Prevention First Legislation
As the nation's leading advocate and provider of reproductive health services, Planned Parenthood knows firsthand that women and men in America need affordable and accessible reproductive health care services. The stakes are high.
- An estimated 750,000 American teens will become pregnant this year and nearly four million will contract a sexually transmitted infection.
- More than 17 million women in the United States need publicly funded family planning services, and not enough funding is available to meet the demand.
That's why Planned Parenthood has launched a Prevention First initiative that aims to prevent unintended pregnancy and reduce the need for abortion, while saving scarce public health dollars. It includes commonsense measures designed to
- restore affordable birth control for millions of college and low-income women
- fully fund Title X, the nation's family planning program
- expand access to reproductive health care services for low-income women through Medicaid
- protect teens' health through real sex education
- require equity in contraceptive insurance coverage
- improve awareness about emergency contraception
- protect and expand rape survivors' access to emergency contraception in emergency rooms
Join the Planned Parenthood Action Network and stay informed about legislation that puts Prevention First!
Published: 06.17.08 | Updated: 06.17.08
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