Planned Parenthood is here for good.
With the support of one generous donor, the Planned Parenthood headquarters in St. Paul decided to share this message of reassurance in the form of a new billboard. Now when patients drive into the clinic, often past protesters, they are greeted with the reassuring message that “Planned Parenthood is here for good.”
How Women Rocked 2017
Women didn't just survive 2017, women thrived. From electoral politics to the entertainment industry, here are 20 ways women rocked 2017.
Attacks on Reproductive Health and Rights in Minnesota in 2017
From the federal to the state level, attacks on women’s health and rights have been the centerpiece to the Trump Administration’s war on women. These attacks disproportionately harm women of color, undocumented women, LGBTQ+ folks, and low-income earning women.
Fight for Birth Control
The Trump Administration wants your ability to access birth control to be determined by your bosses’ beliefs.
Minnesota Youth Activists Take D.C. by Storm
Peer health educators from Minnesota joined 150 other young change-makers for Lift as we Climb, the inaugural Teen Council Summit in Washington D.C. The Teen Council Program is an educational model that trains teen members to present medically-accurate sexuality information to their peers and other members of their communities.
Abortion Stigma in the Media
Abortion stigma, or the shared cultural understanding that abortion is morally wrong and/or socially unacceptable, often silences the most important voices in the political conversation: people who have actually had abortions.
Supreme Court Watch: Celebrating the Court's Historic Decision on HB2
On June 27, the Supreme Court made a landmark decision on abortion access, ruling that Texas’ dangerous, medically unnecessary abortion restrictions—which were designed to shut down clinics but billed as “helpful” to women—are, in fact, unconstitutional. Abortion rights advocates and Planned Parenthood affiliates in all corners of the country celebrated, and Minnesota was no exception.
Supreme Court Watch: A Victory for Women, with Challenges Yet to Come
This morning the Supreme Court ruled 5-3 to protect access to safe and legal abortion. In standing up for Texas women, the Court reinforced that politicians can't pass laws that punish women by blocking access to safe abortion under the guise of protecting their health.
Supreme Court Watch: The Decision Approaches
In the coming days, the Supreme Court will issue its decision in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, a case that could redefine abortion access in America. The stakes for women in this case cannot be overstated. A woman's very right to access safe, legal abortion is before the Court, and the consequences may reverberate far beyond Texas.