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Check out this awesome infographic from the International Museum of Women on the importance of family planning for women everywhere.
So what’s so great about the fact that birth control is now available at no cost to women through health insurance plans? The Guttmacher Institute breaks it down in this video.
It’s National HIV Testing Day. While anyone can get HIV, as this infographic shows HIV and AIDS disproportionately affect African Americans. More needs to be done to reduce stigma, encourage testing, and increase access to health care and life-saving medications. All of us, working together, can save lives and stop the spread of this epidemic.
(infographic: visual.ly)
There’s a ton of interesting info in this graphic, but it’s especially striking how condom use decreases with age, even with casual partners. Condoms shouldn’t be something you grow out of as you get older — the protection they offer against STDs is unrivaled by any other form of birth control besides abstinence! Your high school sweetheart may not be in your life anymore, but condoms should be.
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Abortion rate dropped because of access to contraception
Three cheers for birth control! According to a new CDC study, the abortion rate for women in their 20s has dropped because of increased access to birth control. Where would you be today without your birth control? Give us your answer in your reblog.
Who are the women who have abortions in the US? Why do they decide to end a pregnancy? What are their lives like? The answers might surprise you.
(Source: youtu.be)
