Press Releases

Aug. 26, 2015 • National

Today, Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, issued the following statement honoring the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, and urging Congress to fully restore the Voting Rights Act.

Aug. 26, 2015 • National

Despitethreenationalpolls in two weeks that show the majority of American voters stand with Planned Parenthood, veto threats by President Obama, a failed vote in the Senate, and now Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s insistence on “no more government shutdowns,” key Republicans show no signs of slowing their unrelenting lemming march toward shutting down the government in order to block millions of women from accessing birth control and cancer screenings.

Aug. 26, 2015 • National

Planned Parenthood issued the following statement in response to former Florida Governor and GOP Presidential candidateJeb Bush’s remark that he is “not sure we need half a billion dollars for women’s health issues.”

Aug. 26, 2015 • National

Despite threats of a Presidential veto, strong opposition by a majority of American voters, and, just an hour ago, a losing vote in the U.S. Senate, tonight, at C-Span’s Voters First Forum in Manchester, New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidates are continuing their nonsensical attacks against Planned Parenthood and women’s health care.

Aug. 26, 2015 • National

Statement from Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Action Fund on how defunding Planned Parenthood will hurt the Latino community

Aug. 26, 2015 • National

Despite threats of a Presidential veto, strong opposition by a majority of American voters, and, just an hour ago, a losing vote in the U.S. Senate, tonight, at C-Span’s Voters First Forum in Manchester, New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidates are continuing their nonsensical attacks against Planned Parenthood and women’s health care.

Aug. 14, 2015 • National

As the Senate moves toward a vote that would strip Planned Parenthood health centers of federal grants and Medicaid reimbursement -- leaving millions across the country without health care, members of Congress are voicing their support for the non-profit health care provider.

Aug. 14, 2015 • National

As senators move forward to vote on a bill to block Planned Parenthood health centers from serving patients who rely on publicly funded programs for health care -- stripping millions of basic, reproductive health care they depend on -- Planned Parenthood issued the following statement.

Aug. 14, 2015 • National