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- Person-centered contraceptive access benefits reproductive autonomy, sexual wellbeing, menstrual regulation, and other preventive health. However, contraceptive access varies by social and geographic position, with policies either perpetuating or alleviating health inequities. We describe geographic and time-trend variation in an index from fewer (less expansive) to greater (more expansive)…June 2022Contraceptive Use/Access, Policy and Practice
- Illinois has been a national leader in adopting progressive reproductive health policies that have expanded Medicaid coverage, reduced Medicaid abortion coverage restrictions, and protected minors’ rights to many sexual and reproductive health services. Although these strides are significant, inequality in contraceptive access persists. Nearly one third of contraceptive users lack coverage for…June 2022Contraceptive Use/Access, Policy and Practice
- Background:Women with intellectual and developmental disabilities face poorer reproductive and pregnancy outcomes partially due to health care inequity. Our objective was to conduct a scoping review of reproductive and pregnancy related health care among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Methods:We systematically reviewed three databases for keywords pertaining to pregnancy,…May 2022Maternal/Child Health, Reproductive/Sexual Health
- Few studies have illustrated how racism influences Black women’s use of reproductive health care services. This article presents findings of a collaborative study conducted by a research team and a reproductive justice organization to understand Black women’s concerns with sexual and reproductive health services. The qualitative research was conducted with Black women living in Georgia and North…February 2022Reproductive/Sexual Health, Policy and Practice, Racism
- This article describes sexual and reproductive health equity (SRHE) and how nurse practitioners can apply this framework to improve research, policy, and clinical practice. It means that systems ensure that all individuals, across the range of age, gender, race, and other intersectional identities, have what they need to attain their highest level of sexual and reproductive health. This includes…November 2021Reproductive/Sexual Health, Genderism
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America published 12 new state-focused fact sheets highlighting why expanding Medicaid coverage is critical to expanding access to sexual and reproductive health care. There are fact sheets for each state that has not yet expanded Medicaid. They detail how many people in each state would gain health insurance coverage if Congress passes the package. (author…September 2021Reproductive/Sexual Health, Medicaid
- As Congress considers proposals to be included in the upcoming budget reconciliation package, a number of health care measures are on the table. Among these potential reforms are pathways to close the gap in Medicaid coverage that exists in the twelve states that declined to expand Medicaid after the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A Supreme Court ruling in 2012 made Medicaid expansion…August 2021Maternal/Child Health, Reproductive/Sexual Health, Medicaid
- In order to begin understanding the current context, producing culturally meaningful findings, and creating equitable health outcomes in the sphere of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Canada, we must first consider how, with whom and by whom research is conducted. As part of a series of commentaries on Reproductive Justice in Canada in BMC Reproductive Health, in this segment,…June 2021Reproductive/Sexual Health, Policy and Practice
- Launched in partnership with The Colorado Health Foundation in late 2017, The Colorado Collaborative for Reproductive Health Equity (Collaborative) is a unique and innovative model that has incubated several reproductive health and rights projects. Guided by a vision for reproductive health equity, The Collaborative engages funders, clinicians, researchers, community organizations and grassroots…May 2021Reproductive/Sexual Health, Policy and Practice
- Review question: The aim of this review was to compare whether women taking abortion drugs on their own without healthcare provider supervision can do so as successfully and safely as women who take the drugs in the presence of trained healthcare providers. Background: Medical abortion used to end pregnancies has been successful and safe when women have access to appropriate information and…March 2020Abortion, Contraceptive Use/Access, Reproductive Justice
- Pregnancy and childbearing have implications for a number of economic and social outcomes, including educational attainment (Sonfield et al. 2013). Yet young people are often left without the knowledge and tools to make informed reproductive health decisions. The majority of adolescents and young adults are sexually active but many hold incorrect or limited information about how to effectively…January 2020Reproductive/Sexual Health, Policy and Practice
- In Washington, DC, and in state capitols across the nation, policy debates over the future of access to reproductive and sexual health services are shaping the range of services and providers available to low-income women. Access to these services, including contraceptive care, sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention and treatment, obstetrical care, and abortion services, have a profound…November 2019Reproductive/Sexual Health, Social/Structural Determinants
- This publication, designed for reproductive rights, health, and justice groups, is a short overview of the laws and regulations that apply to 501(c)(3) public charities when they engage in lobbying and advocacy, including how to shape advocacy during an election time. This resource should be considered an overview of the rules that apply to advocacy. For more in-depth information, please visit…June 2018Reproductive/Sexual Health, Advocacy
- There is a common assumption that programs aiming to increase coverage of health services and reduce morbidity and mortality among the poor are, by virtue, equitable. However, without careful attention to equity in the design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and adjustment of the strategy, these programs may result in narrow impacts that only improve the situation of those who are…September 2016Maternal/Child Health, Reproductive/Sexual Health, Policy and Practice
- The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) standards of care for transsexual, transgender, and gender non-conforming people (version 7) represent international normative standards for clinical care for these populations. Standards for optimal individual clinical care are consistent around the world, although the implementation of services for transgender populations will…July 2016Reproductive/Sexual Health, Services & Programs
- Objective: Training midlevel providers (MLPs) to conduct surgical abortions and manage medical abortions has been proposed as a way to increase women’s access to safe abortion. This paper reviews the evidence that compares the effectiveness and safety of abortion procedures administered by MLPs versus doctors. Methods: A systematic search was conducted of published trials and comparison…January 2013Abortion, Contraceptive Use/Access
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