VOA标准英语2012--Planned Parenthood Expands Services for Teens
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(九月)
Planned Parenthood Expands Services for Teens
Planned Parenthood says it is expanding its services in Africa and Latin America. The organization made the announcement Tuesday at the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting in New York.
Planned Parenthood Federation 1 of America President Cecile Richards says the program is called Youth Peer Provider. It’s being provided to six new partners in Africa and three in Latin America.
‘We’ve just announced at Planned Parenthood a new initiative to train young people to provide basic contraceptive counseling and access to their friends and peers and classmates. It’s so important because, of course, because young people around the globe are very vulnerable to unintended pregnancy 2, and certainly the spread of HIV/AIDS and STDs,” she said.
Earlier this year, Planned Parenthood was mired 3 in controversy 4 when its role was debated during the presidential campaign. The organization offers counseling on abortion 5. Support and criticism was split along party lines, with Democrats 6 in favor and Republicans against.
Richards said despite the uproar 7, Planned Parenthood has support at home and abroad.
“I would say in the United States we’re extremely popular. Unfortunately, the Congress has been a place where they’ve tried to make healthcare services controversial. But we’re well-supported in the United States, and particularly when it comes to issues of youth getting sex education to young people. Unfortunately, the U.S. still has the highest teen pregnancy rate of any western industrialized country. So there’s a lot of work to do in the United States to help young people,” she said.
She said parents in Africa and Latin America want their children to be informed about safe sex. She says this allows children to finish school and find a job.
Richards added that Planned Parenthood sees three million patients a year through its health centers. But she said a growing number of people are seeking access online, so that service is also being expanded.
“I think last month alone about four and a half million young people reached us. And a lot of young people from other countries find Planned Parenthood as a good source of factually-based information about preventing unintended pregnancy and the spread of disease,” she said
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former president Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, took part in the announcement.
- It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
- Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
- Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
- Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。
- The country was mired in recession. 这个国家陷入了经济衰退的困境。
- The most brilliant leadership can be mired in detail. 最有才干的领导也会陷于拘泥琐事的困境中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
- She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
- A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》