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Causes: Family Planning, Health, Reproductive Health Care, Reproductive Rights
Mission: To empower individuals to make independent, informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive lives. We provide information and health care, and promote public policies that make those services available to all. Planning is power.
Programs: Clinical services - provides state of the art reproductive health care and accurate information to ensure that all individuals can make informed decisions about their reproductive lives. Services include family planning, gynecological exams, pregnancy testing, emergency contraception, medication and surgical abortion, male services, sti and hiv testing and counseling, and screening for certain cancers and intimate partner violence.
education - engages teens, parents, and community partners in a combined effort to reduce adolescent pregnancy and risk-taking behaviors. Programming targets areas of new york city that have disproportionately high rates of adolescent pregnancy and hiv/sti infection. The organization also researches and pilots sexuality education in communities and classrooms.
public affairs and advocacy - promotes the right to privacy and freedom of choice in managing reproductive decisions and sexual behavior. Informs the public on current issues regarding reproductive rights, new contraceptive technologies and related health issues. Activities include conferences, public services ads, speeches and presentations.