Approaching 4 Decades of Legislation in the National Family Planning Program

An Analysis of Title X's History From 1970 to 2008

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11036648
AutoresCheryl A Vamos (0000-0003-0227-514X, The authors are with the Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa.), Ellen M Daley (0000-0003-3020-295X, The authors are with the Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa.), Kay M Perrin (The authors are with the Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa.), Kay Perrin (University of South Florida), Charles S Mahan (The authors are with the Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa.), Eric R Buhi (0000-0002-1690-5352, The authors are with the Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa.)
Año2011
Volumen101
Número11
Páginas2027-2037
Fecha de publicación2011-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2011.300202
PMID21940931
PMCIDPMC3222394
OpenAlexW1966010857
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas8

Family planning is an important public health activity. Title X (Pub L No. 91-572), enacted in 1970, remains the only national family planning program in the United States dedicated to providing voluntary and confidential services to all individuals. We conducted a thematic analysis of Title X's legislative history. Of 293 federal bills included in the legislative history, only 20 (6.8%) were enacted into law. Regardless of the proposed challenges, limited changes have been adopted. Except for technical amendments, bills involving restrictions accounted for the highest percentage of enacted bills, demonstrating efforts to undermine reproductive health rights. Title X requires political will and bipartisan support if it is to continue to protect individuals' reproductive rights

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