McLain, Adelaide, author2024-12-112024-12-112024https://hdl.handle.net/10217/239658Author is affiliated with the College of Natural Sciences at Colorado State University. Honors thesis committee comprised of members from the departments of Political Science (Dr. Lee) and Sociology (Dr. Mahoney).The aim of this study was to identify the main causes for negative sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes within the United States. The sexual and reproductive healthcare system of the United States was compared with that of Spain and South Africa. Health insurance barriers, as well as inconsistent SRH education, were identified as two major sources for poor SRH outcomes in the USA. Telemedicine, nationally mandated SRH education, subsidized SRH resources, and the implementation of new frameworks were discussed as possible solutions.born digitalStudent worksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.healthcarereproductivemedicinesexual and reproductive healthUnited StatesSpainSouth AfricaText