NEWS RELEASES
Indigenous Women in Bolivia Do Not Desire Larger Families Than Nonindigenous Women
(02/01/2010)
Following Decade-Long Decline, U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rate Increases as Both Births and Abortions Rise
(01/26/2010)
Recession Puts Strain on Family Planning Centers As Demand Rises and Resources Shrink
(12/10/2009)
NEWS IN CONTEXT
The President’s Budget: Prevention Advances, but Abortion Rights Stall Out
(02/05/2010)
Haiti Relief Efforts Cannot Afford to Overlook Reproductive Health Needs
(01/27/2010)
State Legislative Trends in 2009
(01/21/2010)
OP-EDS AND BLOG POSTS
"Haiti Relief Efforts Cannot Afford to Overlook Reproductive Health Needs", Sharon L. Camp, Huffington Post, January 28, 2010
"Another Busy Year: State Legislative Trends on Reproductive Health and Abortion in 2009", Rachel Gold and Elizabeth Nash, RH Reality Check, January 21, 2010
"Secretary Clinton strongly endorses Global reproductive health investments", Susan A. Cohen, The Hill’s Congress Blog, January 11, 2010
EVIDENCE CHECK
Review of New Study on a Theory-Based Abstinence Program (February 2010)
An abstinence-only intervention aimed at young, urban African-American adolescents successfully delayed sexual initiation among participants in the program, according to a well-designed new study by John B. Jemmott and colleagues.
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.
MEDIA KITS
An Overview of Abortion in the United States
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