There is "crystal clear" evidence that family planning "is one of the best -- and perhaps the very best -- strategy for women in the United States and across the world to improve their health and well-being, as well as that of their offspring," write Eva Moore, a fellow in adolescent medicine at Johns Hopkins Medical School's Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, and Robert Bloom, chair of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health's Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, in a Baltimore Sun opinion piece. Moore and Bloom write that they "were surprised by the debate" surrounding a Baltimore City Council bill (FID 09-0406) that would require crisis pregnancy centers to post signs stating that they do not provide abortion services. The authors add that they were "troubled that there are those who would advocate for less than full transparency."

"True common ground would be working together to prevent unintended pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases," they write, adding, "A good first step is to make sure that women have scientifically accurate information upon which to base their family planning decisions…