A world in which basic birth control has been outlawed?

It sounds too extreme to be credible, but national and state groups are working right now to make this a reality. More

Reasonable people have been quiet for too long.

South Carolina Reproductive Health Political Action Committee (PAC) was formed to support families and make reasonable voices heard. More

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1 in 4 teen girls has at least one STD

The CDC's Dr. Kevin Fenton said given that STDs can cause infertility and cervical cancer in women, "screening, vaccination and other prevention ... Read More


Guttmacher Policy Review

Guttmacher Policy Review - Winter 2007, Volume 10, Number 1 - The Heart of the Matter Read More


Refusing to address teen births

The State's Dec. 27 editorial about the nation's rising teen birth rate expressed appropriate concern about taxpayers' funds being used to put ... Read More


Birds, Bees and Lab Coats

A lot has changed in the 11 years since Congress voted to make abstinence-only programs eligible for federal funding. Today, that policy is up for ... Read More


A word from our chairman

It's clear to me that we will never have a truly healthy state without healthy families. As a pediatrician, I believe comprehensive, medically sound family planning is the foundation on which healthy families must be built.

We must work together with our citizens, political leaders, and policy makers to assure that every citizen - rich or poor - has not only the right, but also the access to comprehensive family planning. Read More