Press Releases

Pennsylvania today joined a growing number of states from across the country who have cleared Planned Parenthood affiliates of any wrongdoing (more HERE and HERE).

Dec. 28, 2015 • National

Led by Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the U.S.Senate today voted down a budget bill that would have stripped Planned Parenthood of its federal funding by a bipartisan vote of to 52-47.

Dec. 28, 2015 • National

Begun nearly a century ago and rooted in the courage and tenacity of American women and men willing to fight for women's health, rights, and equality, Planned Parenthood is committed to continually improving access to reproductive and sexual health care and information.

Dec. 28, 2015 • National

An extreme flank of Congress has taken 14 votes to restrict women’s access to reproductive health care in the past few months, with four in September alone; forced Speaker Boehner to announce his resignation from Congress; and just last night announced an additional special panel focused solely on investigating Planned Parenthood — prompting both the DNC’s Donna Brazile and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi this Sunday to call out the disarray the extreme flank of the Republican Party is causing in Congress.

Dec. 28, 2015 • National

Women in the United States have been safely and legally using mifepristone and misoprostol for medication abortion for over a decade.

Dec. 28, 2015 • National

On Tuesday, September 29, millions of volunteers will be rallying in support of Planned Parenthood. Dubbed “National Pink Out Day,” supporters will hold close to 300 volunteer-led events in nearly 90 cities across the country; supporters and patients will deliver more than 2.4 million “I Stand With Planned Parenthood” petition signatures to Congressional leaders; Planned Parenthood health centers will offer free STD testing in 28 cities across the country; and supporters around the country are tweeting using the #StandWithPP and #PinkOut hashtags, and turning their social media profiles pink to show their support for Planned Parenthood.

Dec. 28, 2015 • National

Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, testified before Congress today, at a hearing held by the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee.

Dec. 28, 2015 • National

Missouri state officials announced that they will not investigate Planned Parenthood in relation to extremist attacks about fetal tissue donation — adding to a growing number of states from across the country that have cleared Planned Parenthood affiliates of any wrongdoing or declined to investigate.

Dec. 28, 2015 • National

A federal district judge in Utah today issued a temporary restraining order to protect access to health care and education at Planned Parenthood.

Dec. 28, 2015 • National