Teen medical ban could threaten gay youth, say advocates

invisiblelad:

foryoursexualinformation:

RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill restricting teenagers’ access to medical and mental health care will be voted on in the North Carolina House of Representatives on Wednesday.

OH MY. THEY ARE NOT LYING. Here is the bill! It is literally requiring all medical services, especially in the sexual health AND mental health sides, to be first approved by parents!

This bill is loaded with lots of unfortunate implications for sexually active teenagers of all stripes. One of many problematic aspects for LGBTQ youth especially is here: 

“My biggest fear is for youth who have estranged relationships with their parents,” said James Miller, executive director of the LGBT Center of Raleigh. “I’m concerned with the youth who come to us and who say, ‘I cannot talk to my parents, I cannot talk to a trusted adult, I don’t have a trusted adult in my life.’ This bill really does put a hinderance on youth who need to access mental health or sexual health services.”

Rodney Tucker, executive director of theCharlotte-based Time Out Youth, said his organization’s services will definitely be affected. One of his staff currently has a provisional license for professional counseling and will be required to follow the proposed legislation’s restrictions once the organization is able to offer therapeutic services this fall. At that time, he said, youth under the age of 18 will need parental consent for Time Out Youth’s counseling.

“We have big concerns on delaying of treatment, increase risk of spreading disease, how this could impact depression/suicide,” Tucker said in a statement via email. “Our youth have very few safe places, this law would change the patient client relationship with their medical provider.”

secularwoman:

Crisis Pregnancy Centers, bad for women everywhere.

(via sanityscraps)

nbcnews: BREAKING: FDA approves Plan B for girls 15 and older without prescription (Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Images file) U.S. regulators on Tuesday approved the Plan B One-Step emergency contraception for sale to girls and women ages 15 and older without a prescription and on store shelves instead of behind pharmacy counters, Food and Drug Administration officials announced.  Read the complete story.

nbcnews:

BREAKING: FDA approves Plan B for girls 15 and older without prescription

(Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Images file)

U.S. regulators on Tuesday approved the Plan B One-Step emergency contraception for sale to girls and women ages 15 and older without a prescription and on store shelves instead of behind pharmacy counters, Food and Drug Administration officials announced. 

Read the complete story.

(via myplannedparenthood)

vastderp: arachnidsfortune: do-fish-have-fingers: purrinhime: angryqueershakespeare: pope2chainz: breakingnews: Morning-after pill available over the counter to all ages in US USA TODAY: A federal judge in New York has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to make the “morning-after” pill available over the counter and without prescription to girls of all ages.The ruling overturns a decision in 2011 by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius which barred over-the-counter sales of the controversial pill to girls under 17. Sebelius’ decision itself had overruled an FDA recommendation to widen availability. Photo: (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) This is important THIS IS SIGNIFICANTLY SIGNIFICANT, NEEDS EVERY REBLOG THERE IS, NOT EVEN BULLSHITTING YOU SPREAD THIS AROUND ENORMOUS SIGNAL BOOST. THIS IS IMPORTANT. REBLOGGING FOR MY FOLLOWERS.  HOLY SHIT BLESS THE PHARMACIES IMPORTANT NOTE TO COUNTERACT THE PROPAGANDA: THIS IS NOT AN ABORTION PILL. PLAN B IS A MASSIVE DOSE OF HORMONAL BIRTH CONTROL THAT WILL PREVENT OVULATION IF TAKEN WITHIN ~72 HOURS OF UNPROTECTED PIV SEX. IT IS MORE EFFECTIVE THE SOONER YOU TAKE IT, SO IF YOUR BARRIER METHOD FAILS, TAKE THIS MEDICINE WITHOUT DELAY!

vastderp:

arachnidsfortune:

do-fish-have-fingers:

purrinhime:

angryqueershakespeare:

pope2chainz:

breakingnews:

Morning-after pill available over the counter to all ages in US

USA TODAY: A federal judge in New York has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to make the “morning-after” pill available over the counter and without prescription to girls of all ages.

The ruling overturns a decision in 2011 by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius which barred over-the-counter sales of the controversial pill to girls under 17. Sebelius’ decision itself had overruled an FDA recommendation to widen availability.

Photo: (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

This is important

THIS IS SIGNIFICANTLY SIGNIFICANT, NEEDS EVERY REBLOG THERE IS, NOT EVEN BULLSHITTING YOU SPREAD THIS AROUND

ENORMOUS SIGNAL BOOST.

THIS IS IMPORTANT. REBLOGGING FOR MY FOLLOWERS. 

HOLY SHIT BLESS THE PHARMACIES

IMPORTANT NOTE TO COUNTERACT THE PROPAGANDA: THIS IS NOT AN ABORTION PILL.

PLAN B IS A MASSIVE DOSE OF HORMONAL BIRTH CONTROL THAT WILL PREVENT OVULATION IF TAKEN WITHIN ~72 HOURS OF UNPROTECTED PIV SEX. IT IS MORE EFFECTIVE THE SOONER YOU TAKE IT, SO IF YOUR BARRIER METHOD FAILS, TAKE THIS MEDICINE WITHOUT DELAY!

(via chloridecleansing)

Get Yourself Tested!

fuckyeahsexeducation:

hellyeahscarleteen:

April is STD Awareness Month! Regular testing is important; now’s a great time to get yourself tested (and encourage your partner to do so as well!) if you’ve been lax about it in the past.

I can’t stress this enough. If you are or plan to soon be sexually active get tested! If you don’t know your options in your area message or email (fysexeducation@gmail.com) where you live and I will find a testing facility in your area for you.

Many places provide a “I got tested” sticker, take a picture of you wearing that sticker and submit it and I will post it!

(Source: wetlandsmagazine)

fuckyeahfeminists: rhrealitycheck: Arkansas to Increase ‘Conscience’ Protections, Add Telemed Ban The men in the Arkansas legislature seemed really concerned with making sure people give birth if they’re having sex. Forget employment, let’s just work on increasing the population instead! And not by the choice of the people!

fuckyeahfeminists:

rhrealitycheck:

Arkansas to Increase ‘Conscience’ Protections, Add Telemed Ban

The men in the Arkansas legislature seemed really concerned with making sure people give birth if they’re having sex.

Forget employment, let’s just work on increasing the population instead! And not by the choice of the people!

sexetc: Did you know that 28 states in the US don’t require public schools to teach sexuality education? And some schools are only allowed to offer abstinence-only-until-marriage programs, which leave out info about birth control, condoms and more. Read more about how sex ed is censored and what you can do about it.

sexetc:

Did you know that 28 states in the US don’t require public schools to teach sexuality education? And some schools are only allowed to offer abstinence-only-until-marriage programs, which leave out info about birth control, condoms and more.

Read more about how sex ed is censored and what you can do about it.

With New Evidence in Hand, Texas Lawmaker Files Bill To Eliminate Waiting Period For Abortion

bebinn:

keepyourbsoutofmyuterus:

Andrea Grimes, bringing us some good news.

If only more legislators cared to be proactive about preventing the need for abortions, instead of shaming those who have to live with the consequences of politicians’ poor choices.

(via ppmhvaf)

via National Network of Abortion Funds

via National Network of Abortion Funds

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