Approaching 4 Decades of Legislation in the National Family Planning Program

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

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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.)
Ano2011
Volume101
Fascículo11
Páginas2027-2037
Data de publicação2011-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditoraAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2011.300202
PMID21940931
PMCIDPMC3222394
OpenAlexW1966010857
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências 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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