Aug. 15, 2019 – Iowa Rep. Steve King defended his party’s anti-abortion stance by claiming humanity would not exist without rape and incest. It was a desperate attempt to justify his abortion ban bill, which did not include exceptions for rape or incest. The measure failed to pass in Congress despite GOP support. Rep. King […]
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Planned Parenthood: Fire Top MO Health Official and Apologize to Abortion Patients
June 24, 2019 – Planned Parenthood calls on Gov. Parson to fire Missouri’s top health official and apologize to abortion patients in the state. In an unprecedented move by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) Director Randall Williams caved to massive public outcry and the medical community’s protest against forced pelvic exams on […]
Ninth Circuit Lets Title X Gag Rule Go Into Effect, Threatening Health Care for Millions
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2019 –– The Trump-Pence administration’s Title X gag rule takes effect in every state but Maryland, after a ruling by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Just yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a spending package that would block the gag rule from being implemented because […]
Planned Parenthood Launches #BansOffMyBody Campaign
New York, NY, June 17, 2019 — Today, Planned Parenthood Federation of America launches Bans Off My Body, a grassroots campaign to fight back against attacks on reproductive health care and boldly declare that our bodies, our lives, and our futures are our own. The campaign launches with a billboard in Times Square and a […]
Groups Sue Trump Administration to Block Rule to Allow Discrimination by Health Care Workers
WASHINGTON, DC, June 11, 2019 – The National Women’s Law Center, along with Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Democracy Forward, is suing the Trump administration today to block a rule that would allow health workers broad discrimination practices against women and LGBTQ people. This lawsuit aims to stop the Trump administration’s “refusal of care” […]
Abortion Services Protected in Missouri, For Now
Washington, DC, June 10, 2019 – Today, a Missouri circuit court judge granted Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region a preliminary injunction, allowing it to continue to provide abortion services at its health center for the time being. Reproductive Health Services is the last health center in the state that […]
EACH Woman Act Would Ensure Women Can Make the Best Decisions for Themselves & Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. March 12, 2019 – Planned Parenthood applauds the re-introduction of the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Woman Act in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Lee, Schakowsky, DeGette and the first-time introduction in the U.S. Senate, led by Senator Duckworth and a group of original co-sponsors including Senators Murray, […]
Trump Releases Final Gag Rule, Continuing Administration’s Attack on Women and Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. February 22, 2019 – Despite mass outcry from the medical community and American people, the Trump-Pence administration today released a final gag rule that undermines Title X, the nation’s program for affordable birth control and reproductive health care, and makes it illegal for health care providers in the program to refer patients for an abortion. This puts health […]
Dr. Leana Wen: New Study Highlights the Need For Access to Affordable Birth Control
New York, NY, Feb. 5, 2019 — In advance of tonight’s State of the Union address, a new study released in JAMA Internal Medicine found that there was a sharp increase (of 21.6 percent) in the rate of women who chose to insert long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods in the 30 days after the 2016 […]
On 46th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood Celebrates State Efforts to Expand Abortion Access
Washington, DC, Jan. 22 2019 – Today, Planned Parenthood and its partners celebrate the 46th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. During the 2019 legislative session, Planned Parenthood expects more than half the states to push positive policies that expand access to health care including safe, legal abortion. Furthermore, champions will join a broad […]
Planned Parenthood Responds to Trump-Pence Attacks on Transgender People
Washington, D.C. Oct. 21, 2018 – This morning The New York Times reported that the Trump-Pence administration is planning a dramatic government-wide move to erase civil rights protections for transgender people, by narrowly defining gender identity, based on a person’s assigned sex at birth. This runs counter to guidance from respected medical groups, like the American […]
New Planned Parenthood Video Series Helps Parents Talk with Children About Bodies, Gender, and Transgender Identities
New York, NY, Oct. 16, 2018 — Planned Parenthood Federation of America has launched the first set of videos in a new series for parents and caregivers on how to talk about topics related to bodies, sex, and relationships in developmentally appropriate ways with preschool, elementary-, and middle school-aged children. The first three videos, which […]
New Report: Abortion at Risk for More than 25 Million Women in 20 States
WASHINGTON, DC, Oct. 3, 2018 – Today, Planned Parenthood Action Fund and In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda released a new red alert report sounding the alarm for more than 25 million women of reproductive age who live in 20 states that are poised to ban abortion if the Senate confirms […]
New Planned Parenthood Video on How to Support Survivors of Sexual Assault
NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 26, 2018 — The public discourse around the accusations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has included troubling, harmful rhetoric and misinformation about sexual assault and survivors of sexual assault. As a trusted health care provider and educator, Planned Parenthood stands with and supports all survivors of sexual […]
Planned Parenthood: Record Number of STDs Highlights the Need for Access to Sexual Health Care
NEW YORK, NY, Aug. 29, 2018 – This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data showing “steep and sustained increases in STDs” in the U.S. The CDC’s report shows that almost 2.3 million cases of syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea were diagnosed in the United States in 2017, surpassing the previous […]
Arkansas Bans Medication Abortion; Ends Abortion at All But One Health Center
Washington, D.C. May 29, 2018 — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a decision from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which means that for now, Arkansas has become the first state in the country to ban medication abortion, and ended access to abortion at all but one health center in the state […]
New Polling: People Overwhelmingly Reject Trump’s Gag Rule
WASHINGTON, DC, May 23, 2018 – New polling from Hart Research Associates shows overwhelming opposition to the Trump-Pence administration’s efforts to take away women’s basic rights and health care. Across the country, 73 percent of Americans oppose administration actions like the domestic gag rule — rules that block access to care for millions of women […]
Trump-Pence Administration Expected to Introduce Rule that Gags Medical Providers
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 18, 2018 – Following reports that the Trump-Pence administration intends to introduce a gag rule today that would undermine the nation’s program for affordable birth control and reproductive health care, Planned Parenthood issued the following statement. This gag rule would do three things: It would impose new rules that are designed to make it impossible […]
Trump-Pence Administration Takes Aim at Birth Control Access Via Title X Program
WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 23, 2018 – Today, the Trump-Pence administration took aim at the Title X program — the nation’s program for affordable birth control and reproductive health care that more than four million people rely on each year. They issued a new call for funding applications that radically shifts the program’s priorities: First, the […]
Planned Parenthood Encourages Parents to Talk with Their Children About Sex, get involved in Sex Education This Month
NEW YORK, NY, Oct. 16, 2017 – October is Let’s Talk Month, aimed at encouraging families to talk about sex and relationships. Planned Parenthood Federation of America encourages parents to speak honestly and often with their children about sex and relationships, and to get involved with their children’s schools to ensure they’re receiving quality sex […]