Texas Legislature Votes to Block Access to Cancer Screenings
Today, the Texas legislature passed and sent to the governor a budget that will block Planned Parenthood patients from accessing breast and cervical cancer screenings through the Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program (BCCS).
May 29, 2015
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Report Shows Insurance Companies Denying Women Access to Preventive Benefit, Birth Control without a Copay
Two new reports released today from the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) show that several health insurance companies are violating central elements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), specifically provisions requiring coverage of essential health care that women need including birth control, well-woman visits, and pregnancy-related care.
April 29, 2015
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Actors Retta and Jenny Slate Join Planned Parenthood in Promoting STD Testing
Today, Planned Parenthood released an exclusive video with actor/comedian Retta and actor/comedian Jenny Slate encouraging people to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
April 24, 2015
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Planned Parenthood Federation of America Celebrates the Life of Valerie DeFillipo, Tireless Advocate for Sexual and Reproductive Rights
The global reproductive rights movement lost a visionary this month.
April 23, 2015
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Planned Parenthood Instagram and Tumblr Accounts Honored By 19th Annual Webby Awards
Planned Parenthood Federation of America is pleased to announce that its Instagram account has been named one of five nominees in the Best Social: Education & Discovery category in the 19th Annual Webby Awards.
April 17, 2015
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New Report Shows Some Insurance Companies Not Covering All Birth Control as Required by ACA
Planned Parenthood said today that there is a need for clarity from the Obama administration to insure all insurance companies are providing women with the full-range of birth control methods without a copay as required by the Affordable Care Act, in light of a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
April 16, 2015
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Planned Parenthood Urges Senate to Pass Commonsense Women’s Health Amendments in SGR Bill
Planned Parenthood is urging the Senate to pass the pro-women’s health amendment introduced by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and other pro-women’s health champions to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2), that would provide critical access to quality health care for women and to ensure that women have access to health care providers that meet their needs.
April 15, 2015
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Dangerous Abortion Restriction Signed by Oklahoma Governor
A bill targeting one of the safest and most common methods of abortion — which could restrict access to abortion for many women after 13 weeks in pregnancy — was signed into law yesterday by Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin.
April 14, 2015
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Obama Administration Denies Calls to Identify Pregnancy as Life-Changing Event under ACA
Planned Parenthood Federation of America expressed disappointment today after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) denied calls from members of Congress and advocacy groups including Planned Parenthood, Young Invincibles, March of Dimes, and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) to create a special enrollment period for women who become pregnant to sign up for affordable quality health coverage in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces.
April 10, 2015
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