Foolish inconsistency Aug 13, 2010
However, Gov. Christie's ability to put aside personal feelings in favor of the common good has not been apparent in another health-care matter, that of state funding for family planning centers ... Abortion opponents have lauded the governor's resistance to funding the family planning clinics, some of which are run by Planned Parenthood ... In debating the issue on a radio program in June, Gov. Christie proclaimed, "Family planning has nothing to do with mammograms. Don't put the two of them... (NJ.com -- Times)
Breast health promoted to poor, uninsured Aug 12, 2010
Family planning assistant Teresa Robles weaves in breast health education in her outreach at venues such as Head Start and at community events. Along with low-income, there are other barriers to breast exams and mammograms, Robles said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Parenting can't be taught Aug 11, 2010
The same month, the Family Planning Association argued that children as young as four should receive age-appropriate compulsory sex education , with sex and relationship education enjoying a position in the curriculum similar to other compulsory subjects, like maths and English. While the campaign to transform sex education into a compulsory school subject is sometimes questioned by traditionalist critics, many similar initiatives around different causes are not remarked upon. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Success despite govt, courtesy jugaad: Swaminathan S A Aiyar Aug 11, 2010
Cynics will disagree: they will say our demographic dividend is due to the utter failure of the state in family planning in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan. These states have by far the highest fertility rate: four children per woman. (India Times)
IUD Works for Emergency Birth Control Aug 10, 2010
Led by Dr. Shangchun Wu at the National Research Institute for Family Planning in Beijing, China, the authors followed almost 2000 Chinese women who were implanted with the Copper T after coming into family planning clinics for emergency contraception. All of the women had engaged in unprotected sex in the previous 5 days. (MEDLINEplus)
Activists endorse Global Sexual Rep... Aug 10, 2010
Representative Yvette Clarke of New York, has incorporated into the bill the problem of an estimated 215 million women around the world who desire access to family planning and birth control but are not able to get it. To address this need, the bill would dramatically increase U.S. family-planning assistance globally. (Suite101.com)
SM Goh urges S'poreans to re-think priorities for new S'pore Dream Aug 8, 2010
Because you may remember at that time, the family planning slogan was 'Two Is Enough'," said Mr Goh. In the 90s, the economy soared, and it was all about the 5Cs - cash, credit card, car, condo and country club membership. 20 years on, Mr Goh said this dream is within the reach of young Singaporeans, so long as they work hard for it. But the question is, should Singaporeans still be chasing this same dream today? Mr Goh said: "My own dream now is not about my own future. It is about the future... (Channelnewsasia.com)
TOP ARTICLE: Investing In Women Aug 4, 2010
For maternal health, we have seen that simple solutions such as access to family planning services can save both money and lives. There is now clear evidence that investments in family planning yield a positive return every Rs 100 spent on family planning saves Rs 140 in medical costs due to the prevention of unintended pregnancies and, ultimately, maternal deaths. (India Times, India)
The uterus snatchers of Andhra Jul 31, 2010
Dr M Prakasamma of the Academy for Nursing Studies fishes out her 2002 study,which found that "more and more women of younger age group are observed to be undergoing hysterectomy''. Eight years later,not only has the government remained seemingly oblivious to this health tragedy,it has also inadvertently pushed the trend further.The state health insurance scheme,Arogyasri,is being used to fund these operations.This scheme pays for the private treatment of those below the poverty line. In fact,in... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Rwanda: Ntawukuriryayo Promises Rain Water Harvest Jul 28, 2010
He promised to tackle population increase that does not tally with economic growth by promoting family planning. He said that family planning will feature prominently in the PSD agenda, promising to set up a fund to help residents especially in times of natural disasters. (allAfrica.com)
ID Mixup: Family Planning Funeral Now Hopeful Jul 27, 2010
PHOENIX (AP) - Instead of planning Abby Guerra's funeral, family and friends hope for her recovery after learning that Arizona authorities misidentified her in an auto accident. Guerra was initially listed as having died at the scene of the July 18 crash, and her friend, Marlena Cantu, as one who survived, though badly bruised with a swollen face. (W-USA News, DC)
Africa: Celebrities Criticize Govts Over Maternal, Child Health Budgets Jul 27, 2010
These 25 leaders committed to prioritising sexual and reproductive healthcare through programmes such as increasing access to family planning resources, reducing gender based violence, and expanding access to health education. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
Teen births rise in Wyoming Jul 27, 2010
The health department, she noted, offers confidential family planning and inexpensive options for birth control. "I think teenagers are teenagers and they think they are invincible," she said. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Ariz. crash victims misidentified Jul 26, 2010
ID mixup: Family planning funeral now hopeful. The Associated Press. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
African leaders score poorly in fulfilling promises Jul 25, 2010
Yet Egypt has managed to half the number of its women dying in childbirth by investing in healthcare professionals and family planning. Africa is the worlds youngest continent, with 70 per cent of its people under the age of 30, yet AU leaders are failing to realise this potential, the report found. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Pro-Life group endorses Kay Ivey Jul 25, 2010
Ivey has vocalized strong support for preventing abortions through tax breaks for adoptive and foster families, as well as promoting pro-life counseling centers to counter the harmful advice women and young girls receive from so-called "family planning" clinics. She faces Democrat incumbent Jim Folsom, Jr. in the November general election. (WSFA.com, AL)
ARHR calls on President Mills to address maternal mortality issues Jul 24, 2010
The Alliance said maternal mortality rate in the country currently stands at 560 deaths per 100,000 live births because of the reduction in education on family planning ... It called on the President for equal distribution of human resources for the health sector across the country and increase in financial investments in Family Planning Commodities and Services. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Cash in hand keeps HIV at bay in Africa Jul 24, 2010
"The point of cash transfers is that they're not intended for HIV only - they are a way to improve other health outcomes, literacy levels, family planning, reduce inter-generational poverty," he told IRIN/PlusNews. "One of the things to come out of the [2010 International AIDS] conference is that we need multiple, reinforcing methods to tackle HIV," Wilson said. (AlertNet)
Readers Respond on "Freshwater Use" Jul 24, 2010
Increased funding for family planning, tax laws that discourage multiple children, and a shift away from a growth-based economy (which depends in part on an increasing population) must be part of any plan for a sustainable future ... Moreover, according to the U.N. Population Fund, 200 million women would use family planning but have no access to it ... Therefore, there is clearly a huge unfulfilled demand for family planning. (Scientific American)
Gillard gets out among the people to press (a pound of) flesh Jul 22, 2010
NIMBY-ism is not misanthropic but about not allowing commercial forces, fundamentalist religions or lack of family planning to consume resources and destroy any ambititions of sustainabilty. Milly O | Ivanhoe vic - July 22, 2010, 11:06AM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Sex vs God in the Philippines Jul 21, 2010
To address those matters, the Education Department had pushed for "more specific and focused topics", including safe motherhood, fertility awareness, misconceptions and myths on family planning methods, and adolescent reproductive health, and for parent-child counseling. The revived program was scheduled to be pilot tested this year in 79 public secondary schools and eight elementary schools across the country. (Asia Times Online)
Clinic to open in Sahuarita Jul 21, 2010
Women s services, including pelvic exams, PAP smears, breast exams, rectal exams, colorectal cancer screening, family planning, and patient education. UCHC has been providing primary care services to southern Pima County residents for more than 27 years, and is looking forward to welcoming patients to its new facility. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Morning after pill awareness shortfall Jul 20, 2010
The most surprising thing was that less than half the women knew it was available from the pharmacy without a prescription," Ms Hobbs said. "Making it available over the counter was a great policy but without providing [women with] information it won't work". The pill was first recommended for over-the-counter sale by the National Health and Medical Research Council in 1997, but pro-choice advocates fought for seven years before the recommendation was implemented. Anti-abortion groups and some... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Farmers harvest benefits of micro-credits Jul 19, 2010
However, the loans' value is only 2 percent of the 4 trillion yuan ABC loaned in 2009, said Zhao Baige, deputy director of the National Population and Family Planning Commission. Given there are 720 million residents in rural China, the beneficiaries of the loans merely account for 2 percent of the country's rural population, Zhao added. (People's Daily Online, China)
The Anti-Women Agenda of Hillary’s State Dept. Jul 15, 2010
And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion. Anyone who is intellectually honest already understands this about the Left s agenda. (Human Events Online)
Census privacy guaranteed for foreigners Jul 14, 2010
According to the National Population and Family Planning Commission, the population on the mainland is expected to reach 1. 39 billion by the end of 2015. (People's Daily Online, China)
Chinese factories must compete in the labor pool Jul 14, 2010
Although the walkouts were quelled with higher salaries, factory owners and labor experts say that the strikes have driven home a looming reality that had been predicted by demographers: The supply of workers 16 to 24 years old has peaked and will drop by a third in the next 12 years, thanks to stringent family planning policies that have sharply reduced China's population growth ... Although the walkouts were quelled with higher salaries, factory owners and labor experts say that the strikes... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Sen. Murkowski criticizes opponent Miller's campaign Jul 13, 2010
Murkowski said her main concern is that no federal money goes toward supporting abortions and she was told that eliminating the policy would only mean more money would go toward counseling, contraception and other family planning services, but not abortions. Miller said that vote showed Murkowski to be a "Republican in name only." Share this page. (Juneau Empire)
Population concerns Royal Society Jul 12, 2010
Policymakers needed such objective studies, he said, in order to make effective choices - for example, deciding whether and how to support family planning policies in the developing world. The Royal Society's study is launched on World Population Day, and is expected to conclude in early 2012. (BBC News -- Science)
Mission Ship Charitable Project on ... Jul 12, 2010
"Sailing between the small village communities scattered around the lake, 'Chauncy Maples' will bring free treatment for common diseases, dentistry, maternity care, imunization for babies, family planning and [to combat widespread AIDS] information on safe sex. Presently, Malawi citizens have a life expectancy of just 36 years...". It looks as if the renovated old mission ship will be back in harness again before long to bring medical aid to the doorstep of the sick and poor of Malawi (rated as... (Suite101.com)
Fashion fraternity wakes up to population menace Jul 11, 2010
Poor family planning, illiteracy, lack of health awareness, superstition and development imbalance have led to the sharp rise in population. Veteran designer Neeru Kumar, owner of the reputed fashion label Tulsi, says that India should stop producing more, to address the development imbalance. (India Times, India)
India to surpass China in terms of population by 2050: Govt report Jul 11, 2010
Talking about aspects of family planning which have been initiated over the years, the report says the rate of sterilisation was the highest in Chhattisgarh at 74 per cent while in Jharkhand 68 per cent had been achieved. Rajasthan had 73 per cent sterilisation, Uttar Pradesh 43 per cent and Madhya Pradesh 58 per cent.. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Planning a Float Trip Down the Teto... Jul 10, 2010
Planning a Float Trip Down the Teton River. Planning a Float Trip Down the Teton River. (Suite101.com)
Uganda: Forest Cover, Wetlands Vanishing Jul 8, 2010
Dr. Kepha Nantulya, an environmental consultant with Green World-Uganda says the Government should reduce fertility rates through family planning. "We should have manageable population otherwise providing health care, education and environment will be difficult," he explains. (allAfrica.com)
China's Urban Dwellers To Exceed Rural Population Jul 4, 2010
Li Bin, director of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, also said the country's population - already the world's largest at 1. 3 billion - is expected to reach 1. (CBS News -- World)
Ghana needs $96 million to achieve universal access to primary education Jul 1, 2010
She said the rapid population growth rate and the unmet needs for family planning would have detrimental effects on development and quality of life in the country. Ms Kpakpah therefore charged policy makers and stakeholders to rise up to the task and address population issues for accelerated growth and poverty reduction in the country. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Pregnant woman says she doesn’t want to be parent Jun 29, 2010
A. First of all, go to a family planning clinic and get a pregnancy test. It is always better to know the truth than to sit around scared and worrying. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Nebraskan anti-choice laws attacked Jun 29, 2010
" Bah humbug! Share: Page 1 of 109 in Abortion Abortion in the news Loading... Recommended Reads Susan Wicklund has received death threats and worn a bulletproof vest to work. But what really scares her, she writes in "This Common Secret," is the war on reproductive rights. By Eryn Loeb, Salon From a sketchy underground doctor to the American fight against communism, a look at the unlikely forces that helped spread global family planning. By Michelle Goldberg, Salon The progressive anti-abortion... (Salon)
We need population policies, not spin Jun 28, 2010
It supports them through greater women's education and family planning services to provide the same free choice we enjoy around family size. Global leadership through sustainable population policies at home and focused foreign aid abroad now that's a big Australia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Researchers develop accurate way to predict the age when women will hit the menopause Jun 28, 2010
We believe that our estimates of ages at menopause based on AMH levels are of sufficient validity to guide medical practitioners in their day-to-day practice, so that they can help women with their family planning. " Dr Ramezani Tehrani was able to use the statistical model to identify AMH levels at different ages that would predict if women were likely to have an early menopause (before the age of 45). She found that, for instance, AMH levels of 4.1 ng/ml or less predicted early menopause in... (EurekAlert!)
Chinese women struggle for political foothold Jun 27, 2010
When pressed, she mentioned family planning, a cornerstone of national policy. China s booming economy has provided some people with opportunities to amass enormous wealth, and women are among them. (Boston Globe)
Ed Morrissey Jun 27, 2010
And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion. . (Townhall.com)
China's "floating population" exceeds 210 million Jun 27, 2010
The report was based on a survey by the National Population and Family Planning Commission. Source: Xinhua. (People's Daily Online, China)
'Oldest swingers' are spreading sex diseases Jun 25, 2010
" Rebecca Findlay, of the UK's Family Planning Association (FPA), said: "The lesson from this study for British swingers is that they're a risk group for STIs. "If they're off swinging they need to organise condoms and use them.". (BBC News -- Health)
Italian Kids Told To Pack Condoms And The Pill Jun 25, 2010
As young people set off with their backpacks to discover new places and live new experiences this summer, they are being encouraged to pack the Travelsex guide a 40-page booklet spelling out what to pack (both the pill and condoms), where to go for advice (a list of family planning centers throughout Italy), and how to behave sexually when abroad. On matters of safe sex, are pretty much clueless, says Giorgio Vittori, president of the Italian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (SIGO), the... (ABC News)
Aging population may be catalyst for change in Shanghai Jun 24, 2010
"The aging population is a serious problem. The city's long-term, low birth rate will structurally skew the population, which will create a series of social problems," said Xie Lingli, director of the Shanghai Population and Family Planning Commission ... In addition to the family planning policy, high living costs and competitive conditions in Shanghai make more and more young people less willing to start a family, contributing to the continuing decline in the birth rate, experts said. (People's Daily Online, China)
Anti-abortion activists gather in Pittsburgh Jun 24, 2010
According to a tally by the Guttmacher Institute, which favors family planning and abortion rights, roughly 370 bills restricting abortion in one way or another have been introduced in legislatures this year. Elizabeth Nash, a public policy analyst for Guttmacher, said that as legislative sessions are typically nearing their close across the country, 29 new laws affecting abortion have already been enacted, almost all of them increasing restrictions in some way. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The Humanitarian's Dilemma Jun 23, 2010
I traveled a lot, interviewing teenage mothers learning about family planning, children getting vaccinated, villagers building roads, students starting AIDS prevention clubs, and towns forming democratic councils. It was a Hallmark-type going-away card, with tulips and "Bon Voyage" on the cover. (Slate)
Taxpayers Spend $1 Billion to Promote Abortion Jun 20, 2010
USAID noted in the GAO report that it did not allocate any funds for the International Planned Parenthood Federation after the Mexico City Policy required such organizations to agree that they would not perform or actively promote abortion as a method of family planning, because the IPPF refused to comply. A majority of Americans oppose taxpayer funding for groups that promote or perform abortions, Olson said in a statement on the report. (Human Events Online)
U.S. names eight countries to get health aid Jun 19, 2010
Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nepal and Rwanda will receive additional technical and management resources for programs in infectious diseases, maternal and child health, family planning and building health systems ... Earlier this year the administration of President Barack Obama said the initiative would focus in particular on women, newborns and children as well as AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, maternal and child health, nutrition, family planning and reproductive... (AlertNet)
China's post-quake baby boom Jun 19, 2010
Family planning clinics across the area now offer fertility treatment, artificial insemination and reverse vasectomies to quake survivors for free. But with so many women trying to give birth later in life, miscarriages have been more common than usual. (CNN -- World)
Mitch Daniels, Genial Jeremiah Jun 18, 2010
Promoting abortion with international family planning funds is one of "a thousand things we shouldn't be spending money on.". Yet days earlier, when asked if he would return to that family planning rule as president, Daniels had responded: "I don't know." It is a measure of Daniels' standing as a possible Republican candidate in 2012 that his answer caused a considerable stir. (Townhall.com)
IUDs Reduce Pregnancy Rates Compared to Hormonal Contraceptives, Review Finds Jun 17, 2010
The first included women attending family planning clinics in Brazil, Guatemala, Egypt and Vietnam and the second focused on HIV-positive women in Zambia. In each study, women were randomly assigned to have an IUD inserted or to receive hormonal contraceptives. (Science Daily)
New pill to boost women's sex drive Jun 17, 2010
Family Planning NSWs research centre, the Royal Hospital for Women at Randwick and the University of Adelaide are among those taking part in the trial to see if the Qlaira pill can increase womens libido. The study will also determine if the pill reduces period pain and headaches. (India Times, India)
Free Clinics Play Important Role for Uninsured in U.S. Jun 16, 2010
For this study, a free clinic was defined as a non-profit organization that: provided medical or dental services directly to patients for no fee or a fee of up to $20 per visit; did not bill patients or deny services for lack of payment; and were not recognized as federal health centers or family planning clinics. The study is published in the June 14 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. (MEDLINEplus)
Free Clinics Provide Care for an Estimated 2 Million Americans Annually Jun 15, 2010
The clinics did not bill patients or deny services for lack of payment, and were not recognized as federal health centers or family planning clinics. The survey response rate was 75. (Science Daily)
'Natural' new pill could lift sex drive Jun 13, 2010
Family Planning NSW's research centre, the Royal Hospital for Women at Randwick and the University of Adelaide are among those taking part ... Family Planning NSW research director Edith Weisberg expects the pill will be an even ''bigger seller'' if it is found to solve reduce 00004000 d libido. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Madagascar: Right Time, Place and Food Jun 12, 2010
The number of women opting to give birth at a health centre jumped from an average of 18 percent to 82 percent, and 98 percent of those targeted chose to use family planning services. Rasoanirina stressed the need for family planning, because research has shown that large families are an important contributor to household poverty. (allAfrica.com)
Reproductive health is key to preventing unwanted pregnancies - Sai Jun 12, 2010
Washington, June 12, GNA - Women and adolescent girls need access to high reductive health services including family planning in order to prevent unwanted pregnancies, Professor Fred Torbgor Sai, a renowned Population, Reproductive and Nutrition expert has said ... Some 200 million women in developing countries including Ghana has an unmet need for effective and available family planning services and meeting this need would prevent 23 million unplanned or unwanted pregnancies per year ... Up to... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Focus on tackling maternal deaths Jun 12, 2010
The Gates Foundation says it supports family planning, but it does not fund abortion or take a position on the issue. Images courtesy of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and Nell Freeman. (BBC News)
The Reproductive Revolution: How Women Are Changing the Planet's Future Jun 12, 2010
Family planning experts used to say that women only started having fewer children when they got educated or escaped poverty. Pessimists feared that if rising population prevented the world's poor from advancing, they would get caught in a cycle of poverty and large families. (Scientific American)
Africa: U.S. Summit Sets Agenda for Women Jun 12, 2010
Speaking on the theme, "African Women's Leadership: Our Role in Advancing Family Planning," at the on-going Women Deliver Conference in Washington, DC, the speakers said although a lot of things were against women, they could make impact with the creation of conducive environment and political will by governments ... Their discussion centered on what it would take to involve community leaders to help advance Family Planning and other women empowerment issues across Africa, particularly in the... (allAfrica.com)
FDA considers another contraception option Jun 12, 2010
Ella is being welcomed by many U.S. advocates for family planning and reproductive rights. But opponents of the new drug argue that the French company and the FDA would be misleading the public by labeling ella as an emergency contraceptive. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Researchers Discover Genetic Patterns of Autism Jun 10, 2010
"They want to have good information about what that means for family planning, for their next child if they are planning one. They also want to be able to detect autism as early as possible because we know that if we provide early intervention in the first years of life, this can have a huge impact on the outcome of the disorder.". Ultimately, Dawson says, genetic testing for the CNVs identified by the consortium may become an important part of diagnostic and treatment decisions. (Time.com)
Mali: Men Help Tackle Child Under-Nutrition Jun 10, 2010
Moumini, a community health volunteer in his village of Bin;, 36km from Boro, agreed that force did not work; instead, he repeats the health messages - especially to men - about the benefits of tending to children's health and nutrition, as well as focusing on family planning. "When women get pregnant shortly after giving birth, they abruptly cut the baby off breast milk... I tell men constantly to leave adequate time between children. For those who don't agree, I just keep telling them again... (allAfrica.com)
