What you need to know about the fight for reproductive rights in New York.
Supreme Court deciding if access to an abortion pill will be restricted
March 23, 2024 • WROC Rochester
VP of Public and Executive Affairs for Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York, Madeline Donovan, says FDA approved Mifepristone has been used by over 5 million women across the U.S. for more than 20 years.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York, Inc.
Organizations hold rally at Liberty Pole to call for protections for abortion
Jan. 23, 2024 • News 10
With Roe v. Wade being overturned by the current Supreme Court in 2022, several organizations gathered at the Liberty Pole downtown Rochester to call for a nationwide expansion in abortion rights on Monday night.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York, Inc.
Reproductive rights supporters mark 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Jan. 22, 2024 • Spectrum News
Fifty-one years ago Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declared a nationwide constitutional right to abortion in its Roe v. Wade decision, only to have that same court overturn the decision decades later.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York, Inc.
Advocates rally in downtown Rochester on 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Jan. 22, 2024 • 13 WHAM News
A group of advocates rallied at the Liberty Pole downtown on Monday night for reproductive rights on the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York, Inc.
'Now's The Time' mural unveiled in Niagara Falls
Oct. 7, 2023 • WGRZ
Local artist Chuck Tingley teamed up with the Niagara Falls National Heritage Center to reveal a new mural at The Connection building on Main Street.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York, Inc.
Planned Parenthood CEO reflects on 1 year since court overturned Roe
June 23, 2023 • Spectrum News
"It's been a very, very, very difficult year and we're in New York. It's just been horrible the number of attacks we've seen, the implications with patients and it's just not stopping," Casey said.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York, Inc.
Obstacles to Abortion at Every Step
June 1, 2023 • USA Today Special Edition
Pages 66 and 67 feature comments from Dr. Colt Wasserman, Chief Medical Officer of PPCWNY.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York, Inc.
Local advocates address ongoing fight over abortion pill access
May 2, 2023 • News 10
Congressman Joe Morelle joined forces with representatives from Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York on Tuesday to respond to Republican attempts to enact a national abortion ban. And just one month ago, a federal judge in Texas suspended FDA approval of abortion pill Mifepristone.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York, Inc.
A look at sexual healthcare access post Roe v. Wade
May 2, 2023 • The NewsHouse
“What we want to get to is a place where we don’t have to fight for health care anymore,” Ouderkirk said.
Posted by Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York, Inc.
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