Memo/Statement: Rick Santorum and the race to the bottom on women’s health
Rick Santorum announced his candidacy for president of the United States today, joining the rush of anti-women’s health politicians clawing toward the GOP nomination.
May 28, 2015
• National
Scott Walker Says Government Mandated Ultrasounds Are Cool; Brags about Efforts to Ban Abortion
Wisconsin governor and presidential hopeful Scott Walker bragged recently about his efforts to ban safe and legal abortion and went so far as to call laws that require a woman to have a government-mandated ultrasound before she can have an abortion a “cool thing.”
May 27, 2015
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Planned Parenthood on Republican Birth Control Bill: “Insult to Women”
New York, NY- Planned Parenthood Action Fund today said that a bill introduced by two Republicans in the United States Senate would force women to pay twice for their birth control, eliminate insurance coverage for birth control, and prevent women from choosing the most appropriate contraceptive method for them.
May 21, 2015
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Planned Parenthood Statement on 7th Circuit Ruling Requiring Notre Dame To Comply With the ACA Birth Control Benefit
Upon the news that three federal Courts of Appeals have now ruled that the birth control benefit in the Affordable Care Act does not or likely does not infringe on the liberties of religiously-affiliate institutions, Planned Parenthood issued the following statement.
May 20, 2015
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Congress Passes Dangerous and Misguided 20-Week Abortion Ban
The House of Representatives passed legislation today banning abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy with onerous restrictions, which Planned Parenthood Action Fund said goes against the will of the American public and medical experts.
May 13, 2015
• National
Five Reasons Congress Should Reject the 20-Week Ban
Some members of Congress, pressured by extreme anti-abortion groups, have chosen Women’s Health Week to move forward on legislation that that would ban abortion nationwide at 20 weeks, putting politicians in the middle of decisions that should be left between a woman and her doctor.
May 12, 2015
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Victory for Women, Obama Administration Calls on Insurance Companies to Cover Full Range of Birth Control
The birth control benefit in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) only works if we enforce it and today the Obama administration issued clarifying guidance stating that insurance companies must cover all 18 FDA-approved birth control methods for women without a copay — not a curated selection.
May 11, 2015
• National
Memo/Statement: Jeb Bush doubles down on extreme positions on abortion, women’s health
Jeb Bush delivered the commencement address at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University today – touting his positions to ban abortion, make it harder for women to get birth control, and roll back protections for LGBT people.
May 11, 2015
• National
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Pushes for Abortion Restrictions against Backdrop of 2016 Campaign
The Wisconsin state legislature has announced their intent to introduce an unconstitutional bill supported by Governor Scott Walker to ban abortion at 20 weeks, as part of a broader agenda to restrict abortion access.
May 8, 2015
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