Legal Challenges Filed to Block Two Extreme Oklahoma Abortion Bans
Today, a coalition of Oklahoma abortion providers and a reproductive justice organization filed two separate challenges in state court to block two different abortion bans passed during the 2022 state legislative session.
Planned Parenthood Sues Gov. Parson for Unlawful Defunding, Launches Petition Urging Biden Administration to Act
Today, Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) and Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri (PPSLRSWMO) filed a lawsuit in state court against the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) for refusing to reimburse care provided to Missouri patients through the Medicaid program. The DSS decision takes effect at the end of day Friday, March 11.
Planned Parenthood Great Plains on Missouri “Defunding” its Health Centers from Medicaid Program, Blocking Access to Life-Saving Care
Hours after passing the state legislature, Governor Mike Parson signed a supplemental budget bill that included language to “defund” Planned Parenthood from participating in Missouri’s Medicaid program, which encompasses Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) health centers in Columbia, Kansas City, Independence, and Gladstone.
Planned Parenthood Great Plains Reopens New, Permanent Health Center in Edmond; Increases Access to Family Planning Services
Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) announced the reopening of its Edmond Health Center in a new, permanent location – 1601 South Boulevard. The health center started taking telehealth appointments last month, and now patients can receive in-person care for family planning, reproductive and sexual health, and primary care needs.
On 49th Anniversary of Roe, Planned Parenthood Great Plains Warns of Immediate Threats to Abortion Access in the Midwest
On the eve of the anniversary of the historic United States Supreme Court decision Roe vs Wade, the Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) four-state region – Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and western Missouri – faces continued attacks on access to care, severely restricting a patient’s reproductive freedom.
Planned Parenthood Great Plains Interim CEO Reacts to Supreme Court Allowing Restrictive Texas Abortion Law to Remain in Place
Today, in the wake of The Supreme Court ruling that Texas’ SB-8 — a near-total ban on abortions — can remain in place, Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) Interim CEO Emily Wales reacted to the court’s continued blocking of access to care for thousands of patients:
Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks New Abortion Restrictions
Three new abortion restrictions set to take effect November 1 have been blocked.
Court Refuses to Block New Abortion Restrictions in Oklahoma
Today, a state court judge in Oklahoma ruled from the bench and denied in part a request for a temporary injunction against several extreme abortion restrictions that will decimate access to abortion across the state and region. The laws — which were all challenged as part of the same lawsuit — are scheduled to take effect on November 1. The plaintiffs will now be seeking emergency relief from the Oklahoma Supreme Court in an attempt to block the remaining restrictions before they can take effect.
In re: Reproductive freedom marches planned in five Arkansas cities
Thousands will gather Saturday, Oct. 2, in five cities across Arkansas for the March for Reproductive Freedom in response to the Texas anti-abortion law and to send a clear, unified message to the Supreme Court and state lawmakers that the attack on reproductive rights will not be tolerated.
In The News
“The plan backfired”: Kansas voters fiercely reject an antiabortion ballot initiative
Aug. 3, 2022 • Vanity Fair
A ballot measure that would have stripped abortion protections from the state’s constitution resoundingly failed in Kansas Tuesday night in a major victory for reproductive rights. It was “a sign of just how unpopular overturning Roe v. Wade is nationally,” one election watcher said.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
'This is what a crisis looks like': Planned Parenthood official on abortion ruling fallout
July 26, 2022 • CNN
Emily Wales, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, says the amount of confusion is incredibly high as more states move to ban abortion.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
The threat to abortion access in purple states
July 2, 2022 • MSNBC
Several purple states like Arizona, Michigan and Pennsylvania are now under threat of having abortion banned if Republicans win the gubernatorial races there. MSNBC's Ayman Mohyeldin speaks to Oklahoma Senate Nominee Kendra Horn and Planned Parenthood Great Plains President & CEO Emily Wales on the future of abortion access in these states.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Planned Parenthood clinic doctor details hard decisions following state's abortion trigger law
June 27, 2022 • ABC News
An Arkansas law charges anyone who conducts an abortion with a felony.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Abortion is illegal in Missouri. Providers look to next frontier to ensure access
June 25, 2022 • Missouri Independent
While abortion-rights advocates lay the groundwork for the post-Roe world, their opponents say they’re also gearing up for the next battle.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Oklahoma Abortion Providers Say SCOTUS Ruling Devastating But Fight Isn’t Over
June 24, 2022 • News 9
Oklahoma was one of 13 states with an abortion trigger law. Those laws took effect the moment the Supreme Court handed down their decision on Roe v. Wade.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Planned Parenthood builds staff network to help U.S. women navigate abortion hurdles
June 13, 2022 • Reuters
Planned Parenthood and other abortion-rights groups are expanding a network of staff to guide patients through what is expected to become an increasingly complex and expensive process to obtain abortions across much of the United States.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
With a new CEO, Planned Parenthood Great Plains rethinks abortion care for a post-Roe world
June 6, 2022 • KCUR
Following a nine-month-long search, Planned Parenthood Great Plains — which operates clinics in Kansas, western Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas — has named Emily Wales as its president and CEO.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Oklahoma lawmakers pass nation's most restrictive abortion law
May 19, 2022 • The Oklahoman
Oklahoma is poised to implement the strictest anti-abortion law in the nation after state lawmakers on Wednesday gave final passage to a Texas-style ban that begins at conception.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
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