RH Reality Check
Font Size: A |  A |  A

unintended pregnancies

Young People Call for End to Stigma Against Frank Talk About Sex and Against Sex Education

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

September 1, 2009 - 3:03pm

Jodi Jacobson's picture

At a day-long Youth Symposium prior to the Non-Governmental Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Development delegates under 30 called for a “cultural paradigm shift” in countries where taboos hinder access to accurate and timely information about their sexual and reproductive health and rights.


. . . . .

Ground We've Already Covered

By Debra Haffner, Religious Institute

June 17, 2009 - 8:00am

Debra Haffner's picture
The real moral challenge we face is how to ensure access to the means to prevent unintended pregnancies - specifically comprehensive sexuality education, universal access to contraceptive services, including emergency contraception, and education and employment opportunities for young women.

. . . . .

The Future of Family Planning: Where Are We Headed?

By Kay Steiger, RH Reality Check

February 24, 2009 - 8:00am

Kay Steiger's picture
The nation's family planning program, Title X, is effective but needs an overhaul, a new Guttmacher study finds. Gains made against unintended pregnancy are stagnating, and funding is flat.

. . . . .

Back Us Up: New Guttmacher Data Supports Family Planning Aid

By Micah Steffes, RH Reality Check

February 24, 2009 - 5:47am

Micah Steffes's picture

The Guttmacher Institute is releasing a new report that confirms the foolishness of placing family planning aid on the back burner.


. . . . .