The Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates (FAPPA) is the state public policy office representing Florida’s five Planned Parenthood affiliates. FAPPA works to advance public policy in areas of reproductive health care, family planning and medically-accurate sex education in order to make comprehensive reproductive health care available to all.
Aiming to stop debate over abortion from derailing healthcare reform, Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek of Miami is urging Congress to neither require nor ban insurers from providing coverage for abortions. Though proposed legislation does not mention abortion, some Republicans argue that the proposed overhaul of the healthcare system could open the door to federal funding of the procedure.
For years, the number of teens having babies in Florida had been dropping. But recent state statistics show the number is inching back up.
Local and state officials agree the increase is relatively small, right now. However, they agree vigilant awareness and specified programs, especially those geared toward girls, are essential in order to stop the trend from climbing.
WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. teens are getting sex education, but most are not learning about birth control from their parents, new government data showed on Thursday.
And rates of infection with sexually transmitted diseases reflect this -- the annual rate of AIDS diagnoses for boys aged 15 to 19 years has nearly doubled in the past 10 years, and rates of syphilis are also up.
The numbers show that U.S. youth need better sex education, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
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It was just last March that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed teen pregnancy rates had risen for the second consecutive year, reversing a 14-year trend.
A single-pill version of the Plan B emergency contraceptive has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The drug previously was available in a two-pill dose.
Reproductive health-care services are very often the only health care that women get. Women get cancer and sexually transmitted infection screenings and treatment and referrals, including referrals for prenatal care. They also have well-women examinations, access to all birth-control methods, and are provided critical, preventative, life-saving health education.
Planned Parenthood of South Florida and the Treasure Coast, which serves Boca Raton, announced it will expand access to critical reproductive health care and education services in Broward County by opening two health centers in August.
