Contraception

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A First Look Back at the 2010 State Legislative Session

A First Look Back at the 2010 State Legislative Session

Every year, anti-choice state legislators propose measures intended to restrict women's access to abortion, including mandatory delays, biased counseling provisions and other burdensome and unnecessary requirements. On average, more than six hundred bills are proposed annually and dozens are passed, making it increasingly difficult for women in many states to access abortion…

On 'Friday Night Lights', Abortion Stigma Goes Primetime

On 'Friday Night Lights', Abortion Stigma Goes Primetime

08.27.10 - It's evident just how much of a taboo abortion has become when a television show gets lauded as bold for having a character go through with the procedure. Friday Night Lights, NBC's gripping portrayal of life in small-town Texas, is being deservedly praised for the emotional realism with which it recently depicted a teenager's decision to have an abortion…

UN Committee Urges Russia to Fulfill Women’s Rights

08.23.10 - During its July session, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) issued its Concluding Observations on the Russian…

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Our Work in Focus

Racial Disparities in U.S. Reproductive Healthcare

The U.S. spends at least twice as much per capita on healthcare than almost every other western industrialized country.  Yet, the U.S. has some of the widest disparities in health outcomes…

Contraceptive Access in the United States

The right to obtain and use contraceptives is part of the fundamental right to privacy guaranteed by the United States Constitution…

Adolescents' Access to Reproductive Health Services and Information

Young women face particular obstacles to accessing reproductive health services and information…