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General Reproductive Health
The Abortion
Access Project
Founded in 1992, the Abortion Access Project seeks to reverse the trend
of declining abortion services. A grassroots group of reproductive rights
activists and women's health care providers, AAP works to give women
the resources, knowledge and support necessary to exercise their reproductive
and sexual freedom.
Alan Guttmacher Institute
This site provides research on sexual health care and reproduction in
the U.S. and around the world. With strong research, public analysis,
and public education components, this site is easily searchable and
has extensive links.
Center for Reproductive
Law and Policy
The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy (CRLP) is a non-profit legal
and policy advocacy organization dedicated to promoting women's reproductive
rights. CRLP's domestic and international programs engage in litigation,
policy analysis, legal research, and public education seeking to achieve
women's equality in society and ensure that all women have access to
appropriate and freely chosen reproductive health services.
Coalition for
Positive Sexuality
This site designed for teenage women and men encourages a positive attitude
towards sexuality and health. It includes information on safer sex,
birth control, abortion, abstinence, gay and lesbian issues, and pregnancy.
Danzine
A site created by and for sex workers, Danzine is a website as well
as a publication that addresses safe sex, pregnancy prevention, and
other health issues among sex workers, including peer education "street"
projects where Danzine members bring essential, life-saving information
to women on the streets.
Family Health International
The site for this non-profit group working to improve the quality of
reproductive health care for women around the world contains information
on family planning, HIV, AIDS, STDs, and Womens Studies.
Global Reproductive
Health Forum
Based at the Harvard School of Public Health, this site is a tool for
students, researchers, and activitists interested in preserving women's
right to reproductive health. Main topics of the Web site include: gender,
biology and technology, reproductive rights, HIV/AIDS, emerging reproductive
technologies, and biomedical information pertaining to reproductive
health
International Planned
Parenthood Federation
This site features weekly news reports, IPPF's monthly Medical Bulletin,
and contact information for regional IPPF affiliates around the world.
Also find related links, highlights from the IPPF 1996-7 Annual Report,
and IPPF's strategic plan in English, French and Spanish.
Planned
Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
Planned Parenthoods site provides information on all aspects
of sexual and reproductive health, including contraception/birth control,
family planning services, pregnancy, STDs, sexuality education, abortion,
pro-choice advocacy, reproductive rights, and also links to related
resources. The site also includes a take action message of the week.
There are a number of Planned Parenthood affiliates now on the Web;
the listings below are taken from the parent Planned Parenthoods
site Links section. Most of the affiliate sites provide contact and
location information, sections on medical services, and educational
fact sheets.
Teenwire is Planned
Parenthood's youth website, featuring information on sexual health and
relationships specifically directed toward teens. The site provides
a space for teens to submit their own writing on this topic, as well
as an "Ask the Expert" section where teens can get honest
questions to sometimes difficult-to-ask questions.
Planned Parenthood U.S. Affiliates
Reproductive Health Technologies
Project
This site contains up-to-date information on reproductive health issues,
including Emergency Contraception, microbicides, and early abortion.
It is an advocacy- and education-oriented site that keeps abreast of
the most recent research.
Women's
Choice Clinic
This feminist clinic is free to women "from fear concerning their
bodies, from unwanted pregnancies, from an impersonal medical system
and from excessive fees." The clinic is located in Oakland, CA
and the site is a good resource for women in that area. Their site contains
information on a limited number of health topics.
STDs & HIV/AIDS
ACT-UP, New York
Committed to action to end the AIDS crisis, the ACT-UP site lists activist
tips and documents, keeps a current list of action reports, and sells
ACT-UP merchandise.
AIDS Outreach Center
This resource center has links to AIDS activist groups, safer sex advocates,
medical associations, and political organizations that deal with the
AIDS crisis.
Center
for AIDS Prevention Studies
Committed to researching the AIDS virus, this center provides information
on disease prevention, studies on AIDS and prevention, and ongoing research
projects.
Long Island Association
for AIDS Care
Working to provide information on events, programs and services for
people in the New York City and Long Island area.
Mothers Voices
Mothers Voices is a national grassroots organization fighting
to end AIDS and promote sexual health through advocacy, education, and
more research. This site offers statistics, quizzes and chat rooms about
living with the AIDS virus.
Names Project
This site teaches about the AIDS memorial quilt and the Names Project
dedicated to remembering the lives of those who have died of AIDS. It
features current AIDS statistics, links to related sites, a newsletter
on-line, an art gallery of Quilt panels and a traveling schedule of
the quilt.
Project Inform
Providing AIDS information and political action alerts, this site keeps
abreast of what the United States government is doing in AIDS-related
fields.
Pregnancy & Childbirth
American College
of Nurse-Midwives
Useful for consumers, potential midwives and health care professionals,
this site has basic information about nurse-midwifery, tips on how to
find a nurse-midwife, having your baby with a nurse-midwife, and education
and certification information. Also find nurse-midwifery job opportunities
and a strong list of links on pregnancy and childbirth.
Products and
Information for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Mothers
This site has articles on the advantages of breastfeeding as well as
product information and a catalogue online.
OnLine
Birth Center
Information on midwifery, pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding with related
links. Search the news archives of Midwifery Today.
OBGYN.net
OBGYN.net is the world's largest physician reviewed women's healthcare
website in the world. All original content but an excellent clinical
collection of links to other women's health resources.
PillowTalks
Stork Site
Offering support for pregnant women, this site features answers to questions
by RNs, chat rooms, and reference links. It was developed for those
interested in pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting issues. Users must
join the membership community to participate in the chat rooms but can
visit other sections of the site as a visitor.
SANDS
This site is a project of SANDS (a support group for parents who experience
miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death), and is primarily a source
of information on SANDS. The site does provide one section that explores
a number of issues that arise with miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal
death.
Water Birth
Information
In-depth information on the use of water in labor, childbirth, and early
childhood development. Photo gallery of babies born in water and product
information available.
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