Perceptions of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Issues - Central Asia Region

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Site description: Field-based focus group report of evaluations covering family planning issues in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.




Topic: Top/Society/Issues/Family_Planning/International_Assistance

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Previous 10Refusing to Participate In Health Care: A Continuing Debatehttp://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/journals/gr030108.html Refusing to Participate In Health Care: A Continuing DebateTop/Society/Issues/Family_Planning Analysis by the Alan Guttmacher Institute on the issue of whether individuals and institutions should be permitted to refuse to participate in reproductive and other health care services on the grounds of religious belief or moral objection.
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Previous 170The Council on Size and Weight Discriminationhttp://www.cswd.org/ The Council on Size and Weight DiscriminationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Body_Image/Fat_Acceptance/Organizations A not-for-profit group which works to change people's attitudes about body size. Consumer advocacy in the areas of medical treatment, job discrimination, and media images.
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Previous 270Families USA - Medicaid and Children's Healthhttp://www.familiesusa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Medicaid_Index Families USA - Medicaid and Children's HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Medicaid Studies and reports on Medicaid from Families USA, a liberal public policy organization.
Other resource N0 Health Care Financing Administration: CHIPhttp://www.cms.hhs.gov/schip/ Health Care Financing Administration: CHIPTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Children's_Health_Insurance_Program Official federal site devoted to the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Other resource N1 Century Foundation: Prescription Drug Informationhttp://www.medicarewatch.org/research_development/prescriptiondrugs.htm Century Foundation: Prescription Drug InformationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Prescription_Drugs Sources for the debate over prescription drug coverage in Medicare.
Other resource N2 No Free Lunchhttp://www.nofreelunch.org/ No Free LunchTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Prescription_Drugs Discusses pharmaceutical industry marketing, promotion, and sales practices and how they may adversely affect prescription drug prescribing practices, and increase prescription drug prices.
Other resource N3 The Cost of Protectionism in Pharmaceuticalshttp://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=14425 The Cost of Protectionism in PharmaceuticalsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Prescription_Drugs An article from Alternet that examines the effects of the patent system in the pharmaceutical industry and suggests that increased public funding of pharmaceutical research and development could dramatically lower costs for consumers.
Other resource N4 American Taxpayers for Rx Sanityhttp://www.rxsanity.org American Taxpayers for Rx SanityTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Prescription_Drugs Provides information to the public on the prescription drug reimportation war being fought between the pharmaceutical industry and America.
Other resource N5 Vote Healthhttp://www.votehealth.net Vote HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Universal_Health_Care Vote Health is a non-profit based in Alameda County, California, advocating on a national level for universal healthcare and locally to make healthcare available to the indigent population.
Other resource N6 Health Care for All - Californiahttp://www.healthcareforall.org/ Health Care for All - CaliforniaTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Universal_Health_Care Health Care for All is a nonprofit grassroots organization working for high quality, universal, single payer health care in California.
Other resource N7 Reduce Health Care Costshttp://www.reducehealthcarecosts.com Reduce Health Care CostsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Universal_Health_Care Universal health care is more affordable than you think. The issue is not who pays for universal health care, but that all health care is far more expensive than it needs to be.
Other resource N8 Health Care for All - Californians, Santa Cruz Chapterhttp://www.got.net/~seaseal/healthcare/ Health Care for All - Californians, Santa Cruz ChapterTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Universal_Health_Care Santa Cruz County supporters of single payer health care.
Other resource N9 Duke Center for Health Policy: Hospital Conversionshttp://www.hpolicy.duke.edu/cyberexchange/conversion/truecon.html Duke Center for Health Policy: Hospital ConversionsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Hospitals Hospital conversion in the marketplace and the policy world. The growing trend towards mergers and acquisitions in the hospital industry.
Other resource N10 The Leapfrog Grouphttp://www.leapfroggroup.org/ The Leapfrog GroupTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Hospitals An organization of health insurance companies that is promoting Computerized Physician Order Entry to hospitals as a way to decrease medication errors.
Other resource N11 Health Canada Population Health Developmenthttp://www.population-health.com Health Canada Population Health DevelopmentTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Canadian_Health_Policy Resources and other publications regarding Health Canada's population health policies.
Other resource N12 Public Health and Personal Freedomhttp://www.hedweb.com/bgcharlton/healthfreed.html Public Health and Personal FreedomTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Articles Argues that more emphasis should be given to personal freedom over public health, using the example of alcohol.
Other resource N13 Infostat, Cargo-Cult Science and the Policy Sausage-machinehttp://www.hedweb.com/bgcharlton/cargocult.html Infostat, Cargo-Cult Science and the Policy Sausage-machineTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Articles Paper on the managerial takeover of clinical practice, and how the process of medical science is distorted by politics and dubious trendy theories.
Other resource N14 The Bush Presidency - Bush Record on Healthhttp://www.theBushPresidency.org/Health.htm The Bush Presidency - Bush Record on HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/Articles Articles explore the Medicare bill and its drug plan, the imported drug controversy, stem cell research, and the Administration's policy for the uninsured.
Other resource N15 National Library of Medicinehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/ National Library of MedicineTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/United_States_Government The world's largest medical library. It collects materials in all major areas of the health sciences and to a lesser degree in such areas as chemistry, physics, botany and zoology.
Other resource N16 GlobalHealth.govhttp://www.globalhealth.gov/ GlobalHealth.govTop/Society/Issues/Health/Health_Policy/United_States_Government From the Dept. of Health and Human Services' Office of International and Refugee Health (OIRH), which is responsible for facilitating cooperation and providing policy guidance on refugee health policy issues.
Other resource N17 Will CODEX Harmonization End Health Freedom Worldwide?http://sumeria.net/health/codexharm.html Will CODEX Harmonization End Health Freedom Worldwide?Top/Society/Issues/Health/The_Codex_Alimentarius 'Threatening large fines, the so called "Health Protection Branch" (HPB) has just ordered Toronto's biggest health food store, the Big Carrot, to remove over one third of their stock because the products don't contain so called "Drug Identification Numbers."' (1997)
Other resource N18 Environmental Health Information Service (EHIS) Environews by Topic: Water Pollutionhttp://ehis.niehs.nih.gov/topic/waterpol.html Environmental Health Information Service (EHIS) Environews by Topic: Water PollutionTop/Society/Issues/Health/Water_Treatment Links to current information on water quality and treatment issues.
Other resource N19 Preventive Dental Health Associationhttp://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/health.htm Preventive Dental Health AssociationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Water_Treatment/Fluoridation Educates about the dangers of fluoride and mercury, and provides healthful alternate solutions.
Other resource N20 eMedicine Online Text - Emergency Medicinehttp://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic181.htm eMedicine Online Text - Emergency MedicineTop/Society/Issues/Health/Water_Treatment/Fluoridation Fluoride toxicity symptoms and antidotes intended for professionals, but has value to patients as well.
Other resource N21 Adverse Health and Behavior from Silicoflourides Used to Fluoridate Public Water Supplieshttp://www.dartmouth.edu/~rmasters/AHABS/ Adverse Health and Behavior from Silicoflourides Used to Fluoridate Public Water SuppliesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Water_Treatment/Fluoridation A public service website addressing a major health issue by a Dartmouth university professor.
Other resource N22 Case Study For The 4th Year Course in Ecosystem Healthhttp://www.med.uwo.ca/ecosystemhealth/education/casestudies/fluorosismed.htm#top Case Study For The 4th Year Course in Ecosystem HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Water_Treatment/Fluoridation From the faculty of medicine and dentistry, University of Western Ontario. Information on fluoride sources, fluorosis and its health implications.
Other resource N23 Voice of the Natural Health Consumerhttp://www.citizens.org Voice of the Natural Health ConsumerTop/Society/Issues/Health/Activism Activism made easy. Tell Congress what you think about Genetic Engineering, irradiated food, Codex, organic food.
Other resource N24 Issues in Health Carehttp://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/3872/ Issues in Health CareTop/Society/Issues/Health/Activism A guide to health-care related issues including medical ethics, health policy reform, and other topics.
Other resource N25 Physicians for a National Health Programhttp://www.pnhp.org/ Physicians for a National Health ProgramTop/Society/Issues/Health/Activism Believes that access to high-quality health care is a right of all people and should be provided equitably as a public service rather than bought and sold as a commodity.
Other resource N26 Health Care Advocacy Web Ringhttp://www.attcanada.ca/~lrs/webring/webring.htm Health Care Advocacy Web RingTop/Society/Issues/Health/Activism Connecting health advocacy websites.
Other resource N27 Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Institute (BMSI)http://www.bmsi.net/ Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Institute (BMSI)Top/Society/Issues/Health/Blood_Products A private, educational institute founded in 1997 in Cleveland, Ohio by nationally recognized leaders in the bloodless field. Through our research, we continually develop new standards for applying bloodless medical techniques. Through our education efforts we are protecting patients and their caregivers with regard to the use of blood and blood products.
Other resource N28 Bloodless Medicine Researchhttp://www.med.unipi.it/patchir/bloodl/bmr.htm Bloodless Medicine ResearchTop/Society/Issues/Health/Blood_Products "Bloodless medicine" is a modern field of research which studies the available strategies for providing medical care without allogeneic transfusions. In most cases this is undertaken because of religious convictions, but not always.  Any technological improvement, as well as any therapeutic strategy, that permit the avoidance of  the allogeneic blood, have to be carefully followed in the universities. Our site propose to coordinate research in this field.
Other resource N29 Big Folks Health FAQhttp://www.faqs.org/faqs/fat-acceptance-faq/health/ Big Folks Health FAQTop/Society/Issues/Health/Body_Image/Fat_Acceptance From the newsgroups soc.support.fat-acceptance and alt.support.big-folks.
Other resource N30 Plus-size Healthhttp://www.plussizehealth.com Plus-size HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Body_Image/Fat_Acceptance/Directories Health information for plus-size people.
Other resource N31 Unhealthy Obsessionshttp://shiveringnaked.org/kerry Unhealthy ObsessionsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Body_Image/Pro-Anorexia Includes a journal, a photolog, a progress report, and a motivational page. Also a support group for multiples with eating disorders.
Other resource N32 Fetal Abusehttp://www.motherjones.com/news_wire/fetal.html Fetal AbuseTop/Society/Issues/Human_Rights_and_Liberties/Prenatal_Rights The rash of women being charged criminally, or having their babies taken away from them, because they took drugs while pregnant focuses attention on the notion that unborn babies deserve the same legal protections as children.
Other resource N33 Chile Disputes the Medical Report on General Pinochet's Fitness to Pleadhttp://www.remember-chile.org.uk/declarations/00-02-20rc.htm Chile Disputes the Medical Report on General Pinochet's Fitness to PleadTop/Society/Issues/Human_Rights_and_Liberties/Regional/South_America/Chile The recommendation that Senator Pinochet is not fit to stand trial is at odds with the available evidence.
Other resource N34 Privacilla.orghttp://www.privacilla.org/ Privacilla.orgTop/Society/Issues/Human_Rights_and_Liberties/Privacy Links to articles and opinions about a variety of privacy issues from medical records to bank statements. Articles have linked bibliographies.
Other resource N35 Helpline for Drivers and Familieshttp://www.driver-families-helpline.org/ Helpline for Drivers and FamiliesTop/Society/Issues/Human_Rights_and_Liberties/Advocacy_Organizations/Europe Helpline for imprisoned truck drivers abroad, accused of smuggling drugs in their loads, and support for their families who are left to cope at home alone. A free service from a non-profit organisation.
Other resource N36 Healthcare for the Homeless Bibliographyhttp://www.homeless-healthcare.org/hhh/research/references.htm Healthcare for the Homeless BibliographyTop/Society/Issues/Poverty/Homelessness List of over 200 books and articles regarding health care for homeless persons.
Other resource N37 Urban Institutehttp://www.urban.org/ Urban InstituteTop/Society/Issues/Poverty/Welfare Policy think tank that tracks welfare, Social Security, Medicare, and other domestic policy issues.
Other resource N38 Bazelon Center for Mental Health Lawshttp://www.bazelon.org/ Bazelon Center for Mental Health LawsTop/Society/Issues/Disabilities/Advocacy Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability.
Other resource N39 The Urban Institutehttp://www.urban.org/ The Urban InstituteTop/Society/Issues/Policy_Institutes/U Investigation and nonpartisan analysis of U.S. social and economic problems and issues, including the New Federalism, welfare and welfare-to-work, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, disabilities, crime, the nonprofit sector, education, tax policy, labor, housing, and community development issues.
Other resource N40 Senate Finance Committeehttp://www.senate.gov/~finance/ Senate Finance CommitteeTop/Society/Issues/Economic/National_Budget/Congressional_Committees Senate committee charged with writing tax legislation and bills affecting Social Security, Medicare, and other entitlement programs.
Other resource N41 Without Medicine And Supplies, The Children Diehttp://www.commondreams.org/views/102300-103.htm Without Medicine And Supplies, The Children DieTop/Society/Issues/Economic/Sanctions/Iraq Iraq medical staff must decide who will live and who will die because sanctions prevent ordinary medical supplies from reaching the war torn country. AP article in the Hartford Courant.
Other resource N42 National Academy of Social Insurancehttp://www.nasi.org National Academy of Social InsuranceTop/Society/Issues/Economic/Social_Security The nation's leading experts on Social Security, Medicare, and other social insurance programs. It does not lobby or take positions on policy issues.
Other resource N43 Concord Coalitionhttp://www.concordcoalition.org/socialsecurity/ Concord CoalitionTop/Society/Issues/Economic/Social_Security Testimony, statements, assessments of reform proposals, from an organization dedicated to efficient government and preserving Social Security and Medicare.
Other resource N44 IPPPH - The Initiative on Public-Private Partnerships for Healthhttp://www.ippph.org/ IPPPH - The Initiative on Public-Private Partnerships for HealthTop/Society/Issues/Economic/Public_Private_Partnerships Provides detailed information on 80 public-private partnerships for health, up-to-date news and events on global health issues and a library of relevant publications. Offers web-based discussions on cutting-edge topics to authorized users.
Other resource N45 Implications of U.S. Whitehouse, CIA and "war on drugs"http://www.friendsoffreedom.com/Writings/DupeOfDrugWar.html Implications of U.S. Whitehouse, CIA and "war on drugs"Top/Society/Issues/Conspiracy/US_Central_Intelligence_Themes Friends of Freedom paper called "Dupe of Drug War," implicating top US officials and central intelligence figures in complicity with Central American drug czars.
Other resource N46 Ethical Issues in Terminal Health Carehttp://www.cp.duluth.mn.us/~ennyman/ethics.html Ethical Issues in Terminal Health CareTop/Society/Issues/End-of-Life Articles and essays on patients' rights, Ethics Committees, the Right-to-Die Debate, and Physician Assisted Suicide.
Other resource N47 Compassionate Health Care Networkhttp://www.chninternational.com Compassionate Health Care NetworkTop/Society/Issues/End-of-Life/Euthanasia/Anti-Euthanasia Consists of professional and lay people who care about the crisis medicine and healthcare is experiencing, and promote 'Aid in Living'. CHN opposes euthanasia by actively defending the inherent value of all human life.
Other resource N48 Embracing Our Dyinghttp://www.embracingourdying.com/ Embracing Our DyingTop/Society/Issues/End-of-Life/Euthanasia/Anti-Euthanasia Catholic moral theology overview on death and dying, medical, legal, and bioethical issues, political concerns, with information on hospice care, parish nurses and health ministry.
Other resource N49 The Nucleus January 2002 - Diane Prettyhttp://www.cmf.org.uk/index.htm?nucleus/nucjan02/pretty.htm The Nucleus January 2002 - Diane PrettyTop/Society/Issues/End-of-Life/Right_to_Die/People/Pretty,_Diane A physician examines the Pretty case and its implications for medicine in Britain. From the Christian Medical Fellowship, an organization that opposes end-of-life choice.
Other resource N50 Cybercast News Service - "Befriend a Vet for Access to Lethal Drugs, Euthanasia Activist Suggests"http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=%5CForeignBureaus%5Carchive%5C200304%5CFOR20030416b.html Cybercast News Service - "Befriend a Vet for Access to Lethal Drugs, Euthanasia Activist Suggests"Top/Society/Issues/End-of-Life/Right_to_Die/People/Nitschke,_Philip Nitschke suggests that the terminally ill obtain lethal medication from veterinarians.
Other resource N51 Children's Healthcare Is a Legal Dutyhttp://www.childrenshealthcare.org/ Children's Healthcare Is a Legal DutyTop/Society/Issues/Church-State_Relations CHILD is a nonprofit US organization fighting religion-based medical neglect. Includes case histories of children who died after receiving faith-based healing instead of medical care, examples of religious exemptions to public-health regulations, and legal news.
Other resource N52 Online Exhibitions | The Doctors Trial | Nuremberg Code excerpthttp://www.ushmm.org/research/doctors/Nuremberg_Code.htm Online Exhibitions | The Doctors Trial | Nuremberg Code excerptTop/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/War_Crimes/Nuremberg,_International_Military_Tribunal Code developed at Nuremberg as a result of wartime medical experimentation on humans.
Other resource N53 Wounded Warrior Hospital Fundhttp://www.woundedwarriorhospitalfund.org/ Wounded Warrior Hospital FundTop/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Specific_Conflicts/Iraq/Military/Operation_Iraqi_Freedom_-_US Purchases and delivers quality-of-life items for soldiers wounded or injured in Iraq and Afghanistan and evacuated to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany. Includes photo galleries and information how to contribute.
Other resource N54 Health in French Polynesia: The Effects of French Nuclear Testinghttp://canterbury.cyberplace.co.nz/peace/nuchealth.html Health in French Polynesia: The Effects of French Nuclear TestingTop/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Nuclear/Nuclear_Tests A discussion of the health effects of French nuclear testing in the Pacific Ocean area on the peoples living in French Polynesia.
Other resource N55 Gulf War Veterans and Depleted Uraniumhttp://ccnr.org/du_hague.html Gulf War Veterans and Depleted UraniumTop/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Depleted_Uranium By Dr. Rosalie Bertell. Health effects including medical testing for contamination.
Other resource N56 Depleted Uranium Weaponshttp://www.ngwrc.org/Issues.cfm?NewsTopicID=8 Depleted Uranium WeaponsTop/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Depleted_Uranium National Gulf War Resource Center information on depleted uranium. Includes medical and training information.
Other resource N57 Depleted Uranium in the Balkanshttp://www.deploymentlink.osd.mil/du_balkans/index.html Depleted Uranium in the BalkansTop/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Depleted_Uranium/Used_in_Kosovo_and_Yugoslavia Summarizes the findings of environmental and medical studies designed to answer questions about DU contamination in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo.
Other resource N58 U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defensehttp://chemdef.apgea.army.mil/ U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical DefenseTop/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Weapons/Biological,_Chemical,_and_Radiological/Government_Sites Laboratory for research to advance the medical prevention and treatment of chemical warfare casualties.
Other resource N59 National Disaster Medical Systemhttp://www.oep-ndms.dhhs.gov/ National Disaster Medical SystemTop/Society/Issues/Terrorism NDMS assists American state and local medical agencies responding to the health effects of peacetime disasters, terrorism, and weapons of mass destruction. Includes discussion of counterterrorism, searchable directory, and links to related materials.
Other resource N60 U.S. Department of Homeland Security - National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)http://www.oep-ndms.dhhs.gov/ U.S. Department of Homeland Security - National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)Top/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Counter_Terrorism Section with the responsibility for managing and coordinating the Federal medical response to major emergencies and Federally declared disasters including acts of terrorism.
Other resource N61 U.S. Department of State - Kashmir: Reward Offerhttp://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/briefing/press_statements/9611/961121ps2.html U.S. Department of State - Kashmir: Reward OfferTop/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Rewards Dr. Donald Hutchings, a respected American medical professional, was abducted by unknown persons on July 4, 1995, while trekking with his wife in the hill country of Kashmir.
Other resource N62 Symposium on Medical and Public Health Response to Bioterrorismhttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol5no4/contents.htm Symposium on Medical and Public Health Response to BioterrorismTop/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical First symposium held in 1999 in Arlington, Virginia.
Other resource N63 Yahoo! Health - Bioterrorism Guidehttp://health.yahoo.com/health/centers/bioterrorism/ Yahoo! Health - Bioterrorism GuideTop/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical Learn about bioterrorism including emergency preparedness, agents, drugs and medications.
Other resource N64 Anthraxhttp://www.nbc-med.org/SiteContent/HomePage/WhatsNew/MedAspects/Ch-22electrv699.pdf AnthraxTop/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Anthrax Chapter from the Textbook of Military Medicine, Walter Reed AMC in .pdf format. [Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader]
Other resource N65 Anthrax Scareshttp://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/departments/29/anthrax.asp Anthrax ScaresTop/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Anthrax The Infectious Diseases Department at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati provides information resources pertaining to anthrax.
Other resource N66 IndiaHealthstat.com: Data about Anthraxhttp://www.indiahealthstat.com/indian/health/diseases.asp?secid=20941&ptid=77&sec=Health IndiaHealthstat.com: Data about AnthraxTop/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Anthrax Details of cases and deaths from Anthrax from 1999 to 2001 in India.
Other resource N67 Biological Terrorism Response Manualhttp://bioterry.com Biological Terrorism Response ManualTop/Society/Issues/Terrorism/Biological_and_Chemical/Reference A medical reference for sale for identification, management and emergency response to international terrorism including medical symptoms, medical diagnosis and medical procedures.
Other resource N68 Handgun Epidemic Lowering Plan (HELP)http://www.helpnetwork.org/ Handgun Epidemic Lowering Plan (HELP)Top/Society/Issues/Gun_Control/Anti-Gun_Rights An international network of medical and allied organizations and individuals dedicated to furthering gun control in the United States.
Other resource N69 Kaiser Daily Health Reports: Reproductive Healthhttp://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_repro.cfm Kaiser Daily Health Reports: Reproductive HealthTop/Society/Issues/Education/Sex_Education Daily reports on reproductive issues; includes sex-education topics.
Other resource N70 American Civil Liberties Union : Abstinence-Only Education Censors Vital Health Care Information, Jeopardizing the Health of Teenshttp://www.aclu.org/ReproductiveRights/ReproductiveRights.cfm?ID=11141&c=147 American Civil Liberties Union : Abstinence-Only Education Censors Vital Health Care Information, Jeopardizing the Health of TeensTop/Society/Issues/Education/Sex_Education/Abstinence-Only/Opposing_Views Despite no credible evidence that abstinence-only programs reduce sexual activity or risk-taking behaviors among teens, the same ineffective programs are being pushed on students.
Other resource N71 Frontline: Medicating Kidshttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/medicating/ Frontline: Medicating KidsTop/Society/Issues/Education/Behavior_Medication A one hour documentary which examines the dramatic increase in the prescription of behavior-modifying drugs for children.
Other resource N72 Drugged Obedience in the Schoolhttp://www.keirsey.com/druggedobedience.html Drugged Obedience in the SchoolTop/Society/Issues/Education/Behavior_Medication Summarizes how various narcotics increase and decrease sensory attention and motor activity, and argues that medicating children to get satisfactory behavior is the wrong approach for a number of reasons.
Other resource N73 ADHD and Medicationhttp://www.baltimorepsych.com/adhd_and_medication.htm ADHD and MedicationTop/Society/Issues/Education/Behavior_Medication Balanced information on the proper use of Ritalin in individuals who might have attention deficit disorder.
Other resource N74 A Doctor's Right to Choosehttp://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/07/24/late_term/ A Doctor's Right to ChooseTop/Society/Issues/Abortion Gives the views from the medical profession's standpoint on political actions that could hamper the types of procedures performed on women ending pregnancies. From Salon Magazine.
Other resource N75 Sunshine for Women: Abortion with an Attitudehttp://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/abortion.html Sunshine for Women: Abortion with an AttitudeTop/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Choice Information on the legal, medical, theological, and religious history of abortion and contraception from a pro-choice vantage point.
Other resource N76 Medical Students for Choicehttp://www.ms4c.org/ Medical Students for ChoiceTop/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Choice/Organizations Medical students and residents working to make reproductive health education a standard part of medical training. "The biggest obstacle to safe, legal abortion today is not the law. It is the absence of trained providers."
Other resource N77 Abortion Clinics OnLinehttp://www.gynpages.com Abortion Clinics OnLineTop/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Choice/Organizations US and international listings of abortion clinics with websites, plus information on abortion procedures and issues, patient instructions, aftercare, gynecology, birth control, emergency contraception, and medical abortion with Methotrexate and Misoprostol.
Other resource N78 Association of Reproductive Health Professionalshttp://www.arhp.org Association of Reproductive Health ProfessionalsTop/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Choice/Organizations Pro-choice medical organization with the mission to educate healthcare professionals and the public on all reproductive topics.
Other resource N79 Embryos USAhttp://www.embryosusa.org/ Embryos USATop/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Life/Organizations A Muslim pro-life organization dedicated to the end of abortion and implementation of an Islamic view on medicine and health.
Other resource N80 Canadian Physicians for Lifehttp://www.physiciansforlife.ca Canadian Physicians for LifeTop/Society/Issues/Abortion/Pro-Life/Organizations/Regional/North_America/Canada Promoting the Hippocratic tradition in medicine of "Do no harm". With newsletter, resources and explanation of their principles.

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