Juneteenth: What It Is, and Why We Commemorate It
Juneteenth celebrates the humanity of Black people and the community's indomitable spirit. It is also a time for rest, reflection and solidarity.
Pop Open the Champagne: Texas' Anti-Abortion Law is Unconstitutional!
Within 24 hours of this landmark ruling, four states dropped similar abortion restrictions — and abortion access advocates around the country celebrated.
July 1, 2016
WIN FOR WOMEN: Supreme Court Strikes Down Dangerous Texas Abortion Restrictions!
In an thrilling victory for women, the U.S. Supreme Court just ruled to protect access to safe, legal abortion.
June 28, 2016
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Potential Outcomes of the Supreme Court’s Biggest Abortion Case in Decades
Any day now, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to dangerous restrictions that have devastated access to safe, legal abortion in Texas. The case, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, could further devastate on abortion access in the state.
June 21, 2016
Ta Ta, Ted Cruz: You Focused Your Campaign On Attacking Reproductive Health Care, And Now You're Out of the Presidential Race
Ted Cruz, who last year attempted to shut down the federal government in order to prevent women and men from getting health care at Planned Parenthood health centers, announced last night that he was dropping out of the 2016 presidential race.
May 4, 2016
Louisiana Closes All But One Abortion Provider
Texas Women Were Traveling to Louisiana for Abortion. What Can They Do Now?
Feb. 25, 2016
Fewer Texas Women Are Getting Their Birth Control and More Are Getting Pregnant Since the State Blocked Them from Care at Planned Parenthood
A new study shows the real-world consequences of losing access to care at Planned Parenthood for women in Texas, where politicians have blocked that access.
Feb. 9, 2016
Roe v. Wade at Risk: Abortion Became Legal in 1973, But Could Become Out-of-Reach in 2016
On the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we are reminded of what life was like for women before safe and legal abortion — and what could again become a reality for many women across the country.
Jan. 22, 2016
Planned Parenthood Calls on the Supreme Court to Protect Women’s Access to Safe, Legal Abortion
If the Supreme Court does not strike down Texas' abortion restrictions, it would have a devastating impact on women in Texas — and across the country.
Jan. 5, 2016
Supreme Court to Review Texas Abortion Restrictions in First Abortion Case in Nearly a Decade
Access to safe, legal abortion is now before the Supreme Court: On Nov. 13 the Court agreed to rule on HB2 — the Texas abortion law that could shut down all but 10 abortion providers in the state.
Nov. 18, 2015
