BIRTH CONTROL

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see S. 2593), S3212 [6AP] (see H.R. 5151), H1678 [6AP]

Children and youth: authorize grants to carry out educational projects on preventing teen pregnancies (see S. 2508), S2901 [5AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 2206), S249 [27JA]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit assistance to entities for course material development or instruction on human development and sexuality, if such material includes medically inaccurate information (see H.R. 5598), H3907 [13JN]

Federal aid programs: authorize grants to carry out projects to provide education on preventing teen pregnancies (see H.R. 5332), H2338 [9MY]

Foreign Assistance Act: provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4736), H224 [8FE]

Medicaid: expand access to contraceptive services for low-income women and men (see S. 2916), S4836 [19MY]

Women: strengthen family planning services (see S. Res. 485), S4891 [22MY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H2705 (see H. Con. Res. 404), H2757 [17MY]

Remarks in House

Abortion: effect of parental notification laws on abortion rates, H877 [14MR]

———pro choice versus right to life, E119-E123 [8FE]

AID: investigation into sterilization of women in Guatemala, H3530 [8JN]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H2448-H2451 [10MY]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (H.R. 1079), H1136 [28MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit assistance to entities for course material development or instruction on human development and sexuality, if such material includes medically inaccurate information (H.R. 5598), E1137 [13JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs criteria for voluntarism, E1089 [9JN]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: ``Tell a Friend'' campaign of the San Francisco, CA, affiliate, H1566 [6AP]

U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund, H3697 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (S. 2593), S3242 [6AP]

Children and youth: authorize grants to carry out educational projects on preventing teen pregnancies (S. 2508), S2903 [5AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (S. 2206), S250 [27JA]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, S6051 [19JN]

FDA: condemn delay of decision on the approval of over-the-counter emergency contraceptives, S7181 [29JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S1957 [9MR]

Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care, S2181 [15MR]

Texts of

S. 2508, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Responsibility, and Opportunity Act, S2904 [5AP]

S. 2593, Freedom of Choice Act, S3242 [6AP]

S. Res. 485, strengthen family planning services, S4896 [22MY]