The pregnancy rate among teenage girls in the United States has jumped for the first time in more than a decade, raising alarm that the long campaign to reduce motherhood among adolescents is faltering, according to a report released Tuesday.
The pregnancy rate among 15-to-19-year-olds increased 3 percent between 2005 and 2006 -- the first jump since 1990, according to an analysis of the most recent data collected by the federal government and the nation's leading reproductive-health think tank.
Teen pregnancy has long been one of the most pressing social issues and has triggered intense political debate over sex education, particularly whether the federal government should fund programs that encourage abstinence until marriage or focus on birth control.
There's a move to amend Florida's Constitution, adding this sentence: "The words 'person' and 'natural person' apply to all human beings, irrespective of age, race, health, function, condition of physical and/or mental dependency and/or disability, or method of reproduction, from the beginning of the biological development of that human being."
It's called the Personhood Amendment for short, and you can boil down its 42 words to this: "After conception, it's sacred."
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.
Contraception education is now officially part of Collier County School District’s sex education policy.
The Collier County School Board approved changes to the district’s health education policy by a 3-2 vote Thursday night. Board members Pat Carroll and Steve Donovan dissented.
Local health centers are where many people turn for trusted healthcare. Community health centers, like Planned Parenthood, often serve as an entry point for essential healthcare needs.
Planning is power! Family planning services allow people to space children, prepare for parenthood, pursue a career before starting a family, or avoid pregnancy altogether. Its a tool that should be available to everyone no matter their income or insurance coverage. Tune in to this FUN video see why we think family planning is so important.
The merger earlier this summer of Planned Parenthood of North Central Florida and Planned Parenthood of Northeast Florida is already having an impact for women in Tallahassee, who have seen a significant decrease in contraceptive costs.
Planned Parenthood customers across north Florida are getting a chance at lower-priced birth control, thanks to a recent merger. “Birth control and family planning are basic health care,” said Staci Fox, president and chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood of North Florida, Inc. “We are always working to make reproductive health care more accessible to men, women and teens.”
The lower prices were made feasible thanks to the joining of Planned Parenthood of Northeast Florida and Planned Parenthood of North Central Florida. The newly created Planned Parenthood of North Florida, or PPNF, now serves 25 counties across Florida, including Leon County and the Tallahassee area.
by Cecile Richards, President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America
