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Core Concepts in Health, 9/e

Paul M. Insel, Stanford University School of Medicine
Walton T. Roth, Stanford University School of Medicine

Abortion

Health Links

Note: Some of these sites are sponsored by groups that have a clear agenda or point of view; use your critical thinking skills when evaluating information from these sites.

Abortion Law Homepage
(http://members.aol.com/abtrbng)

Includes an overview of the background and state of U.S. abortion law, including the text of major legal decisions.

Alan Guttmacher Institute
(http://www.agi-usa.org)

Provides information and statistics on abortion and other reproductive health issues, including the current status of abortion laws in the United States . Articles on a variety of issues are available online from the journals Family Planning Perspectives, International Family Planning Perspectives, and the Guttmacher Report on Public Policy.

CDC Abortion Surveillance
(http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/drh/surv_abort.htm)

Provides data on national abortion statistics and trends.

Center for Reproductive Law and Policy
(http://www.crlp.org)

An advocacy group focusing on access to safe reproductive care.

Christian Coalition
(http://www.cc.org)

Provides information from a citizen action organization that seeks to promote Christian values in government.

Gallup Poll
(http://www.gallup.com/)

With a paid subscription, Gallup provides information about current public opinion about key social issues, including abortion.

Global Reproductive Health Forum: Abortion Information
(http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/organizations/healthnet/abor/info.html)

Provides information and links on topics related to abortion, including clinical information, health issues, statistics, research, publications, and ethical issues.

Kaiser Family Foundation: Daily Reproductive Health Report
(http://report.kff.org/repro)

Provides daily news on reproductive health, including issues related to abortion.

Mifeprex Web site
(http://www.earlyoptionpill.com)

Information from the U.S. distributor of Mifeprex (mifepristone).

NARAL: Pro-Choice America
(http://www.naral.org/)

Provides information on the politics of the pro-choice movement; current state profiles outlining abortion-related laws and services are available in the online version of Who Decides? A State-by-State Review of Abortion and Reproductive Rights .

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
(http://www.calib.com/naic)

Provides resources on all aspects of adoption.

National Right to Life Committee
(http://www.nrlc.org)

Provides information on alternatives to abortion and the politics of the pro-life movement.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America
(http://www.plannedparenthood.org)

Provides information on family planning, contraception, and abortion.

Population Council Reproductive Health Products Development Program
(http://www.popcouncil.org/hfp/abortion.html)

Information on the development and testing of mifepristone (the "abortion pill") from the holder of U.S. rights to the drug.

Reproductive Health Technologies Project: Early Abortion
(http://www.rhtp.org/early/early.htm)

Includes information on mifepristone and other methods of early abortion.

Republican Pro-Choice Coalition
(http://www.rpcc.org)

Provides information from a Republican group dedicated to supporting Roe v. Wade.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Mifepristone
(http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/mifepristone)

Provides information on the testing, labeling, and use of mifepristone.

Information about abortion laws and rates worldwide is available from the following:
Alan Guttmacher Institute (http://www.agi-usa.org) The journal International Family Planning Perspectives focuses on reproductive issues around the world, including abortion.



International Planned Parenthood Federation (http://www.ippf.org) Site includes country profiles that provide basic information about general and reproductive health in each country.



Safe Motherhood (http://www.safemotherhood.org) A global, multi-agency initiative that seeks to ensure safe motherhood for all women.



United Nations Population Fund (http://www.unfpa.org) Provides information about availability and use of family planning and abortion services worldwide, including the consequences of reproductive health policies on the health of individuals and on world population growth.



World Health Organization (http://www.who.int) Search the site for recent news and publications about abortion; in addition, review the materials for World Health Day 1998: Safe Motherhood

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