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Blog: Standing Up for the World's Women

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by Cecile Richards, President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America
and Timothy E. Wirth the President of the United Nations Foundation
Posted January 8, 2010 on Huffington Post

Over the past year, the United States has done much to reestablish its standing in the world. Today Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made another monumental stride forward by announcing our nation's renewed commitment to ensuring that women worldwide have access to safe and effective reproductive health care.

We agree with Secretary Clinton: The status quo is unacceptable.

Secretary of State Clinton to Deliver Major Speech Today

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Secretary of State Clinton to Deliver Major Speech Renewing U.S. Support
For Universal Access to Reproductive Health Worldwide

 

January is National Cervical Health Awareness Month

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. This is a great time to educate yourself and the women you know about the importance of cancer screening.

Cervical Cancer is the only cancer known to be exclusively caused by a common virus, the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Nearly 4,000 women in America die of cervical cancer every year. An estimated 11,000 new cases will be diagnosed in the United States during 2010. Recent research indicates that high-risk HPVs also cause some cases of cancers of the mouth, head and neck in men and women.

Letter: Equal treatment for women

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December 29, 2009, St. Petersburg Times

The Senate passed health care reform at the expense of women. Senators who supported reform were forced to accept an unworkable abortion provision.

The provision pushed by Nebraska's Sen. Ben Nelson imposes significant new obstacles to women seeking health care coverage, requiring tens of millions of Americans to write two checks to pay for private health insurance instead of just one.

Editorial: Health care hostage

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December 30, 2009, Gainesville Sun

When Congress does return to finish the great health care debate, ideology, not finances may turn out to be the deal killer.

The House version includes a ban on federal funding for insurance plans that provide abortion coverage. The Senate's more “liberal” version would allow federal subsidies for such plans, but only if the plans collect separate premiums for abortion coverage and keep the premium dollars separate from federal funds.

Gaps found in young people's sex knowledge

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December 15, 2009, CNN

Most sexually active unmarried young adults believe pregnancy should be planned, but about half do not use contraception regularly, according to a study published Tuesday.

The survey of 1,800 people age 18 to 29 was conducted by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.

"What is surprising is just how wide the gap is between single young adults' intentions and behavior on this very important issue," said Bill Albert, chief program officer at the organization.

One in four teen girls have STDs

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December 8, 2009, WWSB ABC Sarasota County (FLTV)

As many as one in four U.S. teenage girls have had a sexually transmitted disease (STD), many infected soon after their first sexual encounter, a new government report shows.

"The high burden of STDs among teen girls reminds us that we can't ignore this," said study author Dr. Sami L. Gottlieb, from the division of sexually transmitted disease prevention at the U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention.

Letter: Amendment goes too far in restricting women

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December 5, 2009, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

All Americans can agree that abortion is a morally complex issue often sparking a range of emotions and decisions which people of different faiths resolve differently. Our current federal laws respect these religious differences, while preventing federal funds from being used for abortions. The Stupak amendment contained in the House health-reform bill attempts to use federal regulation to further restrict abortion access and circumvent the legal rights of women. This amendment goes too far in restricting the kind of private health insurance a woman can buy for herself and her family. This amendment does not trust women or their families to make thoughtful decisions based upon their own faith, or to spend their own money wisely.

Our Opinion: World AIDS Day is a chance to renew commitment

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December 1, 2009, Tallahassee Democrat

Of all the heartbreaking moments in the movie "Precious," one defines the inescapable circumstances of the victim-turned-heroine.

In 1987, Clareece "Precious" Jones is a teenager with two children sired by her own father. Because of him, she is also HIV-positive. Back then, the diagnosis signaled a hastening death; today medical care and precautionary measures reduce the terror of this affliction.

Yet this new movie is a reminder of the importance of World AIDS Day, when nations turn their attention to education and prevention of the auto-immune disease that has ravaged our world — moreso in some nations than in ours.