50 Years After Equal Pay Act, Wage Gap for Women, Especially Women of Color, Still Startlingly Disproportionate
Today, Planned Parenthood Federation of America recognizes National Equal Pay Day in an effort to bring national attention to the wage gap women face all across the country.
April 12, 2016
• National
Planned Parenthood Encourages Young People to “Get Yourself Tested” for STDs During Annual April Campaign
For National STD Awareness Month (April), Planned Parenthood is encouraging young people to GYT: Get Yourself Tested.
April 12, 2016
• National
Planned Parenthood Video Series on Consent Honored By 20th Annual Webby Awards
Planned Parenthood Federation of America is pleased to announce that its video series on consent has been named one of five nominees in the Online Video - Channels & Networks: Public Service & Activism category in the 20th Annual Webby Awards.
April 12, 2016
• National
Planned Parenthood Launches New Period Tracker and Birth Control App: Yes, Getting to Know Your Period Can be Fun
Today Planned Parenthood launched Spot On, a new period tracker and birth control app that allows users to track and predict their periods, understand their menstrual cycle, and manage their birth control --- as well as provide guidance, tips, and fun facts from Planned Parenthood experts.
April 4, 2016
• National
Arizona Governor Ignores FDA, Signs Abortion Restrictions Into Law
Thursday, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a bill mandating that physicians use an outdated and less effective protocol for medication abortion -- flouting new guidelines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this week.
April 4, 2016
• National
Rick Scott Signs Bill to Block Thousands of Floridians From Health Care at Planned Parenthood
Florida Governor Rick Scott today signed a dangerous bill that could eliminate thousands of patients’ access to birth control, cancer screenings, STD tests and other care at Planned Parenthood health centers in Florida. Governor Scott signed this bill despite months of protest against the bill, delivery of more than 12,000 petitions against it, and a TV ad campaign and interactive microsite drawing attention to the harm it poses to thousands of Floridians.
April 1, 2016
• National
FDA Reaffirms Safety of Mifepristone, Approves New Label for Medication Abortion
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new label for Mifeprex (mifepristone), one of the medicines used in a medication abortion.
March 30, 2016
• National
New Study: Increased Costs, Burdens and Anxiety Result from Utah’s Law Mandating 72-Hour Wait for Abortion
A new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco in the journal Perspectives of Sexual and Reproductive Health has found that Utah’s law mandating at least a 72-hour waiting period between a woman’s consultation visit and her abortion procedure increases hardship on a woman seeking to end her pregnancy.
March 24, 2016
• National
Planned Parenthood Expands Lawsuit Against People Behind Fraudulent Smear Campaign
Today, two additional Planned Parenthood affiliates –– Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains (PPRM) and Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast (PPGC) –– joined the federal lawsuit against David Daleiden and the people behind the discredited video smear campaign that targeted Planned Parenthood health centers and staff.
March 24, 2016
• National