Press Releases

Update - Planned Parenthood released the following statement today on the latest political attempts to use a discredited sting-video to attack Planned Parenthood and the millions of women, men and young people that rely on Planned Parenthood health centers for high-quality, compassionate and affordable health care.

July 15, 2015 • National

Statement from Planned Parenthood on New Undercover Video

July 14, 2015 • National

Today, Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA-13), Diana DeGette (D-CO-1), and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9), along with 61 co-sponsors, introduced the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Woman Act.

July 8, 2015 • National

Today the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Adolescent Health announced new Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program grants. The grants fund evidence-based and promising approaches to teen pregnancy prevention. However, the program is currently under threat of elimination by Congress.

July 6, 2015 • National

A new study in the journal Cancer from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state public health departments indicates that since the introduction of HPV vaccines, abnormal changes in the cervix that can lead to cancer have fallen dramatically among young women in the U.S.

July 2, 2015 • National

New data released today from the Guttmacher Institute shows that states have enacted 51 new abortion restrictions in the first six months of 2015, despite the fact that Americans overwhelmingly support a woman’s right to access safe, legal abortion without government interference.

July 1, 2015 • National

In the United States, more than 1.2 million people are living with HIV, and one in eight doesn't know he or she is infected. As part of National HIV Testing Day (Saturday, June 27), Planned Parenthood Federation of America is urging men, women, and young people to get tested for HIV by reminding them of the importance of knowing your risks and your status.

June 26, 2015 • National

Planned Parenthood released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic ruling today that makes clear that the constitutional right to marriage extends to same-sex couples.

June 26, 2015 • National

Planned Parenthood released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in King v. Burwell today.

June 25, 2015 • National