NEWS RELEASES
No Crystal Ball Needed: Teens Are Heading In The Wrong Direction
(06/18/2009)
Unintended Births on the Rise Among Young Women in Nigeria
(06/15/2009)
For Most Sexually Transmitted Infections, Testing and Treatment Is a Key Strategy to Prevent Long-Term Consequences
(06/09/2009)
NEWS IN CONTEXT
New Health Disparities Report: More Context for Higher Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Rates Among Women of Color
(06/11/2009)
Statement from Sharon Camp
on the murder of Dr. George Tiller
(06/01/2009)
Ignoring Evidence, Mexican States Move to Increase Abortion Restrictions
(05/28/2009)
OP-EDS AND BLOG POSTS
"New Health Disparities Report: More Context for Higher Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Rates Among Women of Color", by Sharon L. Camp, Huffington Post, June 12, 2009
"Withdrawal as Contraception: Why So Skeptical?", by Rachel Jones, RH Reality Check, June 2, 2009
"Statement from Sharon Camp on the murder of Dr. George Tiller", by Sharon Camp , Huffington Post, June 1, 2009
EVIDENCE CHECK
Advisory on the Impact of Parental Involvement Laws (October 2008)
Antiabortion activists claim that state laws requiring parental involvement (such as notification or consent) for minors to obtain abortions have been a major contributing factor to declining abortion rates among minors in the United States. However, most studies on the subject have serious flaws and are not able to substantiate the claim.
Advisory on the Mental Health Impact of Abortion (October 2008)
Based on the best scientific evidence currently available, there is no credible evidence that abortion, in and of itself, causes mental health problems for most women.
Review of Key Findings of "Emerging Answers 2007" (November 2007)
Review of an authoritative report on the effectiveness of sex education programs concluding that there is not sufficient evidence to justify the widespread dissemination of abstinence-only-until-marriage programs.
MEDIA KITS
An Overview of Abortion in the United States
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