Planned Parenthood Calls for Nominations for the 2015 Maggie Awards for Media Excellence
Planned Parenthood Federation of America announced today that it is now accepting nominations for its 2015 Maggie Awards for Media Excellence.
March 27, 2015
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Planned Parenthood Thanks Senator Reid for Leadership in Advancing Women’s Health
Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada (operated by Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains) today expressed deep gratitude for Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) for his long legacy of leadership in advancing and protecting access to health care for women in Nevada and across the country.
March 27, 2015
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Planned Parenthood Urges Congress to Pass Paycheck Fairness Act
Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards released the following statement on the reintroduction of the Paycheck Fairness Act by champions Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), a commonsense bill that would protect women in the workplace, providing women with increased protections against pay discrimination.
March 25, 2015
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Planned Parenthood Calls on House to Reject Harmful Abortion Restriction
Planned Parenthood Federation of America today called on leadership in the House of Representatives to work quickly to remove a harmful abortion restriction from a healthcare funding package that currently ignores and marginalizes the needs of women and their health care.
March 24, 2015
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North Carolina Asks Supreme Court to Review State’s Coercive Ultrasound Law
North Carolina has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a state law that would force women to undergo a narrated ultrasound before receiving an abortion—a measure that has been blocked by both a district court and federal appeals court as unconstitutional.
March 23, 2015
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On Fifth Anniversary of ACA, Planned Parenthood Celebrates Gains for Women’s Health
On the fifth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act’s enactment, Planned Parenthood Federation of America today said that the health care law is the single greatest advance for women’s health in generations.
March 23, 2015
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Another Victory for Women’s Health: Federal Judge Rules to Protect Women’s Access to Safe, Legal Abortion in Wisconsin
A federal judge has struck down a harmful Wisconsin law signed in 2013 that would have severely restricted access to safe and legal abortion in the state. In a sweeping opinion that rejects every one of the state’s purported justifications for the law, Judge William Conley held that the law was passed by the Wisconsin legislature to restrict access to abortion.
March 21, 2015
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PLANNED PARENTHOOD HONORS DR. WILLIE PARKER, JENNY SLATE, STAR OF OBVIOUS CHILD, AND THE CW’S JANE THE VIRGIN AT ANNUAL GALA
Last night, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) presented several awards to champions of women’s health care and rights.
March 20, 2015
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Planned Parenthood and MTV Team Up to Bring Sexual Health Information to Young People in Real Time Online with Chat Service
Today, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and MTV announced that its award-winning sexual health campaign, “It’s Your (Sex) Life,” will host Planned Parenthood’s online chat program on its homepage, allowing young people searching for sexual health information to have a conversation in real time with a real trained health educator who can provide accurate information on birth control, pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and health care.
March 16, 2015
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