http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/contra2008-9.pdf

Reports the results of a survey of British women under 50, their use and knowledge of contraception methods, sterilizations and vasectomies, sexual behavior and condom use, and knowledge of sexually transmitted infections. From the Office for National Statistics.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr58/nvsr58_04.pdf

Reports there were an estimated 6.4 million pregnancies in 2005 which resulted in 4.14 million live births, 1.21 million induced abortions, and 1.06 million fetal losses. The 2005 pregnancy rate of 103.2 pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15-44 is 11% lower than the 1990 peak of 115.8. Also reports that the teenage pregnancy rate dropped 40% from 1990 to 2005. From the National Center for Health Statistics

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsStatistics/DH_099285

Reports that there were 195,296 abortions to residents of England and Wales in 2008 compared to 198,499 in 2007 or a decrease of 1.6%. Altogether there were 202,158 abortions in England and Wales, including 6,862 abortions for residents of other countries. Also covers location and funding of abortions, statutory grounds for the abortions, gestation period, marital status, and method of abortion. From the Department of Health and the Office for National Statistics.

http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/planB/default.htm

Statement by the Food and Drug Administration that it will not appeal a March 23, 2009 court order to allow Plan B contraceptive tablets to be available without prescription to women 17 years of age and older. Also includes historical information on regulation of Plan B tablets. From the Food and Drug Administration.

http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N09/210/52/PDF/N0921052.pdf?OpenElement

Reviews demographic trends and prospects for development groups and major areas, including trends in population growth, fertility and conception, mortality, international migration, population aging and urbanization. From the United Nations Commission on Population and Development.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/MexicoCityPolicy-VoluntaryPopulationPlanning/

Presidential memorandum which lifts the ban on U.S. government agency funding of international organization programs which provide advice, counseling or information regarding abortion or family planning. From the White House.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5713a1.htm

Documents the number and characteristics of women who obtain legal induced abortions. Reports that 820,151 legal abortions were performed in 2005, the abortion ratio (number of abortions per 1,000 live births) was 233 and the abortion rate was 15 per 1,000 women aged 15-44. The highest percentage of reported abortions was for unmarried white women under the age of 25. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2006.htm

Latest annual issue of source which covers population size and composition, births, deaths, abortions, marriages and divorces, and special topics such as education attainment, housing, ethnicity and language from more than 230 national statistical offices. From the United Nations Statistics Division

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/contra2007-8.pdf

Covers contraceptive use among women, sterilizations and vasectomies, sexual behavior and condom use, and knowledge of sexually transmitted infections in Great Britain. From the Office for National Statistics.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34694.pdf

Discusses the nature and method of administration of programs to create an environmentally-conscious workplace in the Senate, the House of Representatives and the Capitol Complex. Also covers criticism of greening programs and options for program administration. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33644_20080804.pdf

Describes the programs by which the federal government provides grants for voluntary family planning services, the prohibition on funding programs where abortion is a method of family planning, controversies surrounding teenage pregnancy, and relevant legislation in the current congress. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.