BACKGROUND Just over fifty years ago, the War on Poverty marked a significant expansion
of the scope and scale of anti-poverty programs, as well as a considerable change in their …

This article presents information on unintended pregnancies and the ongoing efforts of
policy makers to promote long‐acting reversible contraception (LARC) to reduce the …

The use of long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods—intrauterine devices
(IUDs) and implants—has recently expanded rapidly in the United States, and these …

Does access to the full range of contraceptive methods increase young women's
educational attainment? Family planning programs are often justified by claims that it does …

The first three years of the Trump Administration had dire effects on the status of
reproductive rights in the United States. Within this context, reproductive rights, health, and …

Women with opioid use disorder (OUD) face unique challenges meeting their reproductive
goals. Because the rate of unintended pregnancy in this population is almost 80 percent …

The article reports on family policy in the US Topics discussed include what types of families
the government should support and the role of women in family life; erosion of responsible …

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title This work assesses the possibilities
and limitations of reducing poverty among families with children by increasing the work effort …

Unplanned pregnancies in the US disproportionately occur among poor, less educated, and
minority women, but it is unclear whether poverty following a birth is itself an outcome of this …

All young people should have the chance to make plans for their future, to imagine the life
they want for themselves, and to act upon those aspirations in order to realize their potential …