BIRTH CONTROL

Articles and editorials

Hiding in Plain Sight—The Role of Contraception in Preventing HIV, E303-E305 [18FE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3130), H6671 [6OC]

———prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 3541), H8075 [1DE]

———prohibit taxpayer funded elective abortions (see S. 877), S2686 [4MY]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 91), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 374), H395 [20JA]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see S. 1005), S2992 [16MY]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to Planned Parenthood funding (see H. Con. Res. 36), H2575 [11AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to Planned Parenthood funding (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (see H. Res. 218), H2602 [12AP]

Armed Forces: lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see S. 1214), S3891 [16JN] (see H.R. 2085), H3984 [2JN]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 1415), S4911 [26JY] (see H.R. 2659), H5579 [26JY]

———prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 96), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 217), H134 [7JA]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 167), S126 [25JA] (see S. 1241), S3970 [21JN] (see H.R. 2299), H4456 [22JN]

Dept. of HHS: carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (see S. 1437), S5017 [28JY] (see H.R. 2678), H5732 [28JY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see S. 1782), S7066 [2NO] (see H.R. 3324), H7256 [2NO]

———require public disclosure of audits conducted of entities receiving family planning grants (see S. 814), S2446 [13AP]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 1319), H2265 [1AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 1585), S5773 [20SE] (see H.R. 2639), H5488 [25JY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H3060 [4MY]

International Conference on Population and Development: provide for continued support of the Program of Action (see H. Res. 261), H3160 [10MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see S. 1467), S5250 [2AU] (see H.R. 1179), H1983 [17MR]

Population: prohibit Federal officials from expending Federal funds for population control or planning programs or family planning activities (see H.R. 1099), H1841 [15MR]

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see S. 578), S1676 [15MR] (see H.R. 1085), H1841 [15MR]

U.N.: prohibit funding for the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) (see H.R. 2059), H3805 [31MY]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H774 [14FE]

Letters

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., funding: Sarah Stoesz, Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, E621 [4AP]

Remarks in House

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H338-H344 [19JA], H1832-H1836 [15MR], E507 [16MR]

Armed Forces: lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities, H8919 [14DE]

———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (H.R. 2085), E1021 [2JN]

China: mandatory abortion and sterilization policies, E1726 [29SE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (H.R. 2659), E1411 [26JY]

———prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (H.R. 217), H124 [7JA]

Dept. of HHS: carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (H.R. 2678), H5583 [27JY]

———failure to renew grant to U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops program to aid human trafficking victims due to refusal to refer victims for contraceptives or abortion, H7269 [3NO]

———family planning services funding, H1005, H1006, H1010-H1018, H1022 [16FE], E249, E251 [16FE], E272, E277, E284, E288 [18FE]

———proposal to require all health plans to cover certain birth control procedures and drugs, H7382 [4NO]

District of Columbia: prohibit publicly funded abortions, H2544 [8AP], H2622, H2626, H2627 [13AP], H3027 [4MY], H9002 [15DE], E753 [15AP]

FDA: prohibit funding for distribution of mifepristone (RU-486) through telemedicine, H4268, H4269 [15JN], H4319 [16JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding, H7336 [4NO], E303 [18FE]

———sterilization campaign support organizations funding, H1186 [17FE]

Mississippi: rejection of State constitutional amendment on fetal personhood, E2028 [10NO]

News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of certain issues regarding Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., E290 [18FE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: allegations of mishandling of Federal funding, H8974 [15DE]

———funding, H518 [8FE], H611, H612 [10FE], H685 [11FE], H802 [15FE], H945, H1006, H1015 [16FE], H1156-H1174 [17FE], H1405, H1443 [1MR], H1833-H1836 [15MR], H2046 [30MR], H2544, H2546 [8AP], H3033 [4MY], H9918, H9920 [16DE], E262, E288, E289, E290 [18FE], E333 [28FE], E413 [3MR], E507 [16MR], E621 [4AP]

Population: prohibit Federal officials from expending Federal funds for population control or planning programs or family planning activities (H.R. 1099), E489, E491 [15MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H338, H340 [19JA], E105 [25JA]

U.N.: U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) funding, H1060-H1062 [16FE], E273 [18FE], E587 [31MR], E1726 [29SE]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (H.J. Res. 31), H2528 [7AP]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (S. 1005), S2998 [16MY]

Appropriations: impact of spending cuts on women and children, S1185-S1192 [3MR], S3253-S3257 [24MY]

Armed Forces: lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities, S8133 [1DE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 1241), S3975 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (S. 1437), S5019 [28JY]

———family planning services funding, S1482 [9MR], S2223, S2261 [7AP], S2287-S2295, S2308-S2310, S2312, S2319, S2321, S2322, S2326-S2332 [8AP], S2433 [13AP], S2460, S2473 [14AP]

District of Columbia: prohibit publicly funded abortions, S2293, S2311 [8AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding, S7433 [15NO]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S1187-S1191 [3MR], S1482 [9MR]

Slovak Republic: condemn practice of forced sterilization of Romani women, S7361 [10NO]

Women: health care for women, S2618 [3MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 36, Correction in Enrollment of H.R. 1473, Dept. of Defense and Continuing Appropriations for Other Federal Departments and Agencies: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 218) (H. Rept. 112-60), H2602 [12AP], H2664 [13AP]

Rulings of the Chair

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 36, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1473, Dept. of Defense and continuing appropriations for other Federal departments and agencies relative to Planned Parenthood funding, H2798 [14AP]

H. Res. 218, consideration of H. Con. Res. 36, correction in enrollment of H.R. 1473, Dept. of Defense and continuing appropriations for other Federal departments and agencies relative to Planned Parenthood funding, H2616 [13AP]

S. 1005, Parental Notification and Intervention Act, S2998 [16MY]