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Michigan Advance

Column by Paula Thornton Greear, PPMI President & CEO

Black mothers deserve to live freely, safely and joyfully

By Paula Thornton Greear, President and CEO, and Dr. Sarah Wallett, Chief Medical Operating Officer, Planned Parenthood of Michigan

The first Roe anniversary without Roe is a grim reminder of all that we have lost since last summer, but it’s also a call to action because this fight is far from over.

Detroit Free Press

PPMI's abortion navigators Kristen Harter and Tre’si Jolley recount real experiences of how patients must overcome incredible barriers just to get basic reproductive health care — and what access in Michigan means for the future.

Michigan Advance

PPMI's Jim Norton has some advice for men: if you want to learn more about abortion and how it impacts people’s lives, start by listening. Then roll up your sleeves and get involved.

Michigan Advance

PPMI's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sarah Wallett speaks about House Bill 5086.

NBC 25 News

Planned Parenthood of Michigan has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Flint in support of its work protecting access to reproductive healthcare.

Michigan Advance

In this commentary by PPMI President/CEO Lori Carpentier, she states: "I’d argue that to be truly pro-life means to give everyone access to the tools they need to live healthy, happy lives – equal pay for equal work, paid sick time off, safe workplaces, high quality health care, basic civil rights. The services and care we provide are essential to helping Michiganders live healthy, happy lives of their choosing."

Michigan Advance

Like many health care providers during the COVID-19 crisis, Planned Parenthood of Michigan (PPMI) is now offering telehealth services, including access to birth control and urinary tract infection (UTI) treatment.

Pride Source

On Dec. 12, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approved a budget amendment that grants $500,000 to Planned Parenthood in the absence of Title X funding. Planned Parenthood of Michigan had been forced out of the federal family planning program due to the Trump-Pence administration’s changes to the rules for receiving Title X funds. While Planned Parenthood is one of 30 Title X providers in the state of Michigan, its health centers provide care for nearly 70 percent of the program’s recipients.

MLive

ANN ARBOR, MI -- Washtenaw County officials reallocated $100,000 to Planned Parenthood of Michigan to aid a six-month funding gap left when the organization rejected federal funds after a Trump administration policy change.

Battle Creek Enquirer

A Battle Creek patient talks about Planned Parenthood and women's health care.

Lansing City Pulse

Birth control offers benefits outside of pregnancy prevention.

CBS Detroit

As the nation waits to see the Republican plan to revamp the Affordable Care Act, there’s been a run on women seeking birth control in metro Detroit.

Western Herald

For many of us, the words “Planned Parenthood” are almost synonymous with “abortion clinic,” but in fact, they should be more synonymous with “cancer prevention,” “men’s health care” and “LGBT services.”

Record Eagle

Planned Parenthood's Walker Health Center in Traverse City sees 33% increase in IUD, implant procedures.

Detroit Free Press

The Trump administration put in place a new rule Friday that allows employers to deny insurance coverage of birth control under the Affordable Care Act if that employer has a religious or moral objection to providing that coverage.

Detroit Free Press

Michigan Republicans hot to defund Planned Parenthood should slow their roll. At least long enough to understand exactly who they’ll be sticking it to if their persistent efforts are successful: Their own constituents, women in small Michigan cities or rural Michigan counties with few options for care, tens of thousands of whom who visit Planned Parenthood – in Petoskey or Brighton or Big Rapids or Jackson or Livonia – each year.

Pride Source

Birth control and abortion. For many people, that's what comes to mind when they think of Planned Parenthood. But did you know that they offer a full range of services, from HIV testing and treatment to cancer screenings? Planned Parenthood is a great resource for the health care of the LGBTQ community. Why don't more people know?

Detroit Free Press

More unplanned pregnancies. More children with preventable disabilities. More abortions. 

Those are the only realistic consequences of President Donald Trump's decision to roll back an Affordable Care Act rule requiring insurance plans to cover the cost of birth control.