TEMECULA: Temecula police hold checkpoint Saturday Aug 30, 2008
Could these funds be used for a more positive public purpose say like Family Planning Clinics. Sandy wrote on Aug 29, 2008 2:19 PM:You know, if I did the crime, I'll do the time but these checkpoints that stop people who are minding their own business and make them show their drivers license, insurance and registration sounds like harassment to me, no probable cause. (North County Times)
NHIS, Anchored Legacy of Government -Togbaga Gabusu Aug 30, 2008
Togbega Gabusu inquired what has happened to the family planning policies and particularly asked spouses to exercise restraint. Source:GNA. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
2008 Democratic National Convention: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Diana DeGette, Member of the US House of Representatives, Colorado Aug 29, 2008
We need to protect a woman's right to choose and access to affordable family planning and health care for everyone. And we must stop talking about ending the war in Iraq and just do it-do it responsibly and bring our troops home. (PR Newswire)
Clinton: "No Way. No How. No McCain" Aug 28, 2008
I don't think he realizes what ordinary American families are going through," Obama said at an overhaul base for American Airlines in Kansas City, Mo. () It was more of that sentiment - much more - as a parade of speakers criticized McCain at the convention several hundred miles away. Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said the Republican has voted against "real sex education, voted against affordable family planning. And if elected, John McCain has vowed... (CBS News -- Early Show)
Reaching across the great divideClinton salutes Obama; Democrats rip McCain Aug 28, 2008
" In contrast to many of speeches delivered earlier in the day, out of prime time, Warner's remarks were more a sketch of the "post-partisan" possibilities that Obama often speaks of, rather than criticism of McCain and President Bush. "I know we're at the Democratic National Convention, but if an idea works, it really doesn't matter if it has an 'R' or 'D' next to it," he said. As keynoter, Warner's task was the same one that Obama - then an Illinois state lawmaker running for the U.S. Senate -... (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
2008 Democratic National Convention: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Cecile Richards, President of The Planned Parenthood Federation of America Aug 27, 2008
Barack Obama has worked for affordable family planning, for comprehensive sex education and for a woman's right to choose ... You can look it up: he voted against real sex education, against affordable family planning and, if elected, John McCain has vowed to appoint Supreme Court justices who will overturn Roe v. Wade. (PR Newswire)
Midwives in the United States Aug 27, 2008
CNMs provide primary care to women of childbearing age including prenatal care, labor and delivery support, care of the newborn and mother after birth, gynecological exams, and family planning. CNMs are licensed in all 50 states and in the District of Columbia and they account for approximately 8% of all births in the U.S. (American College of Nurse-Midwives, 2008). (Suite101.com)
A step back for women Aug 27, 2008
According to research conducted by the Women Donors Network, nearly 80 percent of Americans believe that to achieve equality, women must have access to family planning services ... Few women today would trade places with the 1950s woman and mother, the one with little access to family planning. (Montana Standard, MT)
Natural contraception 'effective' Aug 27, 2008
A natural family planning method is as effective as the contraceptive pill, German research suggests ... UK experts said natural family planning was effective - provided it was taught properly and carried out correctly ... Lead researcher Dr Petra Frank-Herrmann said: "We maintain that the effectiveness of STM is comparable to the effectiveness of modern contraceptive methods such as oral contraceptives, and is an effective and acceptable method of family planning.". (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Aug 27, 2008
Anne Weyman,Family Planning Association ... " Anne Weyman, chief executive of the Family Planning Association, said it was clear that the abstinence-only approach to sex and relationships did not work. "Robust contraception services, comprehensive sex and relationship education and a mature attitude to young people's sexuality are the key components in bringing down teenage pregnancy. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
More support for subdistricts Aug 27, 2008
Subdistricts need their own public health units because health care at the subdistrict level is currently handled by the national family planning board, which focuses on family planning, he added. "Subdistrict health officers will not only educate the public on family planning, but will provide information on dengue fever and the prevention of avian flu.". (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Pill for painful PMS hits market Aug 26, 2008
Dr Christine Read, medical director of Family Planning Australia Health, has endorsed the product in a launch statement, saying the three extra hormone tablets allow for less hormonal fluctuation throughout the menstrual cycle. "This 24/4 regimen combined with the low dose of hormones can improve the severe physical and emotional ups and downs some women experience with PMDD," Dr Read said in the statement. (Sydney Morning Herald)
San Antonio, Bexar County lauded for joint public health efforts Aug 26, 2008
Today, the city and county are adding more services, such as family planning, well-child screening and senior health screenings, all of which is resulting in faster service for patients, increased efficiency for physicians and a more efficient use of tax dollars. The other city-county team that will accept an award is the City of Weatherford and Parker County for their Weatherford/Parker County Animal Shelter. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Jason Lewis endorsed by Womens Rights and Reproductive Healthcare Groups Aug 26, 2008
Lisa Dacey, a Winchester native who is Planned Parenthood s Grassroots Organizing Coordinator, noted, Jason is a champion for reproductive freedom, family planning, and comprehensive health education for our youth. Lewis said he was proud to receive the endorsements and declared he is committed to protecting a woman s reproductive freedom and ensuring access to safe and convenient reproductive health care. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Are Malthus's Predicted 1798 Food Shortages Coming True? (Extended version) Aug 25, 2008
Malthus did not reckon with the advance of public health, family planning, and modern contraception, which together with urbanization and other trends, would result in a dramatic decline in fertility rates to low levels, even below the replacement rate of 2 ... And although family planning and contraception have indeed secured a low fertility rate in most parts of the world, the overall fertility rate remains at 2. (Scientific American)
US Regulation Would Prevent Doctors Personal Beliefs from Being ... Aug 25, 2008
US Regulation Would Prevent Doctors Personal Beliefs from Being Violated. US Regulation Would Prevent Doctors Personal Beliefs from Being Violated. (eFluxMedia)
Bush administration proposal is an attack on reproductive health Aug 25, 2008
The proposed changes must include explicit assurances they will not be used to block access to birth control and family planning. Otherwise, there is no choice but to see the rules as an attack on women's reproductive-health rights. (Seattle Times)
HHS: Doctors can refuse abortions Aug 22, 2008
Women's health advocates, family planning advocates, abortion-rights activists, and others, however, condemned the regulation, saying it could create sweeping obstacles to a variety of health services, including abortion, family planning, end-of-life care, and possibly a wide range of scientific research ... A draft of the regulation that leaked in July triggered a flood of criticism from women's health activists, family planning advocates, members of Congress, and others. (Boston Globe)
Great campaigner whose bills formed bedrock of permissive society Aug 22, 2008
In the same year he pushed through the Family Planning Act, which gave councils authority to distribute contraceptives and family planning advice. And in 1963 he introduced the Matrimonial Causes and Reconciliation Bill, allowing divorce after seven years' separation without any blame - ending the common practice of couples inventing "adultery" as a way to separate legally. (Financial Times)
Alabama's infant mortality rate rose to 10 deaths per 1,000 in 2007 Aug 22, 2008
Alabama needs to provide health care for the uninsured, target high-risk patients such as obese mothers-to-be, expand family planning to lower the number of unwanted pregnancies and help people quit smoking, he said. The state Department of Health will, by the first of next year, begin an extensive study of infant deaths in the state, Williamson said. (AL.com)
U.S. Regulation Stops Short of Defining Abortion Aug 22, 2008
But it no longer defines some types of contraception as abortion, after family planning groups complained an earlier draft would have defined abortion to include birth control pills and the intrauterine device or IUD.. "This is about protecting the right of a physician to practice medicine according to his or her moral compass," Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt told reporters in a conference call. (Newsmax)
Singapore hangs outjobs-vacant sign Aug 21, 2008
7 and in response the government launched intensive campaigns to reduce the national birthrate, including state-led family planning, induced abortions, voluntary sterilization and other incentives and disincentives aimed at reducing fertility. Those sometimes heavy-handed measures were driven by government concerns about how the tiny island state would survive after its separation from Malaysia in 1965 and with the loss of its traditional economic hinterland and natural resources. (Asia Times Online)
NCT: Letters, Aug. 20, 2008 Aug 21, 2008
These people do not have access to health and family planning services. Consequently, they do not know where to turn when sick, and they give birth to far more children than they can love, care for and support. (North County Times)
FOXSexpert: Getting Naked: Is It for You? Aug 19, 2008
Men in Vietnam Need More Sex Ed. According to the General Statistics Department, less than 11 percent of Vietnamese men participated in applying family planning methods last year. The rate of men using condoms is low at only 10. (Fox News)
Philippine economy struggles with high birth rates Aug 19, 2008
Spooked by a precarious political and economic situation, some lawmakers are trying to pass a bill that would compel the central government to promote artificial family planning rather than solely focus on natural birth-control methods supported by the church ... Priests at some Sunday masses gave PowerPoint presentations reiterating the church's line on family planning, and one archbishop even suggested denying communion to politicians who supported the law. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Gatineau boy drowns in Montreal hotel pool Aug 18, 2008
But a weekend tragedy has left the father and his family planning for his son's funeral rather than a shopping trip. Jean-Gardy Bienvenu and his under-14 Mistral de Gatineau soccer team were in Montreal for a tournament. (Canoe.ca)
Rs 3780 cr GTZ Pilot Project to be launched in September: Minister Aug 18, 2008
The project will be implemented in collaboration with Hindustan Latex Family Planning Trust (HLFPT). KPCC to have sensible chief Addressing media persons after launching ESICs Project Sankalpa in Mangalore on Sunday, Union minister of State for Labour and Employment, Oscar Fernandes said that the KPCC would have a sensible president. (Newindpress)
Candidates Seek Centrists On Abortion Aug 17, 2008
The version awaiting approval in Denver says the party "strongly supports access to comprehensive affordable family planning services and age-appropriate sex education." It says the party "strongly supports a woman's decision to have a child by ensuring access to and availability of programs for pre- and postnatal health care, parenting skills, income support and caring adoption programs.". Democratic officials also gave a convention speaking slot to Sen. (CBS News)
Surgeries rise as mums wait Aug 17, 2008
Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia spokeswoman Rebecca Smith said the increase in older women having abortions could be attributed to several factors ... A departmental spokesman said the Government provided funding to the states and territories to improve women's health and family planning advice. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Love woes can be blamed on contraceptive pill: research Aug 15, 2008
"It's initial appearance, attractiveness, sexuality personality intelligence all these factors play a part," Dr Edith Weisberg, director of research at Family Planning New South Wales said. And that is nothing to be sniffed at. (ABC Online)
FOXSexpert: Is Not Using a Condom Worth The Risk? Aug 15, 2008
Launched by the Family Planning Association, the educational effort hopes to empower those with learning disabilities so they can enjoy intimate relationships without putting themselves at risk. Prostitutes in South Africa Better Off Financially. (Fox News)
A spiritual relationship Aug 15, 2008
Color coded pins indicate the immunization status of every child, the prenatal care status of every pregnant woman, the family planning status of every woman of childbearing age, and even which families are still throwing trash in their yard rather than following the village s new sanitation plan. Don Rafael s maps are just one example of the high level of organization and cooperation in this now peaceful community. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
More U.S. Women Getting Birth Control Services Aug 15, 2008
"Since the advent of Title X (a federal program established in 1970 under President Richard Nixon to fund family planning and preventive health services), publicly funded clinics have always focused on contraceptive access, pregnancy testing, and STD-related care.". HealthDay. (MEDLINEplus)
Family planning funeral for slain father Aug 13, 2008
Weather Sponsored By. in print and online, 24/7. (Santa Maria Times)
Dems' abortion line may soften Aug 13, 2008
The party's platform now reads: "We stand proudly for a woman's right to choose, consistent with Roe v. Wade, and regardless of her ability to pay. ... At the same time, we strongly support family planning and adoption incentives. Abortion should be safe, legal, and rare.". The proposed changes, drafted by a group of progressive evangelical and Catholic leaders, add that while still firmly backing Roe vs. Wade, "the Democratic Party strongly supports access to affordable family planning services... (Chicago Tribune)
Public health clinic study links 'Americanization' and depression Aug 13, 2008
The women were interviewed in eight family planning clinics and six prenatal clinics of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (SAMHD) between May and August of 2003. Of the participants, 318 were born in Mexico and 121 in the United States. (EurekAlert!)
Public health nurse looks for clinic space Aug 12, 2008
Golden Triangle Media. Tuesday, August 12, 2008. (Fairfield Daily Ledger, IA)
Pill use 'may cut risk of cancer' Aug 11, 2008
Toni Belfield,Family Planning Association ... Toni Belfield, of FPA (Family Planning Association), said: "This study adds to the evidence that as well as providing a safe and effective form of contraception, the contraceptive pill can help protect against the risk of different types of cancer. "The study further confirms that for the majority of women who take the contraceptive pill the benefits far outweigh any potential risks. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Birth Control Fears Addressed Aug 9, 2008
Leavitt's statement, however, failed to alleviate concerns among members of Congress, family planning advocates, women's health activists and others. "It does not alleviate my concerns at all," said Jill Morrison of the National Women's Law Center, noting that a major section of the draft regulation titled "The Problem" cites state laws designed to make sure that women have access to birth control pills and Plan B. "I will wait to see if a 'clean' version of the rule is released for publication... (Washington Post)
Tackling taboos Aug 9, 2008
Manoj Gopalakrishnan is the CEO of Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust (HLFPPT), the social marketing company that is in charge of the government's condom campaign. The women say the female condom gives them a sense of freedom. (BBC News -- Health)
Groups still unhappy with abortion proposal Aug 9, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Family planning groups said on Friday they were still planning to lobby against a proposed new regulation aimed at countering state laws that require certain health care workers to provide contraception to women ... The National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association said it was concerned the proposed regulation would target 37 state laws. (Scientific American)
Obituary: Doris Carson was a city pioneer in women's reproductive health Aug 9, 2008
The physician was an avid promoter of family planning ... She fervently promoted family planning and said she was uncomfortable with abortion ... In 1992, the Community Foundation of Jacksonville established the Doris N. Carson Family Planning and Women's Health Foundation as a component fund to benefit women's health issues. (Florida Times-Union)
Persons Tested for HIV --- United States, 2006 Aug 8, 2008
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has funded 67 grantees in 25 states to increase HIV testing among blacks affected by substance abuse, and the Office of Population Affairs has funded 41 grantees in 34 states to expand HIV testing services in family planning clinics ... Includes certain clinical settings (public health department clinic, drug treatment facility, family planning clinic, prenatal clinic, sexually transmitted disease clinic, community health clinic, and... (Food Consumer)
WHAT'S SHE UP TO? Aug 8, 2008
If she wants reversal of Roe vs Wade, end of women s right over their bodies, end of civil rights for all Americans, denial of family planning for women, etc. etc. (The Drudge Report)
HHS chief denies new rule to attack contraception Aug 8, 2008
He said the draft, which was denounced by family planning groups, was circulated before he had seen it and would be rewritten. "The Department is still contemplating if it will issue a regulation or not. If it does, it will be directly focused on the protection of practitioner conscience," Leavitt wrote in his blog, posted at http://secretarysblog. (Scientific American)
US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Aug 8, 2008
Anne Weyman,Family Planning Association ... " Anne Weyman, chief executive of the Family Planning Association, said it was clear that the abstinence-only approach to sex and relationships did not work. "Robust contraception services, comprehensive sex and relationship education and a mature attitude to young people's sexuality are the key components in bringing down teenage pregnancy. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Natural contraception 'effective' Aug 8, 2008
A natural family planning method is as effective as the contraceptive pill, German research suggests ... UK experts said natural family planning was effective - provided it was taught properly and carried out correctly ... Lead researcher Dr Petra Frank-Herrmann said: "We maintain that the effectiveness of STM is comparable to the effectiveness of modern contraceptive methods such as oral contraceptives, and is an effective and acceptable method of family planning.". (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Birth control ban threatens women's health Aug 8, 2008
Editor - This is just a continuation of the subtle war against family planning that this president has waged since his first day in office, when he essentially halted our international aid to these essential programs ... Until effective family planning programs can proceed without blockages from such irrational zealots guided by religious right radicals, starvation and environmental degradation from overpopulation can only worsen. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Change The Law Aug 7, 2008
It does not empower women but allows medical practitioners to perform abortion whenever they want, for 'family planning' or for money in private practice. The limit of 20 weeks was imposed in 1971 as abortion after this was considered a risk to the mother. (India Times, India)
White House assault on birth control must be stopped Aug 7, 2008
ON BEHALF of the more than 73,000 family planning clients throughout the Commonwealth served by nine agencies from the Cape to the Berkshires, we applaud the editorial, (July 30) ... If implemented, our statewide network of more than 70, Title X-funded family planning sites may be unable to provide comprehensive information and common contraceptive methods ... LIANNE COOK and LYNDA SAMPSON BeverlyThe writers are cochairwomen of the Massachusetts Family Planning Association. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Banning birth control Aug 6, 2008
"It's an effort to try to stigmatize contraception and family planning," said Marcia Greenberger, the co-president of the National Women's Law Center in Washington, D.C. "It should be a clarion call to women and men in this country that a kind of extremist view has begun to take hold - to make even birth control and contraception more difficult to secure, and that it could lead to the same kind of stigmatization that has existed in the case of abortion.". HHS is moving stealthily because it... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
There Are More Boys Than Girls in China and India Aug 5, 2008
Rural Chinese are typically allowed to have two children instead of just one; in fact, only roughly 36 percent of the population, primarily in cities, is subject to the rule, according to the National Population and Family Planning Commission. In recent years, these urban Chinese also flout the rules and have more than one child, typically losing societal benefits and paying a fine based on how much the couple earns. (Scientific American)
Learning disability sex campaign Aug 4, 2008
The FPA, formerly the Family Planning Association, has produced an information pack on the issue to coincide with a series of posters. It follows research showing people with learning difficulties are often denied help on pursuing relationships. (BBC News -- UK)
Bihar Government to launch Mamta scheme for mothers, newborns Aug 4, 2008
Besides, the scheme aims to raise awareness about breast feeding, immunisation and encourage mothers to take recourse to family planning methods. The state government and different executing agencies under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) are funding the scheme. (Newspost Online)
Kenya: Supporting Single Mothers Aug 3, 2008
"I was pregnant when I became single and went to the Family Planning Association for advice and help. Soon, I joined them and was then selected by a German organisation for a course in Berlin to become a trainer of community workers myself," Nandwa recalls. Unlike most single mothers in Kenya, Nandwa is an educated, urban woman. (allAfrica.com)
She was ripe for the plucking Aug 3, 2008
We need sustainable family planning especially among the low income group. Seldom do we find a sociologist on planning boards during development. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS: Defeat Bush's last stand against abortion Aug 1, 2008
Hillary Clinton said that if birth control is defined as abortion, it would permit individuals and health-care corporations to refuse to provide family planning. The new regulations could also invalidate California's and a dozen other states' laws that ensure women's access to safe, affordable contraceptives. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Bush threatening access to the pill? Jul 31, 2008
But the draft proposal has sparked intense criticism by family planning advocates, women's health activists, and members of Congress who say the regulation would create overwhelming obstacles for women seeking abortions and birth control. There is also deep concern that the rule could have far-reaching, but less obvious, implications. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Africa: Little Progress on Maternal Mortality Jul 31, 2008
Ustaz Gombe says success in promoting family planning and the importance of trained medical assistance for child birth depends on how NGOs deal with the specific cultural and religious practices of people in the north ... The Islamic scholar adds that Muslim faith-based groups accept that family planning, contraception as well as male doctors examining women are consistent with Islamic teachings. (allAfrica.com)
Ghana makes progress in achieving gender equality- Report Jul 31, 2008
She said the GHS had stepped up the education campaign to create awareness of maternal mortality and family health issues especially family planning. Dr. Quansah-Asare called for collaboration from other sectors and explained that the issue of maternal mortality needed a multi-sector approach. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Bush lifts HIV travel ban Jul 31, 2008
But he criticised the programme for not linking HIV services with family planning. "That allows HIV to go unprevented and undetected for years, until a whole family is infected," he said. (iAfrica.com)
Lodi pastor: Gay marriage didn't cause wildfires Jul 31, 2008
I believe Bush himself is a Baptist and as a former Southern Baptist myself, I know for a fact that while they abhor abortion, they have nothing against family planning through the use of contraceptives ... I believe Bush himself is a Baptist and as a former Southern Baptist myself, I know for a fact that while they abhor abortion, they have nothing against family planning through the use of contraceptives. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Kerala: Having 3rd kid may invite fine Jul 30, 2008
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: At a time when the two-child norm of last century is scorned at across the country, the model state of family planning in India is contemplating punishment for couples with more than two children ... The Kerala Family Planning and Control Bill seeks to promote family planning and birth control as methods of controlling population ... Clause 7 of the Bill reads, "No person or institution shall use religion, region, sect, caste, cult or other inducements for production of more... (India Times, India)
A new attack on birth control Jul 30, 2008
The potential impact of this new rule on the more than 500,000 hospitals, family planning clinics, and medical offices that receive any form of federal funding could be dramatic. The rule could also undercut many state laws - including one in Massachusetts requiring hospitals to provide emergency contraception for rape victims - and laws requiring prescription drug insurance plans to include contraceptives. (Boston Globe)
If GOP loses on corruption, so be it. Jul 30, 2008
Imagine that: [W]hen you increase the number of teenagers eligible to receive family planning services through Medicaid you get fewer teen pregnancies. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
