Health Links

Contraception

Abortion

Reproductive Health Issues Worldwide

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.

Contraception

Alan Guttmacher Institute (http://www.agi-usa.org) Provides information and research on contraception and other reproductive health issues; the section on http://www.agi-usa.org/contraceptives prevention and contraception includes current statistics on contraceptive use and policy analysis. 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.

Ann Rose's Ultimate Birth Control Links Page (http://gynpages.com/ultimate) Provides links to information on methods of birth control and decision-making strategies.

Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (http://www.arhp.org) Offers educational materials about family planning and other reproductive health issues; also provides an interactive questionnaire to help people choose contraceptive methods.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Reproductive Health Information Source: Unint... (http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/drh/up_cpc.htm) Provides information on contraceptive use in the United States and on contraceptive safety and effectiveness.

CONRAD Contraceptive Research and Development Program (http://www.conrad.org) CONRAD seeks to develop new or improved contraceptive methods that are safe, effective, acceptable, and suitable for use in the United States and developing countries; the site provides detailed information about CONRAD, contraceptive research, and links to general contraceptive information.

Department of Health and Human Services: Office of Population Affairs (http://www.hhs.gov/opa) Develops and distributes materials on contraception, STDs, adoption, and general reproductive health care; links to related sites are provided.

Emergency Contraception Web site (http://ec.princeton.edu) Provides extensive information about emergency contraception; sponsored by the Office of Population Research at Princeton University.

Engender Health (http://www.engenderhealth.org) An advocacy group that provides detailed information and links on contraceptive methods and issues relating to the use and availability of contraception.

Family Health International: Frequently Asked Questions About Contraception (http://www.fhi.org/en/fp/fpfaq/index.html) Provides fact sheets that outline the pros and cons of different contraceptive methods.

FDA Consumer: Protecting Against Unintended Pregnancy: A Guide to Contraceptive Choices (http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1997/397_baby.html) Provides information about different methods of contraception, including their role in preventing STDs.

Global Reproductive Health Forum: Contraception Information (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/organizations/healthnet/contra/info.html) Provides links to information about different contraceptive methods, guides for choosing a method, and new methods under development.

It's Your Sex Life (http://itsyoursexlife.com) Provides information about sexuality, relationships, contraceptives, and STDs; geared toward teenagers and young adults.

Journal of the American Medical Association Contraception Information Center (http://www.ama-assn.org/special/contra/contra.htm) Provides patient and professional resources, journal articles, and links.

Kaiser Family Foundation Daily Reproductive Health Report (http://report.kff.org/repro) Provides daily news on reproductive health news.

Managing Contraception (http://www.managingcontraception.com) Provides brief descriptions and tips for using many forms of contraception.

National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (http://www.teenpregnancy.org) Includes resources for parents and teens.

National Center for Health Statistics: Contraceptive Use (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/usecontr.htm) Provides statistics on contraceptive use in the United States.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): Facts About Oral Contra... (http://www.nih.gov/health/chip/nichd/oralcnt) A fact sheet with detailed information about oral contraceptives; a fact sheet about http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/vasect.htm vasectomy safety is also available.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (http://www.plannedparenthood.org) Provides information on family planning, contraception, and abortion; also sponsors a teen-oriented site called http://www.teenwire.com Teenwire.

Reproductive Health Online (Reproline) (http://www.reproline.jhu.edu) Presents information on contraceptive methods currently available and those under study for future use.

Sex, Etc (http://www.sxetc.org) A "for teens, by teens" site that has information on sexual decision making, abstinence, relationships, sexual assault, and other issues.

Abortion

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 http://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/abort_law_status.html 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: Social and Economic Indicators (http://www.gallup.com/poll/indicators/index.asp) 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).

National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (http://www.naral.org/index.html) 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 http://www.naral.org/publications/whod.html 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.

Reproductive Health Issues Worldwide See also the listings for Chapter 5 (sexuality and pregnancy) and Chapter 13 (sexually transmitted diseases).

Alan Guttmacher Institute (http://www.agi-usa.org) The journal International Family Planning Perspectives focuses on reproductive issues around the world, including abortion and contraception.

Engender Health (http://www.engenderhealth.org) Provides information about contraception and abortion, men's and women's health, and sexuality and gender.

Family Health International (http://www.fhi.org) Includes information on family planning and sexually transmitted diseases.

Global Reproductive Health Forum at Harvard (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/healthnet) Presents information and a forum on a variety of reproductive health issues.

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 contraception and abortion; in addition, review the materials for http://www.who.int/whday/en/whday1998.html World Health Day 1998: Safe Motherhood