Planned Parenthood: Drop in Birth Rates Among Teens and Young Adults is “Astonishing"
New numbers out today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the U.S. birth rate for both teens and young adults has reached an historic low-point.
June 24, 2014
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Planned Parenthood on Summer Rom-Com Obvious Child
This is a hilarious and honest story about one young woman trying to figure out life and dating, and it includes an unapologetic look at her decision to have an abortion.
June 20, 2014
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Planned Parenthood Praises Shaheen Amendment and Senate Appropriations Bill for Protecting Women’s Access to Health Care
Planned Parenthood Federation of America today praised provisions to expand access to women’s health care passed in the Senate FY15 State-Foreign Operations funding bill by the Appropriations Committee.
June 19, 2014
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Planned Parenthood: Teens Need Continued Access to Sex Education and Contraception
Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which tracks a variety of health-risk behaviors among high school students, including sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV infection.
June 13, 2014
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Planned Parenthood Denounces Attacks on Women’s Health Approved in House Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
Planned Parenthood today denounced an anti-women’s health provision approved by the House Appropriations Committee that would ban the use of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) funds for abortion except in cases of rape, incest and life endangerment.
June 12, 2014
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Jindal to Sign Package of Legislation Restricting Sex Education and Safe, Legal Abortion
At a press conference later today held at a church in West Monroe, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal will sign into law a series of bills that amount to dangerous restrictions on sex education and safe, legal abortion.
June 12, 2014
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Planned Parenthood Applauds Senate Confirmation of Sylvia Mathews Burwell
We congratulate Sylvia Mathews Burwell on her appointment as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. As the nation’s leading women’s health care provider and advocate, Planned Parenthood looks forward to working with Sylvia Mathews Burwell in her new role to protect and advance the gains made for women’s health and rights by President Obama and his administration.
June 5, 2014
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Victory for Women’s Health: Appeals Court Protects Access to Medication Abortion in Arizona
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled to protect Arizona women’s access to medication abortion, an extremely safe method of early abortion, by reversing a district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction.
June 3, 2014
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With STDs on the Rise Among Men, Planned Parenthood Urges Men to Get Regular Sexual Health Checkups
This year for Men’s Health Month (June), Planned Parenthood Federation of America is encouraging men of all ages to take charge of their sexual health by getting regular checkups and, if they are sexually active, regular testing for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV.
June 3, 2014
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