Black Maternal Health Week: Why We Can’t Be Silent
One Black woman’s maternal health journey taught her how her personal experience was actually systemic.
How to Talk to Your Family About Obamacare and Their Coverage This Thanksgiving
I come from a long line of nurses (my grandma, my mother, my aunts, my cousins), and you can never escape without your favorite aunty asking, “have you seen the doctor this year?!”
Nov. 28, 2016
At This Time of Uncertainty, We Can Still Be Grateful for One Big Thing: Birth Control
If you like having birth control in your life, join us in celebrating the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy's fourth annual "Thanks, Birth Control" Day! Just take a moment to say "Thanks, Birth Control."
Nov. 16, 2016
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.
The Obama Administration Needs to Hear from YOU on Birth Control
A number of faith-based organizations, if they get their way, will prevent their employees from accessing birth control without copay. Tell the Obama administration: No changes to no-copay birth control access!
Sept. 19, 2016
With No Final Supreme Court Ruling, Employees Maintain Access to Birth Control Coverage — For Now
The Supreme Court today decided not to rule on Zubik v. Burwell, which leaves nonprofit employees able to access no-copay birth control coverage while the lower courts reconsider the case.
May 16, 2016
Unicorn Birth Control Coverage: The Myth Behind Zubik v. Burwell
Unicorn birth control?! Is that a thing? No, but it is the perfect term to describe the latest ideas that opponents of the birth control benefit have proposed to the Supreme Court.
April 21, 2016
Zubik v. Burwell: The Birth Control Case That Continues What Hobby Lobby Started
On March 23 — the Affordable Care Act’s sixth anniversary — the Supreme Court is hearing an oral argument from bosses trying to block women from the very promise the ACA made to them: birth control coverage without a copay.
March 22, 2016
Our Favorite Moments from President Obama's Last State of the Union Address
In President Obama's final State of the Union address last night, it was clear to see that his passion for change is still on fire even after eight years. Here's what those of us in the movement for reproductive health and rights had to say about our favorite moments of the night.
Jan. 13, 2016
What’s at Stake for Obamacare in the 2016 Election?
We’re at a crossroads in America: We’re either going to continue to make leaps forward on health care access — or we’re going to roll backward more than 50 years. The 2016 election will decide which way we go as a nation.
Jan. 4, 2016
2016 Election: Top 6 Issues for Women’s Health Care and Reproductive Rights
There’s no question that access to abortion, birth control, and health care at Planned Parenthood is on the line in this election. This is what we’re up against: Every single leading GOP presidential candidate is pushing extreme policies that would make it harder for Americans to access reproductive health care.
Nov. 30, 2015