By Douglas Holtz-Eakin
The young drop coverage to avoid higher premiums
Independent voices from the TWT Communities
The International Planned Parenthood Federation is a global non-governmental organization with the broad aims of promoting sexual and reproductive health, and advocating the right of individuals to make their own choices in family planning. It was first formed in 1952 in Bombay, India, and now consists of more than 149 Member Associations working in more than 189 countries. IPPF is highly developed, and is organized into six regions. - Source: Wikipedia
A group of 72 lawmakers have revived an effort to ask the government's watchdog agency to scrutinize taxpayer dollars going to Planned Parenthood and five other organizations who provide family-planning services.
A group of 72 lawmakers have revived an effort to ask the government's watchdog agency to scrutinize taxpayer dollars going to Planned Parenthood and five other organizations who provide family-planning services.
The Girl Scouts are preparing to celebrate "World Thinking Day" in February. Parents, hold on to your pocketbooks.
Across the country, angry emails bombard official Girl Scout computers. In Northern Virginia, a Catholic church bans the Scouts from meeting on its property. An Idaho television station reports that a "rumor" about a Girl Scout-Planned Parenthood alliance is disrupting this year's cookie sales.
The International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC) tells women how to perform abortions on themselves. It trains activists to pressure governments - with admittedly misleading information - to overturn pro-life laws.
Sharon Camp, president of the Guttmacher Institute, said the increase of the number of abortions should serve as an "urgent message" to policymakers that access to contraceptive services should be increased to prevent unintended pregnancies. On the other hand, pro-lifers who oppose abortion say the way to reduce unintended pregnancies is through abstinence ("Rise in abortions during recession stalls longtime drop," Nation, Tuesday).
