Planned Parenthood Archives

A candlelight vigil held for George Tiller in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 1st, 2009.

Social Justice

America’s Long—and Often Forgotten—History of Violence Toward Abortion Providers

A recent editorial in the Washington Post seems either neglectful of, or ignorant to, the history of violence against abortion providers.

Caitlin Cruz

Protesters hold up placards during the London March for Choice, calling for the legalising of abortion in Ireland after the referendum announcement, outside the Embassy of Ireland in central London on September 30, 2017. Tens of thousands are expected at a rally for abortion rights in Dublin on September 30, campaigning on one side of a fierce debate after Ireland announced it will hold a referendum on the issue next year.

Social Justice

A Judge Temporarily Blocks Iowa’s Controversial Abortion Ban

The injunction is the first step in a legal challenge brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and Planned Parenthood.

Rebecca Worby

A sign hangs above a Planned Parenthood clinic on May 18th, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois.

Social Justice

How Medical Ethicists See the Proposed ‘Gag Rule’ on Abortion Referrals in Government-Funded Clinics

Pacific Standard spoke to secular and religious ethicists about the controversial proposal.

Francie Diep

A woman sits in the exam room at a Planned Parenthood health center on in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Social Justice

The Trump Administration Proposed Cutting Funding to Clinics Like Planned Parenthood. We Know How That Plays Out Because Texas Did It in 2011.

A look at the research on what happens to contraceptive access for low-income Americans when the government withholds funding to family-planning clinics.

Francie Diep

Social Justice

The Trump Administration Is Set to Cut Off Federal Funding to Clinics That Offer Abortions

The White House plans to announce a rule today that would bar federal funds from going to any clinic that provides abortions or refers their patients to abortion providers.

Francie Diep

Pro-life and pro-choice activists hold signs outside the U.S. Supreme Court during the 'March for Life' event January 24, 2005 in Washington, DC.

Social Justice

Iowa’s New Abortion Ban Faces First Legal Challenge

The Iowa chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood announced a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the state's new "Fetal Heartbeat" Bill.

Kate Wheeling

News in Brief

Planned Parenthood Sues the Trump Administration for Proposing Conservative Changes to Its Grant Program

Planned Parenthood sued the Trump administration Wednesday in an effort to block conservative changes to Title X, a family planning grant program.

Ashley Hackett

Social Justice

CBS Sitcom Donating Its Emmy Campaign Money to Planned Parenthood

The CBS show Mom is donating its $250,000 Emmy advertising campaign budget to Planned Parenthood to protest the Republican-backed health-care plan making its way through Congress.

Katie Kilkenny