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11468835

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
17
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-7-25
pubmed:abstractText
Since the mid-1990s, several provincial bills have been passed in Argentina mandating the creation of programmes for family planning and sexual health services and education. A National Plan for Integrated Health Care for Adolescents was also passed but resources and actual programmes remain limited. The policy process has been fraught with difficulties, owing to a strong alliance between the State and the Catholic church. Provision of contraceptives to adolescents has been one of the most contentious issues, as adolescents are legally minors and need parental permission to use family planning. NGOs are working with young people to help them to voice their perspectives and demands. The Programme for Responsible Sexuality was launched by the Province of Buenos Aires in 1999, in response to concrete demands on the part of poor communities for sexual and reproductive health services, including for young people. This Programme came to an abrupt end with the change of governor in that same year, illustrating the complexity of the policy-making process. These experiences demonstrate the urgency to develop strategies and set up task forces for effective advocacy of health and social programmes, and to make political leaders more aware of the social costs of refusing to support these.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0968-8080
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
184-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
The need for youth-oriented policies and programmes on responsible sexuality in Argentina.
pubmed:affiliation
CEDES, Sánchez de Bustamante 27, (1173) Buenos Aires, Argentina.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article