Stories and Perspectives
Explore the latest spotlights and stories from PPMW.
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March 20, 2024
Explore the latest spotlights and stories from PPMW.
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March 20, 2024
May 10, 2024 • Capital B
Dr. Serina Floyd explains how denial of care dangerously dehumanizes pregnant patients.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Inc.
April 23, 2024 • NBC News
During a press conference with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, Dr. Floyd explained patients' fears about breaches of privacy.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Inc.
April 22, 2024 • MedPage Today
During her remarks, Dr. Serina Floyd condemned attacks on the "very humanity" of patients.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Inc.
April 22, 2024 • Spectrum News
Dr. Floyd, chief medical officer at PPMW, stood alongside Secretary Becarra, Director of the Office of Civil Rights at the Health and Human Services department Melanie Fontes Rainer, and White House Gender Policy Council Jennifer Klein.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Inc.
April 2, 2024 • Local Selection
Helena Hernandez discusses how PPMW advocates for patients' access to abortion care and how DC's lack of statehood threatens residents' access, including through the Dornan Amendment.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Inc.
March 26, 2024 • The Washington Post
House addressed thousands just outside of the Supreme Court, sharing how she found hope in the form of medication abortion.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Inc.
March 26, 2024 • The Guardian
Director of Primary Care Dr. Divya Shenoy and Patient Advocate Brittany House delivered stirring speeches during the March 26 rally at the Supreme Court.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Inc.
Jan. 22, 2024 • Ms. Magazine
As an experienced provider, Dr. Serina Floyd explains the dangers of weakening the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), which applies to abortion care necessary to stabilize a patient.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Inc.
Jan. 17, 2024 • News from the States
"Patients are fully equipped to be able to make complex decisions about their health and their lives," Dr. Floyd says. She notes that denying abortion care has serious negative implications for patients.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Inc.
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