Planned Parenthood Joins Title X Family Planning Program in Oklahoma, Low to No Cost Care Available at Health Centers Across the State
Today, Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) is excited to announce it has joined the federal Title X program in Oklahoma, increasing its reach as an essential part of the family planning safety net for the state. At the start of the new year, PPGP was officially granted funding by Missouri Family Health Council (MFHC), which oversees and supports much of the Title X network in the state, to deliver low to no cost, equitable, and high-quality family planning care at its health centers across Oklahoma.
On World Vasectomy Day, Planned Parenthood Great Plains Announces Expanded Free and Reduced Care and Appointment Availability
On World Vasectomy Day, which falls every third Friday in November, Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) is announcing expanded free and reduced procedures and appointment availability at its Tulsa and Oklahoma City health centers. Vasectomies are a regular service offered at both clinics, but through generous donations, PPGP is now able to provide more care to patients who qualify at low to no cost.
Kansas Court Blocks Arbitrary, Medically Unnecessary Abortion Restrictions that Infringe on Constitutional Rights
Today, a Kansas state court judge blocked several onerous restrictions on abortion, including laws that force providers to give government-scripted misinformation to patients, threaten patients’ health, and undermine medical ethics. The laws blocked today also made abortion care harder to access by imposing arbitrary waiting periods that delayed care.
On the First Anniversary of the Overturning of Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood Great Plains Persists in Providing Care in Amid Overwhelming Demand
On the first anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe V. Wade – eliminating fifty years of federal protection for the right to safe, legal abortion – Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) persists as a regional care provider. Over the past year, PPGP has worked to protect and expand access in Kansas to meet an overwhelming demand, while fighting for patients in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma who have been stripped of a fundamental right to control their health care.
Kansas Providers Challenge Inaccurate, Dangerous Abortion Restrictions in Court
Today, Kansas abortion providers filed a lawsuit in state court challenging several onerous, harmful restrictions. These laws make abortion care harder to access by creating delays and forcing providers to relay inaccurate, misleading information that threatens patients’ health and undermines medical ethics. One such restriction—scheduled to take effect July 1—forces providers to falsely tell their patients that a medication abortion can be “reversed,” an unproven claim not based on medicine or science. That law was enacted by state legislators soon after the Governor vetoed the measure and eight months after Kansans overwhelmingly rejected efforts to eliminate the fundamental right to abortion under the state constitution.
Oklahoma Supreme Court Strikes Down Vigilante Abortion Bans; Pre-Roe Ban Remains in Effect
Today, the Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down two citizen-enforced abortion bans mirroring Texas’ S.B. 8. The two copycat bans were passed in 2022 before Roe v. Wade was overturned. While abortion remains largely unavailable in Oklahoma and the state’s pre-Roe ban remains in effect, today’s ruling ensures that Oklahoma's vigilante bans cannot hold doctors back from providing life-saving care.
Court Again Blocks Missouri Attorney General Attempt to Effectively Ban Gender-Affirming Care; Rules Immediate and Real Risk of Harm to Patients
Today, a Missouri court again blocked Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s unprecedented use of an emergency rule to prohibit gender-affirming care for people of all ages. The court in its ruling found there is an immediate and real risk of harm if the rule were to go into effect – both to patients needing care and providers who offer these critical services. This comes just days after the court ordered a temporary stay of the egregious regulations only hours before the rule would have prevented many Missourians from accessing life-saving care.
Court Temporarily Blocks Missouri Attorney General Attempt to Effectively Ban Gender-Affirming Care; Planned Parenthood Great Plains Continues Care at Health Centers
Hours before Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s unprecedented use of an emergency rule to prohibit gender-affirming care for people of all ages was set to take effect, a state judge temporarily blocked the egregious regulations. In response to today’s ruling, Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) will be able to continue providing life-saving gender-affirming care at its Missouri health centers without interruption until a ruling is issued on May 1.
U.S. Supreme Court Stays Lower Court Orders on Mifepristone, Preserving Access to Safe Medication at Planned Parenthood Great Plains’ Kansas Health Centers
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay on lower court rulings that attempted to block the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of Mifepristone, meaning access to the medication will remain in place throughout the country including Planned Parenthood Great Plains’ (PPGP) Kansas health centers. The decision comes after the Supreme Court granted a temporary stay last week.
In The News
Planned Parenthood offering free and reduced cost vasectomies
Nov. 19, 2023 • Tulsa World
Planned Parenthood Great Plains is offering free and reduced cost vasectomies at its clinics in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Kansas can’t enforce new law on abortion pills or make patients wait 24 hours, judge rules
Oct. 30, 2023 • Associated Press
A Kansas judge on Monday put a new state law on medication abortions on hold and blocked older restrictions that for years have spelled out what providers must tell patients and forced patients to wait 24 hours to end their pregnancies.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
‘Disproven and unsupportable’: Kansas judge blocks junk science abortion restrictions
Oct. 30, 2023 • Kansas Reflector
A Kansas judge on Monday blocked a combination of long-standing and newly implemented abortion restrictions in the state in what abortion providers described as a “hard-fought” win against “ethically unjustifiable” misinformation.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Free Vasectomy Appointments in Oklahoma Filled Up in Less Than 48 Hours
Sept. 28, 2023 • Jezebel
In a state that bans abortion, the CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains said they now have "a whole lot of people wanting to get in" for the snip.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Free vasectomy clinic fills up fast in Oklahoma City
Sept. 26, 2023 • KFOR
Planned Parenthood Great Plains is holding a free two-day vasectomy clinic next month, and all the spots filled up in less than 48 hours.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Johnson County judge raises concerns about Kansas abortion law
Aug. 8, 2023 • KCTV 5
Two area abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood Great Plains, are seeking to overturn a Kansas law known as the Women’s Right to Know Act.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Johnson County judge appears skeptical that Kansas abortion restrictions are constitutional
Aug. 8, 2023 • The Kansas City Star
A Johnson County judge appeared skeptical Tuesday that a Kansas law imposing a 24-hour waiting period on women seeking abortions in Kansas would stand up to standards established by the state’s constitutional right to an abortion.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Missouri banned abortion. Why is it spending millions to promote alternatives to procedure?
July 7, 2023 • The Kansas City Star
Even after Missouri banned nearly all abortions, the state continues to spend millions on a program designed to dissuade women from the procedure. Under the state budget that took effect this month, Missouri allocated roughly $8.3 million to the Department of Social Services to fund its “Alternatives to Abortion” program. The program directs people to services that help them carry a pregnancy to term instead of getting an abortion.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
A year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions
June 21, 2023 • Associated Press
One year ago Saturday, the U.S. Supreme Court rescinded a five-decade-old right to abortion, prompting a seismic shift in debates about politics, values, freedom and fairness.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
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