Family Planning
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Resources
- Planned ParenthoodPlanned Parenthood delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of people worldwide. At Planned Parenthood our mission is to ensure all people have access to the care and resources they need to make informed decisions about their bodies, their lives, and their futures.
- Power to DecideOur mission is to improve the lives and future prospects of children and families and, in particular, to help ensure that children are born into stable, two-parent families who are committed to and ready for the demanding task of raising the next generation.
- NARAL Pro-Choice AmericaThe 2.5 million members of NARAL Pro-Choice America fight for reproductive freedom for every body. Each day, we organize and mobilize to protect that freedom by fighting for access to abortion care, birth control, paid parental leave, and protections from pregnancy discrimination.
- Shady Grove FertilityAt Shady Grove Fertility, a service organization at heart, we are fully committed to addressing and supporting all of the needs of our patients. We are committed to providing the most comprehensive, efficient, fiscally responsible, and compassionate care possible, involving both the medical and emotional aspects of infertility.
Books
Birth Control: What Everyone Needs to Know by ISBN: 9780190069681Publication Date: 2020The goal of this book is to provide accurate, unbiased scientific information about contraception in the context of women's lived experiences and the realities of how individuals make decisions about birth control.
May Cause Love by Call Number: HQ767 .U53 2017ISBN: 9780062458636Publication Date: 2017-02-14In this powerful memoir, a fiercely honest and surprisingly funny testament to healing after abortion, a young woman travels across the United States to meet a motley crew of spiritual teachers and a caravan of new friends. Inspired by rebellious women in history who used spiritual practices to attain emotional freedom, Kassi embarked on a journey of recovery after abortion-a road trip with pit stops at a Buddhist "water baby" ritual, where she learns a new way to think about lost pregnancies; a Roman Catholic retreat for abortion that turns out to be staffed with clinic picketers; a crash course in grief from a Planned Parenthood counselor; a night in a motel with a "Midwife for the Soul" who teaches her how to take up space; and a Jewish "wild woman" celebration led by a wise and zany rabbi. Dazzling with warmth and leavened by humor, May Cause Love captures one woman's journey of self-discovery that enraged her, changed her, and ultimately enlightened her.
- The complete guide to fertility awareness
The Complete Guide to Fertility Awareness provides the science and methodology suitable for health professionals and a general audience. It covers reproductive physiology and the fertility indicators: temperature, cervical secretions and cycle length calculations. It explores ways to optimise conception and to manage conception delays. Case studies and self-assessment exercises are included throughout. The book addresses the scientific credibility of new technologies including fertility apps, home test kits, monitors and devices.