In the News
Planned Parenthood provides thousands of women in Central Texas with lifesaving breast screenings, and hundreds more gain access to screening and diagnostic mammography through our partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure Central Texas. Read about the recent decision by Komen to stop funding Planned Parenthood (Waco Tribune Herald, 2/3/12), Komen's reversal on that decision (Waco Tribune Herald, 2/4/12), and the grateful response by Planned Parenthood of Central Texas (Waco Tribune Herald, 2/5/12). You can read a national story at Talking Points Memo about how Komen's original decision would have impacted Waco here.
Government funding to Planned Parenthood is at risk, meaning that thousands of Central Texans may lose access to essential healthcare like birth control, cancer screenings, and tests and treatment for sexually transmitted infections. Read about funding in Central Texas here.
January 22, 2012 marked the 29th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Read Felicia Goodman's guest column in the Waco Tribune Herald here.
Check out Felicia Goodman's Waco Tribune Herald guest column (10/22/11) about Breast Cancer Awareness and the thousands of women helped by Planned Parenthood of Central Texas each year.
Read about the recent funding cuts to Planned Parenthood of Central Texas in the September 20, 2011 article in the Waco Tribune Herald. Sign up to receive our e-newsletter to receive regular updates.
Earlier in 2011, Planned Parenthood was featured on the Opinion page of the Waco Tribune Herald. Read all about it! Felicia Goodman (PPCT CEO) and Faith Kopplin (PPCT supporter) wrote about the importance of funding family planning and lifesaving, preventive health services at Planned Parenthood.
Victory in the U.S. Senate
The Senate voted to REJECT CR 36 which passed in the house! We applaud the members of Congress who voted against it and the millions of Americans who spoke out. Read the full statement here.
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