Pertinent Links

(always in formation)

Name

Description

American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society's Internet pages on Breast Cancer (risk factors, prevention, treatment, etc.) are comprehensive and reliable.

American Sexual Health Association
The American Sexual Health Association offers 'answers to your sensitive health questions.'

Americans for UNFPA UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, provides women’s health care and promotes the rights of women around the world. It is the largest international source of such assistance.
AMERICANS FOR UNFPA is dedicated to building American support for the work of UNFPA and to restoring the United States’ moral and financial contribution to the organization.
The U.S. Committee for UNFPA, now Americans for UNFPA, was founded in 1998. We are the official committee for UNFPA in the United States. We support UNFPA by generating awareness of UNFPA’s work, fundraising for field programs, and advocating for U.S. policies in support of UNFPA, including the release of Congressionally-allocated U.S. funds that have been withheld by the Administration since 2002.

Campaign To End Fistula UNFPA defines the problem and describes how it intends to address it.

The Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee The Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee is building a new generation of Democratic women candidates, informed voters, and political activists in New York State.

EMILY's List EMILY's List, the nation's largest grassroots political network, is dedicated to taking back our country from the radical right wing by electing pro-choice Democratic women to federal, state, and local office. We are a network of more than 100,000 Americans --Read further

EngenderHealth EngenderHealth works worldwide to improve the lives of individuals by making reproductive health services safe, available, and sustainable. We provide technical assistance, training, and information, with a focus on practical solutions that improve services where resources are scarce.

The Guttmacher Institute
The Guttmacher Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education. The Guttmacher Institute publishes Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, International Family Planning Perspectives, The Guttmacher Policy Review and special reports on topics pertaining to sexual and reproductive health and rights. The Institute's mission is to protect the reproductive choices of all women and men in the United States and throughout the world. It is to support their ability to obtain the information and services needed to achieve their full human rights, safeguard their health and exercise their individual responsibilities in regard to sexual behavior and relationships, reproduction and family formation.
A recent report from Guttmacher explicitly warns about medically inaccurate and biased material about abortion developed by some states.

International Planned Parenthood Federation -Western Hemisphere The International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR) was founded in 1954 with the goal of improving the health of women throughout the Americas. IPPF/WHR seeks to address the range of sexual and reproductive health issues that affect the integral health of women, men and adolescents.

International Rescue Committee Founded in 1933, the IRC is a global leader in emergency relief, rehabilitation, protection of human rights, post-conflict development, resettlement services and advocacy for those uprooted or affected by conflict and oppression. The IRC works in various settings such as in refugee camps, in disaster-stricken areas and in host countries where refugees have resettled after a conflict.

Ipas Ipas has worked for three decades to increase women's ability to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights and to reduce deaths and injuries of women from unsafe abortion. Ipas's global and country programs include training, research, advocacy, distribution of equipment and supplies for reproductive-health care, and information dissemination.

National Abortion Federation The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is the professional association of abortion providers in the United States and Canada. We believe that women should be trusted to make private medical decisions in consultation with their health care providers. NAF currently offers quality training and services to abortion providers and unbiased information and referral services to women.

Pathfinder International Since 1957, Pathfinder International has supported high quality family planning and reproductive health services that improve the lives of women, men, and children throughout the developing world.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America The Planned Parenthood community is made up of 122 independent organizations operating under the Planned Parenthood name. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA) is the nation's largest and most trusted voluntary reproductive health care organization. In addition to PPFA, there are 121 affiliated Planned Parenthood organizations dedicated to providing comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care services to nearly five million women, men and teenagers every year.

Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic (PPHP) is founded on the fundamental right of each individual to reproductive freedom. Our mission is to ensure access to affordable and confidential reproductive health care services, to promote informed decision making through individual and community education, and to protect and preserve the private exercise of reproductive choice. PPHP serves Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester Counties in southern New York.

Population Action Internatonal Population Action International (PAI) is an independent policy advocacy group working to strengthen political and financial support worldwide for population programs grounded in individual rights. Founded in 1965, PAI is a private, non-profit group and accepts no government funds.

Population Council The Population Council, an international, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and to help achieve a humane, equitable, and sustainable balance between people and resources.

The Resource Foundation Resource Foundation helps build better futures in Latin America by working to improve the self-reliance and living standards of the disadvantaged. It offers valuable support to both private development organizations (PDOs) in Latin America and to donors worldwide. The Resource Foundation provides training, technical information and assistance, representation, fundraising and networking services to its network of PDOs.

SIECUS SIECUS-the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States-has served as the national voice for sexuality education, sexual health, and sexual rights for over 40 years.
SIECUS affirms that sexuality is a fundamental part of being human, one that is worthy of dignity and respect. We advocate for the right of all people to accurate information, comprehensive education about sexuality, and sexual health services. SIECUS works to create a world that ensures social justice and sexual rights.

UNFPA UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.

World Health Organization The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. It was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Its website is a treasure-trove of citations and fact sheets about reproductive health.

Women's Dignity Project The Women's Dignity Project (WDP) was established to prevent and manage obstetric fistula, enhance the dignity and rights of those living with fistula, and promote gender and health equity. We mobilize action to address fistula and advocate for the health and rights of the poor, within a human rights framework.

Name	Description
American Cancer Society	American Cancer Society's Internet pages on Breast Cancer (risk factors, prevention, treatment, etc.) are comprehensive and reliable.
American Sexual Health Association	The American Sexual Health Association offers 'answers to your sensitive health questions.'
Americans for UNFPA	UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, provides women’s health care and promotes the rights of women around the world. It is the largest international source of such assistance. AMERICANS FOR UNFPA is dedicated to building American support for the work of UNFPA and to restoring the United States’ moral and financial contribution to the organization. The U.S. Committee for UNFPA, now Americans for UNFPA, was founded in 1998. We are the official committee for UNFPA in the United States. We support UNFPA by generating awareness of UNFPA’s work, fundraising for field programs, and advocating for U.S. policies in support of UNFPA, including the release of Congressionally-allocated U.S. funds that have been withheld by the Administration since 2002.
Campaign To End Fistula	UNFPA defines the problem and describes how it intends to address it.
The Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee	The Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee is building a new generation of Democratic women candidates, informed voters, and political activists in New York State.
EMILY's List	EMILY's List, the nation's largest grassroots political network, is dedicated to taking back our country from the radical right wing by electing pro-choice Democratic women to federal, state, and local office. We are a network of more than 100,000 Americans --Read further
EngenderHealth	EngenderHealth works worldwide to improve the lives of individuals by making reproductive health services safe, available, and sustainable. We provide technical assistance, training, and information, with a focus on practical solutions that improve services where resources are scarce.
The Guttmacher Institute	The Guttmacher Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education. The Guttmacher Institute publishes Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, International Family Planning Perspectives, The Guttmacher Policy Review and special reports on topics pertaining to sexual and reproductive health and rights. The Institute's mission is to protect the reproductive choices of all women and men in the United States and throughout the world. It is to support their ability to obtain the information and services needed to achieve their full human rights, safeguard their health and exercise their individual responsibilities in regard to sexual behavior and relationships, reproduction and family formation. A recent report from Guttmacher explicitly warns about medically inaccurate and biased material about abortion developed by some states.
International Planned Parenthood Federation -Western Hemisphere	The International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR) was founded in 1954 with the goal of improving the health of women throughout the Americas. IPPF/WHR seeks to address the range of sexual and reproductive health issues that affect the integral health of women, men and adolescents.
International Rescue Committee	Founded in 1933, the IRC is a global leader in emergency relief, rehabilitation, protection of human rights, post-conflict development, resettlement services and advocacy for those uprooted or affected by conflict and oppression. The IRC works in various settings such as in refugee camps, in disaster-stricken areas and in host countries where refugees have resettled after a conflict.
Ipas	Ipas has worked for three decades to increase women's ability to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights and to reduce deaths and injuries of women from unsafe abortion. Ipas's global and country programs include training, research, advocacy, distribution of equipment and supplies for reproductive-health care, and information dissemination.
National Abortion Federation	The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is the professional association of abortion providers in the United States and Canada. We believe that women should be trusted to make private medical decisions in consultation with their health care providers. NAF currently offers quality training and services to abortion providers and unbiased information and referral services to women.
Pathfinder International	Since 1957, Pathfinder International has supported high quality family planning and reproductive health services that improve the lives of women, men, and children throughout the developing world.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America	The Planned Parenthood community is made up of 122 independent organizations operating under the Planned Parenthood name. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA) is the nation's largest and most trusted voluntary reproductive health care organization. In addition to PPFA, there are 121 affiliated Planned Parenthood organizations dedicated to providing comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care services to nearly five million women, men and teenagers every year.
Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic	Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic (PPHP) is founded on the fundamental right of each individual to reproductive freedom. Our mission is to ensure access to affordable and confidential reproductive health care services, to promote informed decision making through individual and community education, and to protect and preserve the private exercise of reproductive choice. PPHP serves Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester Counties in southern New York.
Population Action Internatonal	Population Action International (PAI) is an independent policy advocacy group working to strengthen political and financial support worldwide for population programs grounded in individual rights. Founded in 1965, PAI is a private, non-profit group and accepts no government funds.
Population Council	The Population Council, an international, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and to help achieve a humane, equitable, and sustainable balance between people and resources.
The Resource Foundation	Resource Foundation helps build better futures in Latin America by working to improve the self-reliance and living standards of the disadvantaged. It offers valuable support to both private development organizations (PDOs) in Latin America and to donors worldwide. The Resource Foundation provides training, technical information and assistance, representation, fundraising and networking services to its network of PDOs.
SIECUS	SIECUS-the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States-has served as the national voice for sexuality education, sexual health, and sexual rights for over 40 years. SIECUS affirms that sexuality is a fundamental part of being human, one that is worthy of dignity and respect. We advocate for the right of all people to accurate information, comprehensive education about sexuality, and sexual health services. SIECUS works to create a world that ensures social justice and sexual rights.
UNFPA	UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.
World Health Organization	The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. It was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Its website is a treasure-trove of citations and fact sheets about reproductive health.
Women's Dignity Project	The Women's Dignity Project (WDP) was established to prevent and manage obstetric fistula, enhance the dignity and rights of those living with fistula, and promote gender and health equity. We mobilize action to address fistula and advocate for the health and rights of the poor, within a human rights framework.

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