Word: parenthood
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...have here is a majority that is clear about abortion rights and getting clearer about why abortion has to be protected by our Constitution.'' Some opinions were more qualified. ''We would have preferred a 7-to-2 decision,'' said Eve Paul, vice president for legal affairs for Planned Parenthood. ''On the other hand, I don't think the end of the world has come.'' Indeed, despite all the litigation, the number of reported abortions in the U.S. has stayed fairly steady since the late 1970s, at about 1.5 million a year. Legal experts cautioned against assuming too much from Burger...
...Harvard Student Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) plan covers abortions, including elective abortions, for Harvard students with a $50 co-pay at Women’s Health Services or Planned Parenthood...
...child support guidelines, determine foster care payments and appraise damage arising from personal injuries and wrongful death suits. They are also, ironically, intended to "educate anyone who is considering when or whether to have children."? No wonder so many of us are unprepared to handle the financial burden of parenthood, and critical family services are woefully under-budgeted. Last month, the Bush Administration announced plans to eliminate the American Time Use Survey, a five-year-old project conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Census Bureau has been similarly stymied by budgetary cuts and ideological opposition. Given...
...with students continuing to face parenthood with no pay or health insurance, some are not content to wait...
With the two sides pulling in opposite directions, it's hard to see how progress comes. Groups like Planned Parenthood have fought hard to expand access to contraception, such as Plan B, the "morning after pill," which was finally approved for over-the-counter use in 2006. And they have fought for comprehensive sex education, which includes information about contraception as well as abstinence. A Guttmacher study in 2006 found that roughly "14% of the decline in teen pregnancy between 1995 and 2002 was due to teens' delaying sex or having sex less often, while...