Press Releases

On Tuesday, September 29, millions of volunteers will be rallying in support of Planned Parenthood. Dubbed “National Pink Out Day,” supporters will hold close to 300 volunteer-led events in nearly 90 cities across the country; supporters and patients will deliver more than 2.4 million “I Stand With Planned Parenthood” petition signatures to Congressional leaders; Planned Parenthood health centers will offer free STD testing in 28 cities across the country; and supporters around the country are tweeting using the #StandWithPP and #PinkOut hashtags, and turning their social media profiles pink to show their support for Planned Parenthood.

Dec. 28, 2015 • National

Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, testified before Congress today, at a hearing held by the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee.

Dec. 28, 2015 • National

Missouri state officials announced that they will not investigate Planned Parenthood in relation to extremist attacks about fetal tissue donation — adding to a growing number of states from across the country that have cleared Planned Parenthood affiliates of any wrongdoing or declined to investigate.

Dec. 28, 2015 • National

A federal district judge in Utah today issued a temporary restraining order to protect access to health care and education at Planned Parenthood.

Dec. 28, 2015 • National

Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, testified before Congress today, at a hearing held by the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee

Dec. 28, 2015 • National

One week after Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine went directly to press with inflammatory and false allegations about Planned Parenthood’s handling of fetal tissue, he is backing down from his threats to take legal action.

Dec. 18, 2015 • National

Planned Parenthood is celebrating a milestone: Half a million conversations as part of Planned Parenthood’s Chat/Text program, which allows young people to live-chat with a trained health educator in real time from a cell phone or computer.

Dec. 15, 2015 • National

A federal court today issued a temporary restraining order to protect women’s access to safe, legal abortion in Ohio.

Dec. 15, 2015 • National

Attorneys for Planned Parenthood affiliates in Ohio filed suit today in federal court to protect access to safe, legal abortion for women in Ohio.

Dec. 14, 2015 • National