This article consists of an interview with one of the founders of the Toronto's Immigrant Women's Centre about the black women's health conference "'I'm Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired."
Provides information and statistics about female and male sterilization, incidence and prevalence, key factors influencing the use, and future trends and needs.
Discusses permanent methods of birth control: vasectomy for men, and tubal ligation for women. Outlines the advantages and disadvantages of each method.
Addresses how women's rights to safe and voluntary sex, birth control and motherhood are increasingly restricted, controlled, and criminalized. Contains a selection of fact sheets, issue papers, brochures, and calls to action.
Provides training modules designed to meet the continuing educational needs of family planning practitioners, program managers, and policymakers in resource-constrained settings.
