance coverage, that will cover the full range of family planning and prenatal care services, go to mybenefits.hawaii.gov. (hawaii.gov)
In the Region, 79% of the facilities offered family planning services while 82% can offer antenatal care services. (who.int)
In the Region, 68% of health facilities in countries with available data have comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care services. (who.int)
In fact, 9 out of 10 facilities offer the three essential preventive and curative care services for children under five. (who.int)

In contrast, health programs have been defined as the narrower "set of interventions that contribute to the prevention and control of a common health outcome - for example, HIV or non-communicable diseases (NCDs). (guttmacher.org)
The GPECM was already designed around a well-defined package of proven interventions to reduce child marriage-through empowering girls, keeping them in school, and providing them with comprehensive sexuality education and access to adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services. (unicef.org)
On 8 June, during a side event at this week's United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS in New York, participants explored the question of how to better integrate HIV and sexual and reproductive health interventions. (familyplanning.org.nz)
People living with HIV have reported that a wide range of services in one place increases anonymity, making them more likely to access HIV-related interventions. (familyplanning.org.nz)
The participants share ideas and experiences of how those working in the fields of HIV and sexual and reproductive health have combined their efforts to make interventions more effective in creative and innovative ways. (familyplanning.org.nz)
Coverage of interventions analyses the levels of utilization achieved for 'traditional' health services. (who.int)
International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI). (who.int)
ICHI covers all parts of the health system and contains a wide range of interventions not found in national classifications. (who.int)
Uses include comparing rates of interventions across countries, waiting times, and variations in response to specific health conditions (clinical pathways). (who.int)
A comprehensive international classification of health interventions provides a sound base for comparisons, whether the international classification is used directly for collecting data, as a base for developing national classifications, or as a common structure to which codes in national classifications can be mapped for compiling international data. (who.int)

In 2019, the MOH, in collaboration with Oromia Regional Health Bureau (ORHB) and DUP, introduced eCHIS in the district. (jsi.com)
In the Region, children under five with symptoms of pneumonia who were taken to a health facility for treatment have increased between 2016 and 2019 from 47% to 57%, and those with fever symptoms taken to a health facility for care seeking has increased from 57.2% to 60.0% in the same period. (who.int)

Safe pregnancy and childbirth depend on all these health workers, adequate health facilities, and strict adherence to infection prevention. (government.nl)
For instance, in countries where voluntary male circumcision is being implemented for HIV prevention, the number of men accessing other sexual and reproductive health services, such as prevention of mother-to-child transmission and treatment of STIs, has increased. (familyplanning.org.nz)
Additionally, there is currently a coordinated effort underway to improve sexual violence prevention education for students. (siecus.org)
CIO Responsible for this publication: National Center for Prevention Services, Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV Prevention Counseling for Patients with HIV Infection Behavioral and psychosocial services are an integral part of HIV early intervention. (cdc.gov)
Targeting behavior change programs toward HIV-infected persons and their sex partners, or those with whom they share needles, is an important adjunct to current AIDS prevention efforts. (cdc.gov)
Earlier delivery of sex education may enhance prevention efforts. (cdc.gov)
Publically available clinical consultation and referral resources are available to assist primary health care providers in the detection, treatment, and prevention of disease(s) resulting from toxic exposure(s). (cdc.gov)
Its main goal is to protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability. (cdc.gov)
Design and Evaluation Research (CCQDER) at the National Center for Health Statistics, in collaboration with the Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (cdc.gov)

Since 2004, the Coalition has been part of international efforts to secure reproductive health supplies by increasing resources, strengthening systems, and building effective partnerships. (wikipedia.org)

The Governor signed an executive order preventing medical records, patient data and other information from being shared by state agencies in response to inquiries or investigations brought by other states or individuals within those states looking to restrict abortion access, and announced the Governor's policy of declining to extradite any person in California sought by another state for lawful abortion services provided in California. (ca.gov)
For years, abortion opponents have been busy proposing and enacting new federal and state restrictions on abortion access, teeing up the opportunity for the Court to revisit the fundamental right to abortion and the robust constitutional framework protecting core personal liberty interests. (acslaw.org)
In attacking women's reproductive rights, abortion opponents increasingly characterize laws regarding abortion access in the United States as far more permissive than the rest of the world. (acslaw.org)
For support, they point to a rudimentary global tally of national laws on abortion and urge policymakers to enact bans and further restrictions on abortion access in order to bring the United States more in step with "international norms" on abortion access. (acslaw.org)
Our newly published Issue Brief exposes the fundamental flaws in this argument, explaining that international norms on abortion access cannot be portrayed through such nose counting. (acslaw.org)
In an environment where the very existence of truth is questioned and false statements are increasingly pawned off as true, abortion opponents in the United States are using misleading comparative data to undermine women's fundamental rights and erode the robust constitutional framework that protects abortion access in the United States. (acslaw.org)

Access to quality health care has long been out of reach for many LGBTQ people due to medical bias and discrimination. (nationalpartnership.org)
Recently, the Trump administration gutted the Health Care Rights Law (Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act), which protects people from suffering discrimination in health care. (nationalpartnership.org)
Under section 1557, people are protected from discrimination because of their race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in certain health programs or activities. (nationalpartnership.org)
It also seeks to allow discrimination based on someone's reproductive health history or decision to have an abortion. (nationalpartnership.org)
Increasing linkages between sexual and reproductive health and HIV services can also lessen stigma and discrimination. (familyplanning.org.nz)
Gender inequality, discrimination and restrictive gender norms affect health through multiple interrelated pathways and potentiate and compound the effects of racism, classism, and homophobia. (drexel.edu)
Many patients also require assistance with making reproductive choices, gaining access to health services and health insurance, and confronting employment discrimination. (cdc.gov)
While sex workers found SRH services easily accessible, many reported experiences of stigma and discrimination when accessing them. (bvsalud.org)

Global political will and advocacy are critical to give priority to reproductive health. (wikipedia.org)
Maintaining a high level of aid to priority areas such as education, health, and Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative in the period leading up to 2030. (norway.no)
Protecting access to reproductive health care has been a priority since the beginning of the Biden-Harris Administration, made even more urgent by the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade . (whitehouse.gov)
Improved education for health care providers should be a priority. (cdc.gov)
As such, efforts to develop innovative preventive and curative measures continue to be a global priority. (bvsalud.org)

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that approximately 90% of children living with HIV acquired the infection perinatally-during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health is the only national reproductive justice organization dedicated to building Latina power to advance health, dignity, and justice for 28 million Latinas, their families, and communities in the United States through leadership development, community mobilization, policy advocacy, and strategic communications. (latinainstitute.org)
We are a nonprofit organization that lifts up the voices of the majority of Catholics who believe in reproductive freedom. (catholicsforchoice.org)
d) No limited service pregnancy center that collects health information from any individual seeking or receiving its services shall disclose any individually identifiable health information to any other person, entity, or organization without express written authorization from the subject individual. (hawaii.gov)
Of late, the World Health Organization recognised and recommended mass male circumcision (MC) as an adjunct HIV-preventive measure in 14 selected sub-Sahara African countries. (bvsalud.org)

Its aim is to ensure that all people in low- and middle-income countries can choose, obtain and use the supplies and appropriate services they need to safeguard their reproductive health. (wikipedia.org)
On what would have been the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on January 22, President Biden issued a Presidential Memorandum directing further efforts to protect access to medication abortion, including to support patients, providers, and pharmacies who wish to legally access, prescribe, or provide mifepristone-and to safeguard their safety and security, including at pharmacies. (whitehouse.gov)

We must also assume responsibility for social protection and ensure adolescent health, rights and wellbeing during schools close-down. (government.nl)

International Youth Day 2014: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights matter for Young People's Mental Health! (womenlobby.org)
On International Youth Day 2014, the Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) joins advocates worldwide in calling for efforts to support young people's mental health, so that they can lead lives free from isolation and unnecessary shame, and openly seek and access the services and support they need to live full and healthy lives. (womenlobby.org)
In particular, WGNRR calls attention to the importance of full access to critical sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services, including safe and legal abortion, for young people's mental health and wellbeing. (womenlobby.org)
Forced pregnancy violates young people's human rights and places their physical and mental health and wellbeing, as well as those of their families and communities at great risk. (womenlobby.org)
In this sense, we call on all youth advocates, members, activists and allies to join us on August 12th 2014, in highlighting the importance of young people's SRHR for their mental health. (womenlobby.org)
Young people's mental health matters! (womenlobby.org)
We work on a variety of issues that impact people's access to comprehensive reproductive care. (catholicsforchoice.org)

Kina had tried to get pregnant for some time and used the health unit-approved doctor list to find a reputable OB/GYN to assist with fertility issues. (afsa.org)
The U.S. District Court of Idaho issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of Idaho's abortion ban as applied to medical care required by EMTALA after the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit seeking to enjoin Idaho's ban to the extent it makes abortion a crime even when necessary to prevent serious risks to the health of pregnant patients. (whitehouse.gov)
This new bill also seeks to prohibit "hosting or maintaining an internet website, providing access to an internet website, or providing an internet service purposefully directed to a pregnant woman who is a resident of this State that provides information on how to obtain an abortion, knowing that the information will be used, or is reasonably likely to be used for an abortion. (pcmag.com)
Unlike the U.S., Germany offers citizens and permanent residents universal health insurance, and provides health care for refugees and undocumented immigrants who are acutely ill, in pain, or pregnant. (acslaw.org)
More can be done to prevent younger teens from becoming pregnant, particularly in health care. (cdc.gov)

Representative Lowey has introduced a bill that is vital to holding the line against purely ideological attacks that restrict, if not completely cut off, the availability of family-planning services in communities overseas. (reproductiverights.org)
Conservative policymakers have repeatedly attempted to weaken Medicaid, although most states have expanded eligibility for full-benefit Medicaid coverage or family planning services. (msmagazine.com)
This would worsen an already dire situation in Texas, where lawmakers hostile to women's rights have spent years dismantling access to essential family planning services while passing increasingly restrictive laws designed to shut down women's health care providers. (reproductiverights.org)
After refusing the terms of the gag rule in 2001, at Family Health Options Kenya we lost a significant amount of funding from USAID with serious and damaging effects on our ability to provide crucial reproductive health and family planning services. (americanhumanist.org)

Seeing the coordinated efforts of these organizations translate into positive Court rulings to provide access to safe abortion services is hugely rewarding. (ippf.org)

Reproductive health supplies refer to any material or consumable needed to provide reproductive health (RH) services. (wikipedia.org)
The Global Democracy Promotion Act, co-sponsored by 103 members of Congress led by Rep. Lowey, guarantees that the U.S. may not discriminate when funding overseas groups based on the type of health or medical services they provide. (reproductiverights.org)
While some of the specifics have changed, they provide a solid background understanding of Medicaid's role in providing access to reproductive and sexual health care. (healthlaw.org)
We provide a broad range of services to the public and private health sectors to strengthen health systems around the United States. (jsi.com)
Many health care facilities, doctors and insurance companies do not provide gender-inclusive care that would help bridge this accessibility gap. (nationalpartnership.org)
Accurate analyses examine access to abortion care in light of global practices as well as international human rights law and provide the basis for a more accurate and reliable comparison between the U.S. and its international counterparts. (acslaw.org)
Advocates are currently working with the Utah Department of Health and State Office of Education, in addition to other organizational partners, to provide reproductive and sexual health resources to families and communities. (siecus.org)
Under the ACA, most private health plans are required to provide birth control and family planning counseling at no additional cost. (hhs.gov)
Provide confidential, respectful, and culturally appropriate services that meet the needs of teen clients. (cdc.gov)

By the late 1990s waning interest within the international donor community coupled with weak commitment by countries prompted many to see sustained access to reproductive health supplies as depending as much on effective advocacy as on purely technical support. (wikipedia.org)
1) Promote and support health and nutrition education to increase the level of awareness of good nutrition. (who.int)
We believe that efforts aimed at protecting our vital American experience which is grounded in religious freedom, individual choice, equality, and privacy, are complimentary to maintaining support for core Jewish views on this matter. (jewishpublicaffairs.org)
Health systems encompass health condition-specific programs and the cross-cutting systems and support structures required for patient-level service delivery. (guttmacher.org)
and support emergency response operations and reconstruction of affected health systems. (who.int)
Annual funding for efforts to support religious minorities will be increased from NOK 20 million to NOK 40 million. (norway.no)
The Guide is designed to familiarize readers with the basics of the Medicaid program and highlight features that support reproductive and sexual health. (healthlaw.org)
A wide range of stakeholders, including FDA scholars, leading medical organizations, and pharmaceutical companies, have expressed their support for maintaining access to this FDA-approved medication. (whitehouse.gov)
Key strategies include training, mentorship, and ongoing support for clinical service provision, quality improvement, facility management, supply forecasting, improving data quality, use of data for decision-making, and enforcing implementation of national and regional policies and strategy guidelines. (engenderhealth.org)
Sexual and reproductive health needs, including psychosocial support services, and protection from gender-based violence, must be prioritized to ensure continuity. (government.nl)
Our job is to support them as they access the care they need. (sedona.biz)
People who seek abortion and related reproductive care are in a vulnerable place, particularly because of the obstacles they face, such as the lack of transportation, lodging, wage support or sick leave, and childcare. (ca.gov)
Looking at the relationship between the US bishops and the country's political leaders, Catholic voters overwhelmingly disagree with efforts to deny Communion and other sacraments to those who support access to legal abortion. (catholicsforchoice.org)
Research Support Services, Inc. (cdc.gov)

With this resource, we lay out recommendations for Congress and the executive branch to meet the needs of communities and populations that will be most affected by sexual and reproductive health policy decisions that lie ahead, based on the latest evidence and rooted in values of equity and justice. (msmagazine.com)
The need for increased funding impacts our efforts to reach affected populations. (who.int)
We were forced to close six clinics, all of which provided critical services to poor and underserved populations in urban, peri-urban and rural areas including family planning, voluntary counseling and testing for HIV, management of sexually transmitted infections, post-abortion care and maternal and child health services. (americanhumanist.org)
EngenderHealth has more than 30 years of experience supporting Ethiopia's Federal Ministry of Health to improve the quality and accessibility of RMNCAH services, including for marginalized populations such as young people, internally displaced persons, and pastoralist communities. (engenderhealth.org)
Encouraging the involvement of key populations and young people to advocate for sexual and reproductive health and human rights. (familyplanning.org.nz)
Previous recruitment efforts in related PRAMS cognitive evaluation studies were inordinately difficult and the same was true in this study.3 Recruitment was challenging for both English- and Spanish-speaking populations. (cdc.gov)
For sustainable development, these services must cover all the populations, irrespective of their needs and locations. (who.int)

A 2017 analysis using the OneHealth Tool (OHT) to estimate the costs of achieving the health-related SDGs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) found that 75% of needed investments would be for programs and system elements, the largest being the health workforce and infrastructure. (guttmacher.org)
Today, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law the Reproductive Health Equity Act of 2017 (House Bill 3391). (latinainstitute.org)
Thanks to the Reproductive Health Equity Act of 2017, Oregon is ensuring that all residents - regardless of income, type of insurance, citizenship status, or gender identity and expression - can decide when and whether to become a parent. (latinainstitute.org)
The newly unveiled Senate health care bill intended to repeal the Affordable Care Act has a name: the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017. (typepad.com)

We strongly urge our elected officials to approve this legislation and protect women's health and democracy. (reproductiverights.org)
While that is the only way to secure a woman's right to choose, my administration will continue to take meaningful action to protect women's access to reproductive health care. (ucsb.edu)
We will continue to act where we can to protect women's reproductive rights and access to care. (ucsb.edu)
Today's announcement is part of a comprehensive effort by the Biden-Harris Administration to protect women's access to reproductive health care, while reproductive rights are under assault in many states across the country. (hhs.gov)

The Center has been vigorously combating the gag rule since 2001 and supported the effort in the House to introduce the Global Democracy Promotion Act. (reproductiverights.org)
Because USAID is the leading global funder of family planning, from 2001 to 2009 the Global Gag Rule forced a number of organizations to forgo U.S. funding and either scale back their services or close down. (reproductiverights.org)

Comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) programs include an array of services meant to address individuals' needs throughout their life course. (guttmacher.org)
Increase access to affordable, comprehensive insurance in all states, such as by approving Biden's plan for a public health insurance option . (msmagazine.com)
The international community has a moral imperative to secure women's and girls' SRHR, for which it is essential that all young people have access to comprehensive and youth-friendly SRH services, including the right to safe and legal abortion, encompassing accessible, confidential, sensitive, and high-quality procedures for pregnancy termination, free of marital and/or parental consent requirements. (womenlobby.org)
Such discretion allows for the implementation of policies and curriculum that stigmatize marginalized youth, such as students of color and LGBTQ youth, and presents further challenges in ensuring that low income districts have access to the resources needed to implement comprehensive sex education. (siecus.org)
Countries need to plan for more comprehensive essential health packages to ensure the availability of services for all. (who.int)

Allowing medication abortion to be provided through the mail allows for increased access, particularly for those who live far distances from pharmacies and clinics authorized to dispense these drugs or who may have transportation limitations that prevent them from physically picking up a prescription," Serchen said. (acponline.org)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and DOJ are defending access to mifepristone, a safe and effective drug used in medication abortion that FDA first approved more than twenty years ago, and FDA's independent, expert judgment in court-including in a lawsuit in Texas that attempts to eliminate access nationwide. (whitehouse.gov)
Protect Access to Safe and Legal Medication Abortion. (whitehouse.gov)
He also emphasized the need to protect access to medication abortion in the face of attacks and to stand with medical experts who have stressed that restrictions on medication abortion are not based in science. (whitehouse.gov)
Issuing an Executive Order to Protect Access to Abortion, including Medication Abortion. (whitehouse.gov)
Directing Further Efforts to Ensure Safe Access to Medication Abortion. (whitehouse.gov)

And groups worldwide that continued to receive funding were prevented from speaking out in favor of access to safe abortion . (reproductiverights.org)
As we approach September 28, the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe Abortion, these words resonate powerfully. (ippf.org)

Moran added that she will advocate for public health and personal choices related to reproduction in the Senate. (capecod.com)

Restrict a woman's religious liberty by imposing restrictions or limitations that make access to reproductive services more difficult or impossible to secure. (jewishpublicaffairs.org)

The ACA brought substantial changes to the Medicaid program and the entire health care system, including the modes of access to health coverage and the benefits that must be covered. (healthlaw.org)
The Guide provides a brief overview of the Medicaid program, and explains the complex eligibility categories and requirements for the program with a focus on those categories that affect people seeking reproductive and sexual health care. (healthlaw.org)
The Guide also details the various reproductive and sexual health services available to Medicaid enrollees. (healthlaw.org)
The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) has launched a five-part webinar series entitled "Advancing Reproductive and Sexual Health in Medicaid. (healthlaw.org)

In response, HHS developed an action plan to protect and strengthen access to reproductive care and has made significant progress in executing this plan and protecting access to care nationwide. (whitehouse.gov)

During this time, sexual and reproductive health and rights were neglected or outright targeted by the Trump administration and other opponents of reproductive autonomy. (msmagazine.com)
Moving forward, the focus for advocates and policymakers cannot simply be on how to restore the health care system to its pre-pandemic status, but rather on how to redress long-standing injustices and bolster sexual and reproductive health and rights. (msmagazine.com)
Women's sexual and reproductive health and rights are human rights. (coe.int)
The document provides an overview of states' obligations under international and European human rights standards in the field of women's sexual and reproductive health and rights. (coe.int)
You can read below the press release of the Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) with regards to the urgency to promote and guarantee youth sexual and reproductive health and rights. (womenlobby.org)
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are critical dimensions of any persons' health and wellbeing, and integral for not only their physical but also mental health. (womenlobby.org)
IPPF's Member Associations including Profamilia in Colombia, Colectivo Rebeldía in Bolivia, APROFA in Chile, and MexFam in Mexico, have been tirelessly defending and promoting the full spectrum of sexual and reproductive health and rights, and I am thrilled to celebrate this latest victory for the Green Wave movement in my home country, Mexico. (ippf.org)

Maternal and child health programs are a hallmark of efforts to improve health globally. (drexel.edu)
The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is a surveillance system which collects data on current public health guidelines and topical issues concerning maternal and child health.1 Although PRAMS is primarily a paper-and-pencil self-administered survey, a subset of call-back telephone-administered questions is also planned for use. (cdc.gov)

Helping overcome the specific health care obstacles servicewomen encounter is crucial to ensuring the readiness, health, and well-being of the military. (health.mil)
It is crucial that leaders recognize the central role of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in health emergencies and the need for robust health systems to save lives. (government.nl)
We clarified what we know so far about the precise implications of this monumental development in Mexico in an Instagram reel, but it's crucial to also take this chance to reflect on why celebrating our triumphs is vital to the global movement for sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice. (ippf.org)
Health workers play a crucial role in granting or denying access to these services, yet little is known about their experiences. (bvsalud.org)

Developing and donor countries alike are stepping up to prioritize and make tangible headway in closing the gap on access to modern family planning through increased funding and better policies. (americanhumanist.org)

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