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A pro-choice activist in front of the the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC.
Ayana Byrd  May 18, 2018 2:39PM EDT

Trump Administration Cuts Funds to Orgs That Provide Abortions

The new policy targets Planned Parenthood and other organizations that serve lower-income earning women. 
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Miriam Zoila Pérez  Feb 22, 2018 4:20PM EST

New Jersey Governor Authorizes Two Laws That Expand Access to Reproductive Health

Governor Phil Murphy restored funding for Planned Parenthood and increased Medicaid eligibility for family planning services.
Women hold pink signs with white lettering. They read, "Stand with women," and "Protect women's health."
Miriam Zoila Pérez  Feb 14, 2018 1:09PM EST

Planned Parenthood Launches Campaign to Advance Reproductive Rights Legislation in All 50 States

“We need to do more than just fight against the bad policies—now is the time to push for good ones.”
Miriam Zoila Pérez  May 25, 2017 10:41AM EDT

Memphis Planned Parenthood Clinic Focusing on Latinx Outreach Opens Next Door to an ICE Office

The organization was aware of ICE’s location when they purchased the building, but were under the impression that ICE would be moving.
Miriam Zoila Pérez  Feb 7, 2017 1:04PM EST

An Interfaith Group of Clergy is 'Blessing' New and Existing Abortion Clinics

“We were claiming the sacredness of the space and the decisions that women and families make,” says Katey Zeh of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, the group that co-produced the first blessing ceremony with Planned Parenthood Metro-Washington. 
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Kenrya Rankin  Jan 18, 2017 12:25PM EST

Activists Deliver 510,000+ Signatures Ahead of Health and Human Services Nominee Hearing

Congressman Tom Price wants to defund Planned Parenthood.
Carlos Varas, a Miami-Dade County mosquito control inspector, attempts to kill mosquitos that may be in storm drains or other places where standing water leads to their breeding in the Miami Beach neighborhood as the county fights to control the virus.
Yessenia Funes  Aug 25, 2016 2:14AM EDT

Planned Parenthood Canvassers Go Door-to-Door in Miami to Prevent More Zika Outbreaks

Latinx and Haitian women are among the groups who will be targeted for outreach.
Miriam Zoila Pérez  Apr 21, 2016 2:54PM EDT

Half a Million People May Soon Lose Access to Planned Parenthood

Two dozen state legislatures have moved forward with efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. But one of the major tactics—blocking the health care centers from accepting Medicaid—is likely illegal.
Kenrya Rankin  Feb 25, 2016 12:25PM EST

Court Ruling Effectively Closes All But One Abortion Clinic in Louisiana

A lower court previously ruled the state’s law unconstitutional.
Kenrya Rankin  Jan 26, 2016 12:07PM EST

Grand Jury Clears Planned Parenthood of Misconduct, Indicts Abortion Opponents Instead

The folks who shot that infamous “sting” video have been charged with a felony.
Kenrya Rankin  Nov 30, 2015 12:36PM EST

Following Planned Parenthood Shooting Arrest, Colorado Cops Call Critics ‘Race Baiting Morons’

Colorado Fraternal Order of Police: “In yesterday’s heroic police action the shooter was given the opportunity to surrender. The choice to live or die was his.”
Byron Hurt  Nov 30, 2015 11:47AM EST

The Blatant Double Standard That Kept Robert Lewis Dear Jr. Alive and Left Laquan McDonald for Dead

Police gave Robert Lewis Dear Jr.—the alleged shooter and hostage-taker at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood—a choice: Come out peacefully and stay alive or remain inside and die. Dear decided to live. Imagine if Black people killed by police, like Chicago’s Laquan McDonald, had such a choice.
Miriam Zoila Pérez  Oct 13, 2015 8:43AM EDT

As Planned Parenthood Reels, Independent Abortion Clinics Also Suffer—Under the Radar

Planned Parenthood is the perennial target of anti-choice attacks, but the independent abortion providers that perform up to 80 percent of the procedures in the United States are also struggling. Here’s how the campaign against Planned Parenthood impacts clinics that don’t get much media attention or national support. 
Kenrya Rankin  Oct 1, 2015 1:59PM EDT

Federal Government Still Operating, Planned Parenthood Still Kicking

House Republicans had vowed to hold government funding hostage unless Planned Parenthood was defunded, but the bill passed with 
Kenrya Rankin  Sep 29, 2015 1:46PM EDT

TODAY: National #PinkOut Day Supports Planned Parenthood, Provides Free STD Testing

The embattled reproductive health organization is offering free STD testing in 28 cities today.
Kenrya Rankin  Sep 11, 2015 11:42AM EDT

REPORT: Defunding Planned Parenthood Would Rob Thousands of Timely, Comprehensive Care

Planned Parenthood’s family planning centers serve 2.8 million people annually.
Miriam Zoila Pérez  Aug 5, 2015 5:20PM EDT

5 Reasons Why the Latest Attacks on Planned Parenthood Matter to People of Color

You’re probably feeling serious deja vu from the latest spate of videos that anti-abortion activists and lawmakers are using to impact Planned Parenthood’s federal funding. Here are five reasons why this familiar tactic and the political machinations it’s fueling matter to communities of color.
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 8, 2015 4:52PM EDT

EACH Woman Act Aims to End Hyde Amendment Bans on Abortion Funding

The proposed Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Woman Act would lift restrictions that make it nearly impossible for some women to make their own reproductive choices.
Jamilah King  Oct 1, 2013 1:09PM EDT

Got Questions About Obamacare? Watch This Video

Thanks, Planned Parenthood.
Jorge Rivas  Apr 26, 2013 2:02PM EDT

Obama: God Bless Planned Parenthood (Video)

At a Planned Parenthood gala in Washington this morning, President Obama said the women’s health organization is “not going anywhere,” despite GOP-led efforts to defund it.

“No matter how great the challenge, no matter how fierce the opposition, if there’s one thing the past few years have shown, it’s that Planned Parenthood is not going anywhere.

It’s not going anywhere today.

It’s not going anywhere tomorrow,” the president said on Friday.