Kelly Osbourne and International Health Groups Call for Improved Education on Choices and Usage of Contraception
LONDON, September 26, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — – World Contraception Day 2008 Highlights Scale and Impact of Unplanned Pregnancy. Today, international sexual and reproductive health experts and successful recording artist and media personality Kelly Osbourne, call for more action to address the burgeoning problem of unplanned pregnancies and the subsequent level of abortions worldwide. Both result from lack of, and inaccurate use of, contraception, and lead to significant personal crisis and societal burden. The campaign is supported by Bayer Schering Pharma. On the 40th anniversary year of the United Nations declaring contraception and family planning a basic human right, World Contraception Day highlights the impact of unplanned pregnancy to help educate young people on making informed choices about contraception and prevent unwanted pregnancies. Image source: blogs.sfweekly.com
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