iPhone app iPad app Android phone app Android tablet app

Sexual and Reproductive Health

Fighting Teen Pregnancy With Peer Influence

Catherine M. Abate | Posted 03.31.2013 | New York
Read More: Ads, Teen Pregnancy Rate, Teen Sex Education, Peers, Health Clinics, Sex Ed, Reproductive Health, The City of New York, Peer Pressure, Sex Education, New York, New York City, Teenagers, Contraceptives, Sexual-and-Reproductive-Health, Teens, Teen Pregnancy, Human-Resources-Administration, Comprehensive Sex Education, Reproductive-Health-Care, Peer Influence, New York News
Catherine M. Abate

To effectively encourage teens to make the right decisions about sex, their relationships, and their health, we need to expand our strategies to include more teen-to-teen education.

Read Whole Story

I'm Watching

Julianne Moore | Posted 04.04.2012 | Women
Read More: Sexual and Reproductive Health, Women's Rights, Reproductive Rights, Personhood, Reproductive Health, Birth Control, Personhood Laws, Election 2012, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Women News
Julianne Moore

This year, in this election, I am committing to watching even more vigilantly. I truly can't imagine a more important election for us to make our voices heard.

Read Whole Story

What Does an Election Year Mean for Women's Health and Rights?

Serra Sippel | Posted 03.13.2012 | Politics
Read More: Family Planning, Sexual-and-Reproductive-Health, International-Family-Planning, Reproductive Rights, Elections 2012, Reproductive Health, Global Gag Rule, Maternal Health, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Serra Sippel

In 2011, Congress' cup runneth over with attempts to limit or restrict completely women's health and rights, both at home and abroad. In 2012, there is a presidency at stake -- so what does that mean for women's health and rights in the coming year?

Read Whole Story

Man Up!

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin | Posted 09.27.2011 | Impact
Read More: Girls, Investing, Youth, Unfpa, Sexual-and-Reproductive-Health, Female Genital Mutilation, Health, United Nations, Adolescents, Gender, Impact News
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin

Being a real man means saying no to gender-based violence and discrimination, and respecting the rights of girls and women.

Read Whole Story

Honor Thy Mother: Reducing Maternal Mortality Worldwide

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2010, Maternal Health, Sexual-and-Reproductive-Health, Sexuality and Religion, Maternal Mortality, Religion News
Rev. Debra Haffner

Somewhere in the world, one woman dies nearly every minute from a complication of pregnancy or childbirth. Rep. Yvette Clark recently introduced a bill that aims to address this fact.

Read Whole Story

Promoting Democracy in Africa Requires Investing in the Next Generation

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: University of Cape Coast, Sexual-and-Reproductive-Health, Obama Ghana Trip, Ghana, Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana, Obama, Democracy, Barack Obama, Obama Ghana, Guttmacher Institute, World News
Sharon L. Camp

Ghana provides two keys as to how best to target the continent's scarce resources to maximize impact. First, invest in young people. Second, do this through strong private-public partnerships.

Read Whole Story

World Population Day 2009 -- Time to Finally Make Maternal Health a Priority

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Mdgs, Sexual-and-Reproductive-Health, Millennium Development Goals, United Nations, World Population Day, Un, Maternal Health, Guttmacher Institute, World News
Sharon L. Camp

World Population Day serves as an urgent reminder that, even amidst a global recession and tight budgets, governments must boost investments in global health -- especially the health of mothers.

Read Whole Story

Beyond the Global Gag Rule

Jodi Jacobson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Access to Health, Abortion, Women's Rights, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Hiv, Global Gag Rule, Contraception, Aids, Barack Obama Women's Issues, Women's Issues, Health, Obama Women's Issues, Obama Women's Rights, Politics News
Jodi Jacobson

Originally written for RHRealityCheck.org - Information, commentary and community for Reproductive Health and Justice. In Kenya, homeland of Presiden...

Read Whole Story