Celebrities and Content Makers Flock to Planned Parenthood’s Sex, Politics & Film Reception During Sundance Film Festival
Last night, hundreds of writers, directors, producers, and actors joined Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner’s A Casual Romance Productions, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and Refinery 29 for the annual Sex, Politics, and Film reception during the Sundance Film Festival to celebrate the content makers who accurately and sensitively depict sexual and reproductive health in their films and television program.
Jan. 28, 2016
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Access to Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Must Be a Primary Response to the Rapid Spread of the Zika Virus
The Zika virus, a mosquito-borne illness that can be transmitted from a pregnant person to their fetus, causing birth defects, is spreading widely across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Jan. 28, 2016
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David Daleiden Indicted on Felony Charge by Texas Grand Jury
Today, a Houston grand jury indicted David Daleiden, the founder and self-proclaimed leader of the anti-abortion group called the Center for Medical Progress, on criminal charges, including one felony charge.
Jan. 25, 2016
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Court Upholds Women’s Right to Safe, Legal Abortion in Kansas
On the 43rd Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Kansas Court of Appeals struck down a law that would have banned the safest and most commonly used method of abortion after the first trimester.
Jan. 25, 2016
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New Film from Planned Parenthood and Refinery29 on Roe v. Wade Anniversary Highlights the Stories of Women who Choose Safe, Legal Abortion
Today, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and Refinery29 debuted a short film featuring Planned Parenthood patients who share their personal stories about accessing safe and legal abortion.
Jan. 25, 2016
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We Won’t Go Back: Women Warn of What Abortion Was Like in a Pre-Roe World
Pamela Mason, Leni Silverstein and Ellen Levine had abortions before Roe v. Wade made abortion safe and legal, and they shared their stories to mark the 43rd anniversary of Roe v Wade.
Jan. 25, 2016
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Public Funding for Contraception Improves Access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)
Women who visit a health care provider that receives state Medicaid family planning funds are almost twice as likely to use highly effective forms of birth control, like IUDs and implants, than women who visit similar providers that do not receive those funds, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Jan. 25, 2016
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Planned Parenthood Statement on the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday
Planned Parenthood Federation of America released the following statement honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his commitment to ensuring equal access to health care for all people—regardless of who they are or where they live.
Jan. 19, 2016
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Planned Parenthood Files Federal Lawsuit Against People Behind Fraudulent Smear Campaign
Today, Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit against the people behind an ongoing, widely discredited video smear campaign – charging that anti-abortion activists engaged in an elaborate, illegal conspiracy in order to block women’s access to safe and legal abortion.
Jan. 14, 2016
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