Trump is flat out lying about abortion. We won’t let him get away with it.
FACT CHECK: Gynotician Rick Santorum Confused About How Birth Control Works
GOP presidential candidate (and total gynotician) Rick Santorum today made the extreme — and absurd — assertion that access to contraception does not prevent the need for abortion services.
Aug. 21, 2015
Women Even the Score: New HHS Rule Guarantees Women’s Access to No-Copay Birth Control
Bosses should not be able to interfere in a woman’s health care decisions. Thanks to this rule, they won’t be able to. However, the rule does not “fix” the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling.
July 10, 2015
Be a PP Defender
Defenders are a core group of supporters who have said they'll give their time to defend Planned Parenthood, the health services they provide, and the people who rely on them — in what just may be the fight of our lives.
7 Things That Made Us Happy in June: Huge Victories in The Supreme Court and More
From huge landmark victories in the Supreme Court to fighting against unconstitutional laws and restrictions, June was a great month in the fight for women’s health and reproductive rights.
July 1, 2015
One Year After Hobby Lobby, GOP Candidates Stand By the Devastating Decision
We’ve seen big wins in the Supreme Court this month, but June 2014 wasn’t so celebratory for women: Today marks the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling.
June 30, 2015
Here’s the Key to Expanding Birth Control Access (Hint: Making It Over-The-Counter Isn’t Enough)
A lot of politicians are pushing over-the-counter birth control these days — but there is a right way and a wrong way to do it. The wrong way is promising to make birth control over-the-counter while simultaneously pulling the rug out from under the birth control benefit, like some politicians are doing. The right way to do it is with a new bill in Congress, the Affordability IS Access Act, which would make the birth control pill available over-the-counter while protecting the insurance coverage that keeps it affordable.
June 11, 2015
Act Now to Help Make Birth Control Available Over-the-Counter and Protect Insurance Coverage
A new bill in Congress could make the birth control pill available over the counter – while protecting the insurance coverage that keeps it affordable. That means greater access to birth control, for everyone. Right now, lawmakers are deciding where they stand. Ask your senators to co-sponsor the Affordability IS Access Act.
June 9, 2015
Griswold v. Connecticut — How Far Have We Really Come in Making Birth Control Access a Reality?
Even though birth control became legal and widely available after Griswold, lack of insurance coverage and cost barriers continued to prevent women — particularly lower-income women and women of color — from accessing the birth control they needed.
June 6, 2015
5 Ways Planned Parenthood Has Transformed Birth Control
Planned Parenthood brought the case to the Supreme Court that legalized birth control 50 years ago. So what has PP done for birth control lately? A LOT.
June 5, 2015
Birth Control Became Legal 50 Years Ago — And Here Are Our 5 Favorite Things About It
No other 20th century invention has transformed women’s lives the way birth control has. That’s why we are forever grateful to a woman by the name of Estelle Griswold. Don’t know her? You should. Her activism is a big reason that birth control became legal 50 years ago.
June 3, 2015
Speak Out for Access to Birth Control
Tell the administration and your members of Congress: "Don't let my boss decide whether my birth control is covered!"
No "Gag Rule" — Speak Out Now!
Tell the administration #nogagrule! The dangerous rule is designed to block millions of people from care at Planned Parenthood health centers.
Protect Coverage for Abortion
Tell HHS to reject a proposal to push health insurance plans to drop coverage of abortion.