From Africa to Latin America, Planned Parenthood Global fights for sexual and reproductive health and rights around the world. Stay up to date with our latest news:
2023
April
4/25/23 Planned Parenthood Joins Emergency Day of Action on April 25 to Protest Hate and Bigotry and Stand in Solidarity with the LGBTQI+ Community
2021
July
7/13/21 Ecuador takes a historic step to protect survivors of sexual violence by decriminalizing abortion in cases of rape
2019
October
10/9/19 Planned Parenthood Global Welcomes Monica Kerrigan as its Executive Director
September
9/26/19 For First Time in Nearly 20 Years, Senate Committee Passes Bill Failing to Repeal the Global Gag Rule
9/18/19 Planned Parenthood Opposes Bremberg to Represent U.S. at the United Nations in Geneva
July
7/15/19 Planned Parenthood Condemns End to Asylum Protections for Central Americans
7/15/19 Nearly 80 Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Organizations Unveil Proactive Blueprint for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice
7/8/19 State Department Attempts to Redefine Human Rights In Order to Violate Them
June
6/26/19 Andrew Bremberg, Nominee for Critical Diplomatic Role at UN: Rape Survivors Do Not Have Right to Abortion
6/25/19 Planned Parenthood Celebrates Journalists and Missouri Abortion Providers at 2019 Media
6/19/19 House of Representatives Passes Major Pro-Reproductive Health Spending Bill
6/13/19 Planned Parenthood Statement on ECHO Study
May
5/29/19 Innovative litigation filed against 3 countries to protect girls’ rights in Latin America
5/16/19 House Committee Advances Reproductive Rights Protections Across the Globe
5/9/19 House Funding Bill Provisions Advance Reproductive Rights Across the Globe
5/3/19 Trump Nominates Kelly Knight Craft for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
April
4/29/19 ICYMI: Trump-Pence Administration Abandons Survivors of Rape as a Weapon of War in Order to Push Anti-Abortion Agenda
4/2/19 Planned Parenthood Welcomes Adoption of Declaration at the UN's Commission on Population and Development
March
3/26/19 Trump-Pence Administration Further Expands Global Gag Rule
3/26/19 Trump-Pence Administration Tries and Fails to Push Regressive Agenda at Commission on the Status of Women
3/7/19 Planned Parenthood Commends Reintroduction of “Reproductive Rights Are Human Rights” Act
February
2/2/19 Sen. Shaheen, Rep. Lowey Introduce the Global HER Act to Permanently End the Global Gag Rule
2018
December
12/10/18 Planned Parenthood Praises Intro of “Reproductive Rights are Human Rights” Act
12/07/18 Planned Parenthood Opposes Nauert’s Nomination for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
November
11/30/18 Planned Parenthood Doubles Down on HIV/AIDS Prevention on World AIDS Day
11/29/18 Planned Parenthood Welcomes Renewed Congressional Support for Global HIV/AIDS Program, Warns that Trump-Pence Policies Threaten Progress
11/01/18 Trump-Pence Administration to Erase “Sexual and Reproductive Health” from U.S. Diplomacy
September
9/18/18 Planned Parenthood Global’s Dr. Linda Valencia Wins Prestigious Award from Harvard University for Her Life-Saving Maternal Health Work in Guatemala
9/18/18 Dra. Linda Valencia, integrante del equipo de Planned Parenthood Global, gana prestigioso galardón de la Universidad de Harvard por su trabajo vital en salud materna en Guatemala
July
7/9/18 Planned Parenthood Statement on Peru Court’s Ruling in Favor of Promsex, a Leading Reproductive Rights Organization
7/9/18 Declaración de Planned Parenthood sobre fallo de corte en Perú a favor de Promsex, una organización líder en la defensa de los derechos reproductivos
June
6/20/18 Planned Parenthood Stands With Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and All Immigrants
May
5/26/18 Planned Parenthood Stands With the Women of Ireland in Historic Vote for Women’s Health and Rights
April
4/20/18 Trump-Pence Administration Erases Reproductive Health and Rights From State Department’s Human Rights Report
4/11/18 Planned Parenthood Opposes the Nomination of Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State
March
3/23/18 Planned Parenthood Condemns U.S. Anti-Women’s Agenda Laid Out at Commission on the Status of Women
February
2/23/18 Recent Boko Haram Attack on School Girls in Nigeria Emblematic of Broader War on Women Globally
2/22/18 State Department Censors Women’s Health and Rights from Report on Human Rights
2/8/18 Trump-Pence Administration’s Global Gag Rule Has Hurt Women’s Health Around the World
January
1/9/18 Planned Parenthood Denounces Decision to End TPS for Salvadorans
2017
December
12/08/17 Planned Parenthood Warns that Ideological Agenda in the U.S Global HIV/AIDS Response Endangers Lives
12/01/17 Planned Parenthood Marks World AIDS Day With Global Effort Addressing HIV Stigma
November
11/21/17 Planned Parenthood Mourns the Loss of Dr. Fernando Tamayo, Founder of Profamilia Colombia
11/21/17 Planned Parenthood Welcomes New Head of International Planned Parenthood Federation, Dr. Alvaro Bermejo
October
10/24/17 High Incidence of Sexual Violence Towards Girls in Latin America Attracts the Attention of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
10/23/17 Planned Parenthood Global Launches IDEA Forum to Spur Innovation in Reproductive Health in Latin America
10/4/17 Planned Parenthood Opposes Nomination of Sam Brownback as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
September
9/7/17 Planned Parenthood Applauds Bipartisan Senate Committee Effort to Protect Access to Family Planning Programs in the U.S. and Globally
July
7/21/17 Planned Parenthood Global Welcomes Actress and Advocate Stephanie March
7/20/17 House Appropriations Committee Votes to Endanger Women in U.S. and Across the Globe
7/13/17 Planned Parenthood Condemns Yet Another Attack on Global Women’s Health by U.S. Congress
June
6/20/17 Planned Parenthood Stands With Refugees
6/5/17 Planned Parenthood Mourns the Loss of Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
May
5/24/17 Trump Budget Continues Attack on Women With Proposed Cuts to International Family Planning Funds
5/15/17 During Women’s Health Week, Trump Administration Releases Devastating Anti-Woman Guidelines on Expanded Global Gag Rule
April
4/25/17 In Leaked Budget Proposal, Trump Administration Threatens to Cut Global Health Funding Worldwide by Nearly Two-Thirds
4/10/17 Planned Parenthood Statement on the UN's Commission on Population and Development
4/4/17 Planned Parenthood Alarmed by Trump Administration Actions Threatening UNFPA
March
3/24/17 Planned Parenthood Statement on U.S. Response to CSW61 Conclusions
3/17/17 Planned Parenthood Statement on Nikki Haley Remarks to CSW 61
January
1/24/17 Planned Parenthood Condemns Unprecedented Move by President Trump that Jeopardizes Vulnerable Women, Children and Communities Worldwide
1/23/17 In First Executive Action Since Historic Women's March, Trump Moves to Restrict Access to Reproductive Health Care Worldwide
1/13/17 Planned Parenthood Remains Concerned about Rex Tillerson’s Record and Qualifications to Serve as Secretary of State