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Ugandan archbishop breaks with tradition to promote birth control during pandemic

COVID-19

The archbishop of the Church of Uganda has broken with tradition to publicly urge women to use birth control to avoid getting pregnant during the pandemic.

The sex talk: How a European country might help Americans get a handle on it

Global Politics
The World

‘I didn’t think I’d be able to get pregnant the first time I had sex’

Health
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‘God commanded’ family planning, says this Muslim leader in flood-ravaged Malawi

Environment

Pediatrician group advises doctors pre-write prescriptions for emergency contraception

Health & Medicine

New York schools piloting program to offer Plan B, birth control pills to students

Health & Medicine

A quiet test has been underway for nearly a year in select New York City high schools, where students are given easy access to birth control pills and Plan B, also known as the morning after pill. Parents are given the opportunity to opt out of their children participating, but so far few have done it. Some 1,000 students have been served so far.

U.S. teen pregnancies reaching record-low levels

Development & Education

As comprehensive sex education ramps up and the economy continues to sputter, more women are choosing not to get pregnant in their teens, sending the U.S. teen birth rate to low levels not seen in 70 years.

The Definition of Marriage Is Shifting in the U.S.

It might surprise you to learn that today, 48 percent of first-time mothers are unmarried. This figure is not about a rise in teen pregnancy, though. It’s about a different demographic shift. The children of teen moms make up only 23 percent of all unmarried births. Sixty percent of the women having their first child […]

The Toll of Teen Pregnancy and Childbirth in Africa

Global Politics

Anchor Aaron Schachter talks to Agnes Odhiambo, a researcher on women’s rights in Africa for New York-based Human Rights Watch.

Teen Pregnancies On the Decline

New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that fewer teenage girls are becoming mothers. The birth rate for American teenagers between ages 15 to 19 has fallen 6 percent, according to the most recent data. This is the lowest since record-keeping began. Debra Hauser is executive vice president of Advocates for […]