Planned Parenthood

Calls for Comprehensive Prevention Strategy and Increased Investment in Preventive Care

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) expressed concern over the findings of a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report showing that the number of new HIV infections is 40 percent higher than previously estimated.    » read more »

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) recently responded to Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt’s blog post about a draft HHS rule that would jeopardize women’s access to quality, affordable basic health care.

"Secretary Leavitt's vague comments on the draft HHS rule do nothing to reassure Americans that the administration is not considering redefining abortion to include common forms of contraception, thereby jeopardizing women's access to basic health care,” said PPFA President Cecile Richards. “The administration needs to stop playing word games with women's health, and state clearly they will reject any regulations that will undermine women's access to basic health care."    » read more »

Ask for end to ineffective and dangerous “abstinence-only” programs

On the heels of an alarming study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing that one in four teen girls has a sexually transmitted infection (STI), and that more than three million teenage girls have an STI, newspaper editorials from across the country have echoed Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s call to end ineffective and dangerous “abstinence-only” programs.    » read more »

Bill Will Restore Affordable Birth Control for College Students and Low-Income Women

Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), praised Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) for introducing The Prevention Through Affordable Access Act, which would fix the affordable birth control crisis affecting college health clinics and safety-net providers and restore affordable birth control pricing for college students and low-income women.    » read more »

November 13, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today was joined by Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) to introduce the Prevention Through Affordable Access Act, which would allow drug manufacturers to offer deeply discounted contraceptives to clinics serving low-income women and college students. The legislation is supported by Planned Parenthood Federation of America.    » read more »

Largest Title X Increase in 35 Years Will Promote Preventive Health Care

Today, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) praised Congress for putting women’s health first and passing the largest increase in Title X family planning funding in 35 years. The Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill, which passed Congress by a wide margin, includes a $310.9 million appropriation for Title X family planning funding.    » read more »

Statement by Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

NEW YORK CITY—In response to the resignation of United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) President Cecile Richards issued the following statement:    » read more »

Legislation Keeps Abortion Providers Out of Classrooms

July 6, 2007 -- JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Governor Matt Blunt today made the Alternatives to Abortion Program permanent and took action that will keep abortion providers like Planned Parenthood out of Missouri’s classrooms. Gov. Blunt signed legislation at Concord Baptist Church that enacts the provisions to further "protect the sanctity of human life".    » read more »

Nation’s Leading Reproductive Health Care Advocate and Provider Mobilizing Activists Nationwide to Demand TV Networks Promote Safer Sex Messages

NEW YORK— In response to news reports today that the FOX and CBS television networks have refused to broadcast condom advertisements, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), the nation’s leading reproductive health care advocate and provider, is calling on FOX, CBS and the other major networks to use their influence to promote responsible decision making, like using condoms to prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitte    » read more »

Measure Will Protect Women's Private Medical Decisions From Political Interference

WASHINGTON, DC — Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), the nation's leading reproductive health care advocate and provider, today applauded Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) for introducing the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA). FOCA would codify in federal law the protections for a woman's right to choose as outlined in Roe v. Wade.

PPFA President Cecile Richards issued the following statement on the introduction of FOCA:    » read more »