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Kaiser Family Foundation, May 10 1999. A fact
sheet on current facts and statistics on abortion
trends, provider profile, and abortion policy, both
federal and state. (PDF File) Allan Guttmacher Institute. Information on
incidence, demographics, contraceptive use,
providers and coverage, safety, law, and
funding. |
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Kaiser Family Foundation, May 10 1999. This
issue brief provides an overview of clinical and
policy issues in abortion today, including a
summary of major federal and state legislative
issues. It also reviews abortion provider training
and quality of care. (PDF File) |
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Alan Guttmacher Institute, June 1999. The Status
of Major Abortion-Related Laws and Policies in the
States American Civil Liberties Union, 1999. An
excellent resource for reproductive freedom
legislation. American Civil Liberties Union, April 1997. The
Hyde Amendment and Public Funding of Abortion NARAL, January 1999. The Appropriations Process
and Discriminatory Abortion Funding
Restrictions NARAL, December 1998. Restrictions on minors'
access to abortion |
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Planned Parenthood, 1998. A comprehensive list of contraceptive options, their efficacies and advantages/disadvantages. http://www.plannedparenthood.org/BIRTH-CONTROL/CONTRACHOICES.HTM |
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Emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) are the most commonly used method of emergency contraception. They can be used following unprotected intercourse or unsuccessful contraception to prevent pregnancy. ECPs do not cause abortion; rather, they inhibit ovulation, fertilization or implantation before a pregnancy occurs. Office of Population Research at Princeton
University. Accurate information about emergency
contraception derived from the medical
literature. Kaiser Family Foundation. Definition, safety,
public and medical attitudes about emergency
contraception. NARAL, November 1998. Emergency Contraception:
An Improtant and Underutilized Contraceptive
Option. Planned Parenthood. A factsheet on emergency contraception. http://www.plannedparenthood.org/library/BIRTHCONTROL/EmergContra.htm |
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General Info: Planned Parenthood, 1998. How Abortions Are
Performed. Medical Abortion: Population Council, May 1998. Medical Abortion
with Mifepristone and Misoprostol Population Council. U.S. Mifepristone Clinical
Trial: Summary of Findings Planned Parenthood, September 1996. Medical
Abortion Using Methotrexate and Misoprostol National Abortion Federation, 1997. General
information on medical abortion. Surgical Abortion: National Abortion Federation, 1995. General
information on surgical abortion. Planned Parenthood of New York City. Early
Surgical Abortion: Manual Vacuum Aspiration. |
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute, 1999. Facts on
incidence, law, and conditions of induced abortion
worldwide. The Alan Guttmacher Institute. Worldwide, Women
of all Backgrounds Choose abortion. International Family Planning Perspectives
(AGI), June 1999. Characteristics of Women Who
Obtain Induced Abortion: A Worldwide Review. |
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Planned Parenthood, December 1997. Training and
Availability of Reproductive Health Care
Services. Kaiser Family Foundation, May 10 1999. This
issue brief provides an overview of clinical and
policy issues in abortion today, including a
summary of major federal and state legislative
issues. It also reviews abortion provider training
and quality of care. (PDF File) Kaiser Family Foundation, May 10 1999. A fact
sheet on current facts and statistics on abortion
trends, provider profile, and abortion policy, both
federal and state. (PDF File) |
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National Abortion Federation, 1998. A brief
summary of scientific research on the psychological
effects of abortion. |
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Kaiser Family Foundation, January 1995. Public
misperceptions about the percentage of pregnancies
ending in abortion in the U.S. |
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Transcript of case from U.S. Supreme Court. Planned Parenthood, December 1997. Roe v. Wade at 25: Its History and Impact http://www.plannedparenthood.org/library/ABORTION/Roe25.html NARAL, January 1998. Factsheet discussing life
before Roe, after Roe, and the future of
reproductive choice. |
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ABC News, October 1998. A timeline of
Anti-ABortion Violoence: 1993-1998. NARAL, January 1999. Clinic Violence,
Intimidation and Terrorism. Planned Parenthood of New York City. Clinic
Violence Nationwide: 1997. Planned Parenthood of New York City. Clinic
Violence and Disruptions in New York State,
1996-1999. |
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute, 1998. Nearly 4 in
10 teen pregnancies (excluding miscarriages) end in
abortion. There were about 289,000 abortions among
teens in 1994. |
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The New York Times. An online forum open for
discussion and debate of reproductive health
issues. |
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