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**The nation's leading sexual and reproductive health care provider and advocate. ** Planned Parenthood believes in the fundamental right of each individual, throughout the world, to manage his or her fertility, regardless of the individual's income, marital status, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or residence. We believe that respect and value for diversity in all aspects of our organization are essential to our well-being. We believe that reproductive self-determination must be voluntary and preserve the individual's right to privacy. We further believe that such self-determination will contribute to an enhancement of the quality of life and strong family relationships.
 * Mission Statement: **

**Services: ** 1. Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services This is the core of Planned Parenthood is providing contraception and accompanying health care, education, and information. They provide health care, testing, and treatment to both women and men.

2. Sexuality Education They provide education programs for schools (preschool - universities), prisons, social service agencies, religious institutions, and civic organizations. These programs focused on more than 28 content areas, such as AIDS/HIV, contraception, family planning, abstinence, parent-child communication, puberty education, sexual orientation, sexually transmitted diseases, teen pregnancy, and many more. In addition to these education programs, they also provide many training programs for people who work with children, teens, and young adults.

3. Information Services Providing information to help people make informed decisions. Visit these websites: [|Planned Parenthood] [|Teen Wire]

4. Advocacy Planned Parenthood Action Network advocates for new policies at the federal and state levels that will advance reproductive health care and decision making.

5. International Activities: Works around the world to increase the access to sexual and reproductive health services and information.


 * To obtain services, just call 1-800-230-PLAN or look for the location nearest you. ** [|Planned Parenthood]

**Educators: ** Visit their resources for educators tab on their website to find useful teaching materials for the classroom. [|Resources for Educators]

**Sources: ** Planned Parenthood Federation of America - http://www.plannedparenthood.org  