Planned Parenthood

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

WASHINGTON, DC, Oct. 6, 2017 – Yesterday, Planned Parenthood Federation of America held a press call with the American Public Health Association and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to discuss an expected Trump administration rule that takes direct aim at birth control coverage for more than 62 million women. Public health experts Dana […]

Sept. 19, 2017 – The Graham-Cassidy bill, crafted by a group of all-male politicians behind closed doors, has been denounced by Planned Parenthood and by a number of other health care groups, including the American Medical Association, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the American Heart Association, and the March of Dimes. And it’s no […]

April 25, 2017 – This week, the Guttmacher Institute released a new report showing that Planned Parenthood served more contraceptive clients than any other publicly funded provider in 2015, confirming that Planned Parenthood remains a critical resource for family planning care across the country. This report comes at a critical time, when anti-women’s health politicians […]

WASHINGTON, DC, March 9, 2017 – The American Medical Association (AMA) announced its opposition to a GOP bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act and block access to preventive care at Planned Parenthood through Medicaid, with devastating consequences for millions who rely on Planned Parenthood for birth control, cancer screenings, STD testing and treatment, […]

WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 16, 2017 – A new Guttmacher Institute report released shows that Planned Parenthood health centers are critical to the health care safety net, delivering irreplaceable high-quality contraceptive care to a majority of women who rely on public funds for health care. It also makes it clear that other safety net providers cannot […]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2016 – Planned Parenthood Federation of America today expressed grave concerns about President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to nominate extreme women’s health opponent Representative Tom Price (R-GA) to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. Statement from Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America: “Tom Price poses a grave threat to women’s […]