Jackie Edmond

Family Planning clinics are emptying and it's not due to a lack of need, but a lack of nurses.

A twenty five per cent pay parity difference between primary sector nurses and sexual health-specialised… Audio

The Ministry of Health is seeking to award contracts to providers who can improve abortion services. Last year, abortion was decriminalised and the administration changed hands from the Ministry of… Audio

A survey of 7,500 Kiwi teens has found their sexual activity has dropped - but so too has the use of condoms and other forms of contraception. Audio

Some family doctors are refusing to provide contraception to women on the grounds that they are morally or personally opposed to it. That's among the findings of a new survey released today by Family… Audio

The government wants abortion removed from the Crimes Act and made available as of right in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.

After that a doctor would need to decide whether an abortion was… Audio

After months of stalling and negotiation, the government has introduced a bill that would remove abortion from the Crimes Act and instead treat it as a health issue. Audio

Hundreds of people marched to Parliament yesterday calling for the country's abortion laws to be overhauled and removed from the Crimes Act.

New abortion laws are currently being considered by senior… Audio

A new survey by Family Planning has found young people feel they aren't being taught enough about sex and sexuality in the classroom, and top up their learning on-line Audio

U.S researchers are closer than ever to developing an effective daily contraceptive pill for men. Clinical trials were successful in suppressing three hormones which are all needed for developing… Audio