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Kansas Grand Jury Clears Planned Parenthood

New York, NY – Yesterday a Johnson County, Kansas, grand jury cleared Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri (PPKM) of any wrongdoing after a three-month investigation.
Jan. 30, 2014 • National

Statement on Passing of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist

WASHINGTON, DC — Karen Pearl, interim president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), issued the following statement on the death hours ago of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist.
Jan. 30, 2014 • National

Karen Pearl Statement on Confirmation of Owen

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Earlier today, the Senate voted to confirm Justice Priscilla Owen to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by a vote of 56 to 43.
Jan. 30, 2014 • National

Role of Chief Justice Too Important for a Nominee Who Has Not Expressed Support for Women's Health and Safety

WASHINGTON, DC — Karen Pearl, interim president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), issued the following statement on Monday's announcement by President Bush of the nomination of Judge John Roberts to chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jan. 30, 2014 • National

Senate Compromises on Judicial Nominees

Statement by PPFA Interim President Karen Pearl
Jan. 30, 2014 • National

Judge Roberts Confirmed

Planned Parenthood Deeply Disappointed Over Roberts' Confirmation as Chief Justice Women's Health and Safety at Risk
Jan. 30, 2014 • National

Judge Restores Patient Access to Planned Parenthood: Statement from Peter Brownlie, President and CEO, Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri

Wichita, KS – Today, U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten issued a preliminary injunction from the bench in Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri’s (PPKM) case against Governor Sam Brownback and the state of Kansas as it seeks to prevent the enforcement of the Title X family planning defunding amendment passed in the Kansas budget during the 2011 legislative session.
Jan. 30, 2014 • National

Planned Parenthood Applauds Introduction of Freedom of Choice Act

Measure Will Protect Women's Private Medical Decisions From Political Interference
Jan. 30, 2014 • National

Planned Parenthood Applauds House Vote to Support International Family Planning

Amendments to Foreign Ops Appropriations Bill Protect Public Health, Put Women and Families First
Jan. 30, 2014 • National