Planned Parenthood Outlines Pattern of Unlawful Harassment By Extremists Behind Video Fraud
Planned Parenthood today told a Congressional committee that an elaborate fraud related to tissue donation for medical research is part of a decade-long pattern of illegal harassment by extremists whose focus is banning abortion and preventing women from accessing preventive health care at Planned Parenthood health centers.
July 20, 2015
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House GOP Pulls Another Bill
Statement from Dawn Laguens, EVP, Planned Parenthood Action Fund:
July 14, 2015
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Another Federal Court Reaffirms: Employees of Religiously Affiliated Organizations, Like Little Sister of the Poor, Have Full Birth Control Coverage
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit issued a ruling ensuring that women have access to birth control with no copay no matter where they work.
July 14, 2015
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Planned Parenthood Action Fund Applauds Hillary Clinton, Strong Commitment to Ensure Women Can Succeed at Home and at Work
Planned Parenthood Action Fund applauded Hillary Clinton’s campaign speech today, where she made clear that any vision for the economy must include women and eliminate inequality within our economy, including disparities in wages.
July 13, 2015
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Scott Walker’s Cruel History on Women’s Health
Since becoming governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker has signed twelve anti-women’s health measures into law, four of which threaten access to safe and legal abortion.
July 13, 2015
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New Federal Guidance Will Ensure Women Get Birth Control at No Cost, Planned Parenthood Says
New guidance issued today by the federal government ensures that women have access to birth control even if their bosses oppose it, Planned Parenthood Action Fund said today.
July 10, 2015
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Next Generation of Planned Parenthood Leaders Rally on the Hill for Reproductive Freedom
Today, as part of the Planned Parenthood Generation Action biennial national youth conference, over 500 young leaders from diverse backgrounds and across the country rallied on the Hill with Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Cecile Richards and Congressional champions of reproductive freedom Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senator Al Franken (D-MN), Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and Representative Alma Adams (D-NC).
July 9, 2015
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Presidential Hopeful Scott Walker to Sign Fifth Anti-Abortion Law in Wisconsin, No Exceptions for Rape or Incest
Just days before his presidential announcement, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is expected to sign a dangerous and intrusive abortion ban, ignoring opposition from doctors and leading medical groups across the state.
July 9, 2015
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Bipartisan Senate Budget Committee Rejects Global Gag Rule
Planned Parenthood Action Fund applauds the bipartisan majority on the Senate Appropriations Committee, who today, after calls from domestic and international health and human rights organizations, rejected attempts to hinder global progress on women’s health, including an attempt to reinstate the harmful “global gag rule.”
July 9, 2015
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