The Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) Maggie Awards recognize exceptional contributions by the media and arts and entertainment industries that enhance the public's understanding of reproductive rights and health care issues, including contraception, sex education, teen pregnancy, abortion, and international family planning.
Named after Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger, the annual awards cover the following categories: advertising, broadcast media and video, magazine, music, new media, newspaper, and radio.
The deadline for nominations for the 2009 PPFA Maggie Awards in the media categories — for work appearing in 2008 — is now closed. This year’s winners will be announced in July.
PPFA Maggie Award Recipients 2008
- Kate Walsh, actor, for her extensive advocacy efforts on behalf of affordable family planning services and real sex education
- ABC-TV for Boston Legal — "The Chicken and the Leg" episode
- Cosmopolitan, “The Sneaky Threat to Your Fertility,” by Stacey Colino, and “I Have an STD. Now What?” by Gail O’Connor
- Redbook, “Your (very personal) Health at 20, 30, 40, 50,” by Andrea Cooper
- Marie Claire, “The Easiest Choice I've Ever Made Is Also the Hardest to Live With,” by Gretchen Voss
- John Young from the Waco Tribune-Herald for numerous editorials in support of reproductive health and sexuality education
- Judy Peres for her extensive body of work in support of reproductive rights and sexual health while at the Chicago Tribune
PPFA Maggie Award Recipients 2007
- Cosmopolitan, "Your Gyno Exam: What to Know Before You Go," by Amanda Pressner
- Glamour, "New Lies About Women's Health," by Brian Alexander
- KTVK-TV Channel 3, Phoenix, Arizona, "Sex Education Varies in Arizona's Schools" — two-part series, by Brandy Aguilar, producer
- New York Daily News, three columns: "Pro-child, pro-choice politics," "Birds, bees belong in school," "Voters choose choice — but now ..."; by Lenore Skenazy
PPFA Maggie Award Recipients 2006
- PBS Frontline for The Last Abortion Clinic
- NBC-TV for Boston Legal — "Smile" episode
- Sheryl McCarthy, columnist — for her extensive body of work in support of reproductive rights and sexual health
- The Kansas City Star for editorials supporting reproductive justice, family planning, and the right to confidential health care
- NBC-TV for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — "Rockabye" episode
- La Opinión for "Proposición 73 Olvida lo Principal" ("Proposition 73 Overlooks What Is Key")
- ABC-TV for The George Lopez Show — "Prescription for Trouble" episode
- Seventeen magazine for "Vagina 101: What's Normal, What's Not"
View PPFA Maggie Award recipients previous to 2006.
