News and Press Releases

 Planned Parenthood Recognizes National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month By Urging Women to Get Regular Checkups, 1/10/11

Planned Parenthood Releases Updated Report to Mark Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, 1/10/11

Planned Parenthood to Expand Hours in Minneapolis  12/16/11

Planned Parenthood Statement on HHS Decision to Maintain Current Age Restrictions for Emergency Contraception 12/7/11

Planned Parenthood Statement on Decision by Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals To Rehear South Dakota Biased Counseling Law  12/5/11

Planned Parenthood Mobilizes Youth on World AIDS Day  12/1/11

Planned Parenthood to Offer No-Cost Chlamydia Screenings Throughout Minnesota in November and December  11/10/11

Major Victory for Women's Health in Mississippi  11/9/11

Planned Parenthood Welcomes New Vice President & Chief Development Officer 10/27/11

Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Statement Regarding Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination for Boys 10/27/11

Planned Parenthood Condemns House Passage of H.R. 358, Bill Severely Undermines Women’s Access to Care 10/14/11

Parents are Talking with Their Kids about Sex but Often Not Tackling the Harder Issues 10/3/11

Republican Proposal Continues Assault on Women’s Health 9/30/11

Planned Parenthood Opposes Discriminatory Amendment to Minnesota’s Constitution Banning Same-Sex Marriage 9/28/11

Statement of Sarah Stoesz, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, On Politically Motivated Attack Against Planned Parenthood Affiliates Nationwide 9/27/11

Statement by Sarah Stoesz, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota (PPMNS) on President Obama’s Jobs Proposal 9/9/11

Planned Parenthood wins a major victory in battle against South Dakota abortion law 9/2/11

South Dakota declines to appeal preliminary injunction of abortion law 7/27/11

Number of induced abortions down by almost 8 percent in Minnesota 7/27/11

Court blocks South Dakota ‘crisis pregnancy center’ abortion law 6/30/11

Planned Parenthood Attorneys Fight South Dakota Abortion Restrictions 6/27/11

In Wake of Title X Cuts, Planned Parenthood to Close Six Clinics 6/20/11

Governor Mark Dayton Defends Family Planning Program 5/24/11

Minnesota Senate Passes Two Bills That Threaten Women’s Health and Safety 5/16/11

Planned Parenthood Releases Report on the Power of Parent - Child Connectedness 5/9/11

 Bills Target Women's Health  5/6/11

Statement on Senate Vote to Reject, a Proposal to Bar Planned Parenthood from Receiving Federal Funds to Provide Preventive Health Care 4/14/11

Planned Parenthood Partners with Public Health Leaders to Address Minnesota’s Chlamydia Epidemic 4/12/11

Minnesota Native Joins Members of Congress to Speak Out on the Importance of Planned Parenthood’s Title X Clinics for Rural Women 2/15/11

Statement by Sarah Stoesz, PPMNS President and CEO on Proposal for Complete Elimination of Title X Family Planning Program  2/09/11

Statement on the 38th Anniversary of Roe v Wade from PPMNS President and CEO Sarah Stoesz  01/22/11

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month  1/10/11

 New Study Highlights Need for Accessible Preventive Health Care  12/10/10
  
PPMNS Congratulates Governor-Elect Mark Dayton  12/8/10

Area Teens Organize, Educate and Give to Benefit Young Families  12/8/10

New CDC Report Shows Need for Public Health Solutions  11/23/10
     
October 15 is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day  10/15/10
    
Survey: Nearly Three in Four Voters in America Support Fully Covering Presription Birth Control  10/12/10
      
Planned Parenthood Opens New Clinic in Grand Rapids 10/08/10

 Governor Pawlenty Issues Executive Order Targeting Health and Well-Being of Minnesotans for Political Gain  8/31/10

PPMNS President and CEO Sarah Stoesz’z Statement on Governor Pawlenty's Refusal of Federal Funding   8/30/10

Planned Parenthood Releases Report, Calls for Action and Education to Prevent Cervical Cancer in Minnesota  8/18/10
     
PPMNS Applauds FDA Approval of Ella  8/17/10
   
Planned Parenthood Partners with Public Health Leaders to Address Minnesota’s Chlamydia Epidemic  8/02/10

First Lady Michelle Obama Announces Preventive Health Care Coverage at No Cost Under Health Care Reform  7/15/10

Report Shows Significant Shift in the Federal Government’s Approach to Sexuality Education 7/06/10
       -Statement by Sarah Stoesz, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota (PPMNS) on President Obama’s Jobs Proposal Statement by Sarah Stoesz, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota (PPMNS) on President Obama’s Jobs ProposalParents are Talking With Their Kids About Sex But Often Not Tackling the Harder IssuesPlanned Parenthood Mobilizes Youth on World AIDS Day