Press Releases

Women who visit a health care provider that receives state Medicaid family planning funds are almost twice as likely to use highly effective forms of birth control, like IUDs and implants, than women who visit similar providers that do not receive those funds, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Jan. 25, 2016 • National

Planned Parenthood Federation of America released the following statement honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his commitment to ensuring equal access to health care for all people—regardless of who they are or where they live.

Jan. 19, 2016 • National

Today, Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit against the people behind an ongoing, widely discredited video smear campaign – charging that anti-abortion activists engaged in an elaborate, illegal conspiracy in order to block women’s access to safe and legal abortion.

Jan. 14, 2016 • National

As part of a national effort this week to spotlight the Affordable Care Act’s many benefits for Latino and African American communities and encourage eligible community members to enroll, Planned Parenthood is urging Latinos and African Americans across the country to take charge of their health and learn about how the law can help them and their families.

Jan. 11, 2016 • National

Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its Texas affiliates submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court calling on it to protect women’s access to safe, legal abortion and strike down the Texas abortion restrictions before the Court.

Jan. 5, 2016 • National

For the last seven weeks, a group of anti-abortion extremists calling themselves the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) have been releasing heavily edited, deceptive videos about fetal tissue donation.

Dec. 31, 2015 • National

Los videos grabados en forma secreta sobre Planned Parenthood y la donación de tejido fetal para investigaciones científicas, los cuales han recibido una gran cobertura en los medios de comunicación durante las últimas seis semanas, fueron fuertemente editados y "distorsionan y falsifican en forma significativa" eventos reales, de acuerdo con un informe realizado por expertos y presentado el día de hoy ante los líderes del Congreso de Estados Unidos.

Dec. 31, 2015 • National

Advocates rally in the capitol in support of Planned Parenthood and women’s health.

Dec. 31, 2015 • National

Judge Blocks Governor’s Illegal Attempt to Ban Planned Parenthood from Providing Care to Medicaid Patients.

Dec. 31, 2015 • National