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Today marks the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that protects women's health and reproductive freedom, and affirms a fundamental principle: that government should not intrude on private family matters.

The article explains that for the first time, that access to birth control is an essential human right. It goes to explain that all women have the right to "Reproductive Freedom."

Educational article giving a breif history of abortion. Covers several court decisions from the mid 1800's to present. Argues for the right of a women to choose to have an abortion or not.

It is a federal crime to use force, the threat of force, or physical obstruction to prevent individuals from obtaining or providing reproductive health care services. This Act was passed when violence against abortion providers was escalating across the country.

Advocates for Youth champions efforts that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates believes it can best serve the field by boldly advocating for a more positive and realistic approach to adolescent sexual health. Advocates focuses its work on young people ages 14-25 in the U.S.

This site discusses certain facts concerning In Vitro Fertilization. This site also provides an overview of the process as well as the cost and risks involved in the procedure

We need Planned Parenthood. ObamaCare's expansion of coverage options provides free sexual and reproductive health services, but millions fall in the Medicaid gap in states that didn't expand Medicaid, and millions more have yet to get coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace.

Family-planning programs boost incomes, reduce poverty, and ease the load on America's safety net. And yet, Republicans can't seem to condemn them strongly enough. Investing in reproductive health isn't just good for women and their families-it's good for the economy. (nmw)

If planned parenthood were to be defunded, it is predicted that the government would end up spending more in the long run on public assistance. Planned parenthood provides many services for women, one of them being birth control. Statistics in this article show that women who used birth control were easily able to finish school, find jobs, and create a steady life before having children. Defunding this organization would cost America more money in the bigger scheme of things.

The author believes planned parenthood is positive. It boosts the economy because those women have the chance to plan their pregnancies and prevent unwanted ones.