action figures index
starting a new feature today, similar to the Harpers Index. click on the number to view the source material:
- rank of abortion among medical procedures most commonly provided to women in the u.s.: 1
- percentage of residency programs that require training in abortion: 12
(note: the percentage of medical schools which require training is much smaller, approaching zero. the percentage of residency programs at which it is possible (but not required) to receive training is somewhat higher.) - percentage of u.s. counties which have no identifiable abortion provider: 86
- percentage of u.s. rural counties which have no identifiable abortion provider: 95
- since 1997, dollars that the u.s. government has alloted to abstinence-only education programs: more than 500,000,000
- number of u.s. states that provide reimbursement for all medically necessary abortions for low-income women: 0
January 21st, 2003 at 8:59 am
hey, check it out. NRP’s new edition of Making Contact (archives available) is on abortion:
Making Contact
January 15, 2003
“Reproductive Slights: The Erosion of Abortion Access”
Thirty years ago the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in the historic Roe v. Wade ruling. Since then, attacks by the religious right and passage of restrictive laws, have chipped away at women’s reproductive freedom. On this program from the Women’s Desk, we look at how low-income women and young women are losing their access to abortion. We’ll also discuss a right-wing campaign which claims abortion can cause breast cancer, and how the Bush Administration is putting women’s access to reproductive healthcare in danger around the world.
This program includes three in-depth reports. Voices include women who had abortions before legalization, clinic workers, analysts and activists, including the lawyer for Christ’s Bride Ministries. Guests from Atlanta, GA; Vancouver,BC; Oakland,CA; Detroit,MI, Orlando,FL; Jackson MS, and the countries of Nigeria, Ethiopia, and The Netherlands