New Study Shows the Benefit of Planned Parenthood in Local Communities
A new study in the highly regarded Obstetrics & Gynecology journal,“Local Access to Family Planning Services and Female High School Dropout Rates” by K. Hicks-Courant and A. Schwartz, showed that adolescent females living in an area with a Planned Parenthood health center had a lower high school dropout rate.
March 23, 2016
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New Study Demonstrates Need for Dual Use of Condoms and Birth Control for Teens
A new study in JAMA Pediatrics today found that teens who use long-acting reversible contraception, IUDs and implants, were 60 percent less likely to use condoms than teens who use the Pill.
March 14, 2016
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Planned Parenthood Applauds President’s Announcement of “Summit on the United State of Women”
Planned Parenthood praised the president’s announcement that this May, the administration will hold The White House Summit on the “United State of Women” to celebrate progress and address challenges for women and girls in the United States and around the world.
March 11, 2016
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Planned Parenthood Celebrates National Condom Week by Encouraging Conversations
Throughout National Condom Week (February 14-21), Planned Parenthood is encouraging people to make their sex life safe, healthy, and pleasurable by talking with their partners about using condoms consistently to help protect against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unintended pregnancy.
March 11, 2016
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DOJ Undercuts States’ Attempts to to “Defund” Planned Parenthood in Louisiana and Arkansas
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today submitted an amicus brief undercutting the states of Louisiana and Arkansas’ efforts to block access to care at Planned Parenthood through Medicaid.
March 11, 2016
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Planned Parenthood Calls on Supreme Court to Protect Women’s Access to Affordable Birth Control
Planned Parenthood joined the National Women's Law Center and other groups committed to equality for women and their access to health care in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the birth control coverage requirement and accommodation.
March 11, 2016
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Planned Parenthood Encourages Women to Get Regular Checkups During Endometriosis Awareness Month
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America encourages all women to prioritize their health by scheduling regular checkups.
March 10, 2016
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Thousands Rally to Call on Supreme Court to Protect Access to Safe, Legal Abortion
Over 3,000 of women, men and young people from across the country rallied on the steps of the Supreme Court today, calling on the court to protect access to safe, legal abortion.
March 10, 2016
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Planned Parenthood Applauds TRAPPED For Highlighting the Impact of Abortion Restrictions on Providers and Women
Today, the film TRAPPED debuts in select theaters nationwide, helping to highlight the disastrous impact of Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (or “TRAP”) legislation and advance the public conversation about abortion.
March 10, 2016
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