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PPMW Raises More Than $210,000 at Annual Gala
Supporters, activists, and champions of reproductive rights from across the metropolitan DC region gathered to celebrate PPMW’s tremendous impact in the community.
PPMW Now Offering Medication Abortion At-Home Services
Available to those with an address in DC, Maryland, or Virginia up to eight weeks and six days after the start of a person’s last menstrual period. PPMW is just the second Planned Parenthood affiliate in the nation to offer this at-home care.
The Texas Abortion Ban
Planned Parenthood is fighting the Texas ban in the courts as well as other cases challenging abortion restrictions in other states.
U.S. House Passes Bill Eliminating DC Medicaid Abortion Ban
In a step forward for reproductive rights and autonomy for DC, the U.S. House passed a FY2022 spending bill without the harmful, long-standing DC Medicaid abortion ban.
House Appropriations Committee Advances Bill Eliminating Harmful D.C. Medicaid Abortion Ban
Also known as the Dornan Amendment, the ban prohibits the District of Columbia from using locally-raised tax dollars to cover abortion care for people enrolled in D.C. Medicaid.
Senate Hearing Highlights Civil Rights Imperatives of D.C. Statehood
As the oldest and largest provider of reproductive health services in the region, PPMW sees firsthand how lack of D.C. statehood creates health care disparities — worsening the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and systemic racism, denying residents reproductive freedom, and creating real harm.
Anti-Trans Legislation Across the Nation Has Ripple Effects in Our Region
Gender affirming care is an essential component of inclusive, comprehensive transgender health care.
PPMW Offering Critical Behavioral Health Telemedicine Appointments
PPMW is offering behavioral health appointments to the Washington, DC area community via in-person and through telehealth for behavioral health issues including anxiety, depression, and eating disorders.
Planned Parenthood, NAACP and Congresswoman Underwood Join More Than 250 Women of Color in Calling DC Statehood a Matter of Public Health & Racial Justice
The letter, released one week after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, highlights how D.C.’s lack of statehood creates health care disparities and denies District residents reproductive freedom.
Check out PPMW programs and voices featured in recent media coverage.
Senate briefing includes PPMW patient story on traveling far distances to access abortion care
Jan. 17, 2024 • The Guardian
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Serina Floyd explains the impact of abortion bans through the powerful story of a patient who took a bus from North Carolina to DC for care, with just a bus ticket home.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Inc.
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Serina Floyd on abortion care after Roe
Dec. 12, 2023 • WAMU
Since Roe v. Wade was reversed, PPMW has seen an influx of patients seeking abortion care from states with bans. PPMW's patient access navigator and Abortion Access Fund are helping to fill this gap.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Inc.
PPMW's Gaithersburg clinic offers gender-affirming care in area described as a "healthcare desert"
Oct. 24, 2023 • MoCo360
For those seeking gender-affirming care in Montgomery County, PPMW's Gaithersburg facility is an essential option. Learn about the services offered, and hear from a patient about the positive impact this care has had on her life.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Inc.
PPMW honors "Disruptor" Maggie Rogers at annual Impact Gala
Oct. 5, 2023 • District Fray Magazine
Music artist Maggie Rogers was among the honorees at PPMW's 2023 Impact Gala, held on September 29 at the Waldorf Astoria. As the event concluded, gala guests helped raise over $250,000 for the Abortion Access Fund.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Inc.
PPMW's Dr. Serina Floyd discusses impact of abortion bans after Roe v. Wade's overturning
June 23, 2023 • France 24
France 24 visits PPMW to meet with Dr. Serina Floyd, who offers insight on providing abortion care for patients traveling to PPMW from states in which abortion has been banned following the Supreme Court's overruling of Roe v. Wade.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Inc.
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