Family planning and reproductive health
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May 17th 2013
GP advises young mum to ‘stop at two’
A young mum-of-two who went to see her doctor to ask for antibiotics for tonsillitis claimed yesterday she left in tears after being advised to stop having children. Travel agent Charlotte... -
May 10th 2013
A million babies die on their first day
The Save the Children report, State of the World's Mothers, shows the importance of enabling women to decide the time and spacing of their pregnancies. Read the Report -
May 7th 2013 | Tags: Family planning and reproductive health, Teen pregnancy
UK – local sexual health guidance
Public health will become the responsibility of local government when it transfers from the NHS to local authorities in April 2013. This briefing for councillors and officers explains the challenges... -
May 3rd 2013 | Tags: Ecosystems and biodiversity, Family planning and reproductive health, Population info and analysis
Population + health + environment
For a community dependent on natural resources to flourish it must promote both the immediate goals of better health and economic conditions and the long-term goals of environmental conservation. Bringing... -
April 21st 2013
Ecuador: Right to emergency contraception
The government of Ecuador is determined to curb the growing number of teen pregnancies, and has begun to knock down barriers that stand in the way of the right to... -
April 10th 2013
Free contraception for French teenagers
Women in France will no longer pay to have an abortion and minors aged between 15 and 18 will be able to get free contraception in family planning centres. The measures... -
April 8th 2013
Tanzanian PM calls for smaller families
(...) Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda expressed concern that the government is taking measures to address the country's rapidly growing population at 2.7 per cent per annum with Dar es Salaam's rate... -
March 28th 2013
The need for sex education (press release)
Population Matters regrets the government’s decision not to make Sex and Relationships Education a statutory requirement for British schools. The government has taken insufficient account of Britain’s high rate of abortions... -
March 27th 2013 | Tags: Family planning and reproductive health
Sexual health guidance issued
The UK government has guidance issued for local authorities on the commissioning of sexual health services. Local authorities will be responsible for sexual health services from April 1st 2013. A few... -
March 23rd 2013 | Tags: Family planning and reproductive health
Sexual health framework for England
This is good to see but quality of delivery is in the hands of cash-strapped local authorities. We need to point out the long term cost of unplanned pregnancies. From...
