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Tag Archives: Teenagers
Spread the Message: Love Your Body
In the United States, 10 million women and girls suffer from anorexia and/or bulimia, 81% of 10-year-olds are afraid of being fat, and young women who have anorexia are 12 times more likely to die than other women their age. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Girls, Women's health
Tagged Anorexia, Body image, Bulimia, Disordered eating, Eating disorders, Feminism, Girls, Love Your Body, NOW, Teenagers, Women, Women's health
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Study Finds No Mental Health Problems in Teens Who Have Abortions
In a study conducted by Jocelyn T. Warren of Oregon State University et al., young women who have abortions are no more likely than teenagers who do not end their pregnancies to have low self-esteem or become depressed during their … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Girls, Reproductive Rights, Women's health
Tagged Abortion, Reproductive Rights, Teenagers, Women's health
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Changing the Dialogue Surrounding Teens and Sex
Today, a piece by Kierra Johnson, executive director of Choice USA was posted on Huffington Post urging us to change the dialogue around teenagers and sex. Johnson wants us to re-evaluate the discussion about teenage pregnancy: instead of stigmatizing sexually … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Contraception, Education, Girls, Pregnancy, Reproductive Rights, Women's health
Tagged Abortion, Abstinence-only education, Choice USA, Comprehensive sex education, Contraception, Girls, Guttmacher Institute, Kierra Johnson, Pregnancy, Reproductive Rights, Sex, Teen pregnancy, Teenagers, Women, Women's health
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Sexting: Potential legislation on teen offenders could unfairly punish girls
House Bill 2189 in the Pennsylvania legislature is a proposal to make “sexting,” the act of electronically sending or receiving nude photos, illegal for minors. While it sounds as though the bill is simply an adherence to child pornography laws … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Girls, Government, PA Legislature, Pennsylvania
Tagged ACLU-PA, Equality, Girls, Government, HB 2189, PA Legislature, Pennsylvania, Sex, Sexism, Sexting, Sexuality, Teenagers
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Reproductive Coercion Among Young Women and Teens
Reproductive rights activists have posited that the rise in unwanted and unplanned pregnancies among teens and young women in recent years could be due to the failure to use adequate birth control or the effects of abstinence-only-until-marriage education. A new … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic violence, Pregnancy, Rape, Reproductive Rights, Women's health
Tagged Birth control, Domestic violence, Health, Pregnancy, pregnancy coercion, Rape, reproductive coercion, Reproductive Rights, Sexual abuse, Teenagers, Violence, Violence against women, Women, Women's health
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WLP at Rally to Oppose Cuts to Services for Women and Families
Yesterday, the Women’s Law Project’s Executive Director, Carol Tracy, participated in a rally in Harrisburg to oppose budget cuts proposed by the state senate that would eliminate funding for services vital to women and families. The rally was sponsored by … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality, Events, Girls, Government, PA Legislature, Pennsylvania, Women's health
Tagged Carol Tracy, Child care, Education, Families, PA Commission for Women, PA Legislature, Pennsylvania, Teen pregnancy, Teenagers, Women, Women's health, Women's Law Project
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Teen Contraception Use Declining, Birth Rate Increases According to Study
Despite years of improved contraception use and declining pregnancy and birth rates amongst teens, a joint study (PDF) by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the Guttmacher Institute reports that these trends may have stalled or, in some … Continue reading
Posted in Contraception
Tagged Birth control, Contraception, Reproductive Rights, Teen pregnancy, Teenagers
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New Research Shows Teens Comprehend Emergency Contraception Labels
A new study has shown that teenagers have the same level of understanding as adults regarding the information on emergency contraception labels. Emergency contraception, the most common type of which is Plan B, needs to be taken within 72 hours … Continue reading
Posted in Contraception, Girls, Reproductive Rights, Women's health
Tagged Birth control, Contraception, Emergency contraception, Girls, Plan B, Reproductive Rights, Teenagers, Women's health
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