NEW YORK — Publicly funded family planning prevents nearly 2 million unintended pregnancies and more than 800,000 abortions in the United States each year, saving billions of dollars, according to new research intended to counter conservative objections to expanding the program.
The data is in a report being released on Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive-health think tank whose research is generally respected even by experts Read the rest of this entry »

Early Wednesday evening, the House of Representatives passed
. But while the package that passed on a 244-188 near-party-line vote (and didn’t garner a single Republican vote) included a bevy of tax cuts and spending programs, one particular item that has been the subject of much debate this week was notably missing.
A relatively small provision to expand state access to family planning services under Medicaid was seized on late last week by Read the rest of this entry »

Planning, motivation provide foundation for fitness
, Arts & Homes Editor
In print: Saturday, January 3, 2009
ST. PETERSBURG — When their work day is done, David Helms and Vicky Bennati come home and work out.
While others are plopping down on the sofa or popping open the pinot, the St. Petersburg couple might be revving their heart rates on their elliptical machine or stepper. The Vectra weight machine in the corner of their home Read the rest of this entry »

The Henry and Stark County Health Departments remind area residents oftheir Family Planning clinic program. Clinics are held in Kewanee at theHealth Department offices, Route 78 South.
Appointments, which are necessary, may be made by contacting the HealthDepartment.
Through the family planning clinic program, the Health Department hopesto give women the information and means they need to plan pregnancies andmake responsible decisions. The program Read the rest of this entry »

Citing a loss of federal funding, the Floyd County Health Department announced yesterday it will stop offering family planning services at the end of next month.
About 600 people who receive birth control, gynecological exams or screenings for sexually transmitted disease won’t be able to get those services at the department’s Maternal and Child Health Center at 1917 Bono Road in New Albany after Jan. 31, coordinator Stacie Rost said.
Rost said Read the rest of this entry »

Government health authorities have been recommending pregnant women and young children to consume fish in a limit to avoid exposure to potentially harmful amounts of mercury.
But recently FDA has been planning to change the prevailing advice. It has circulated a draft report within the government that argues the health benefits of eating fish outweigh the potential ill effects of mercury. This report has been based on the latest studies that indicate Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Political considerations threatened today to strip funding for family planning from President Obama’s huge economic stimulus package, despite Obama’s earlier pledges to support the programs and their high level of public approval.
A recent Lake Research Partners poll of voters, done for the Women Donors Network in early November 2008 around Election Day and after the current economic meltdown began, Read the rest of this entry »

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) — A high-level delegation from Pakistan’s Population Welfare Ministry will arrive here on Sunday, to observe success stories in reproductive health and family planning.
Ministry secretary Nayyar Agha heads the six-member delegation.
In a statement today, the Pakistan High Commission said that during the three-day visit, the delegation would hold meetings with women, family and community development ministry secretary-general, Read the rest of this entry »

Two agencies that advocate for women’s issues are offering women a chance to voice their support for reproductive health care.
Family Planning Services Inc., and the American Association of University Women will host a “Speak Out” event from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 29 in the lecture hall of the David R. Obey Health Sciences Building at Northcentral Technical College in Wausau.
The event allows women to talk about their health care system concerns Read the rest of this entry »

Vol. XXII, No. 59
Thursday, October 16, 2008 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Reproductive health bill, family planning education backed
MAJORITY OF FILIPINOS favor the passage of the reproductive health (RH) bill and want family planning education taught in public schools, a new survey from the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.
The results, found in the SWS’ third quarter Social Weather Survey that was made exclusive to Business-World, showed Read the rest of this entry »