Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood CEO Says Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Offered 'Bribe' to Stop Abortions

She says Kushner and Trump offered an increase in funding if abortions stopped

By Sam Gillette / PEOPLE April 4, 2018

Outgoing Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards Is Not Done Fighting

For one of the most vilified women in America, Cecile Richards is very warm. She's self-deprecating, lively and attentive to guests. She apologizes for the terrible coffee an assistant brings from the office machine but...

By Belinda Luscombe March 29, 2018

Cecile Richards: 'Reproductive Justice and Immigrant Justice Are Part of the Same Fight'

The Planned Parenthood leader advocates for Dreamers

By Cecile Richards February 14, 2018

Cecile Richards Reportedly Plans to Step Down as Planned Parenthood President

Planned Parenthood did not confirm or deny the report

By Samantha Cooney January 24, 2018

Planned Parenthood: 45 Years After Roe v. Wade, Access to Abortion Is Facing Historic Threats

But 'women are mobilizing like never before'

By Dawn Laguens January 22, 2018

How Women Helped Save Obamacare

The grassroots opposition to ACA repeal was mostly led by women

By Charlotte Alter July 29, 2017

Health Experts Slam Trump's Proposed Budget

Funds to NIH, CDC and Medicaid would all be chopped under the proposed budget

By Alexandra Sifferlin May 24, 2017

Planned Parenthood Will Close 4 Iowa Clinics After GOP-Led Legislature Cut Funding

The state gave up $3 million in Medicaid funding to exclude abortion providers

By Abigail Abrams May 18, 2017

Joss Whedon’s Powerful New PSA Imagines a World Without Planned Parenthood

More STDs, teen pregnancies, and cancer caught too late

By Charlotte Alter May 17, 2017

Here Are 5 Questions to Ask Your Lawmaker at a Town Hall

"Would you vote to authorize military force against Syria?"

By Sam Frizell April 11, 2017

Social Conservatives Make Last-Minute Push to Defund Planned Parenthood

"It was a promise from President Trump to our grassroots"

By Elizabeth Dias April 11, 2017

Shonda Rhimes Joins Planned Parenthood's National Board: 'Women's Health Is Under Fire'

"I just want to be of service"

By Zamira Rahim April 6, 2017

5 Big Decisions Republicans in Congress Have to Make

Reeling from the defeat of their health care proposal last week, Republicans in Congress are regrouping and planning for the coming months. There are budget deadlines to meet and policy issues to tackle, ranging from...

By Sam Frizell March 29, 2017

My Breast Cancer Diagnosis Almost Came Too Late

But I knew I could get an appointment at Planned Parenthood

By Jaime Benner March 24, 2017

Chelsea Handler, Gabrielle Union Highlight Planned Parenthood's Cancer-Fighting Work

As the organization faces funding cuts

By Kathy Ehrich Dowd / People March 23, 2017

Cutting Planned Parenthood Funding Would Lead to More Unplanned Births, Report Says

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that thousands of women on Medicaid would end up having children they would not otherwise have had if Planned Parenthood funding is cut. In a long-awaited analysis of the Republican...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith March 13, 2017

Access to Most Effective Birth Control Could Save $12 Billion a Year

According to a new study

By Alexandra Sifferlin March 8, 2017

Access to Most Effective Birth Control Could Save $12 Billion a Year: Study

In recent decades the U.S. has seen a drop in the rate of unintended pregnancies, thanks in part to women using more effective and long-acting birth control methods, like the IUD or the implant. Still,...

By Alexandra Sifferlin March 8, 2017

Some Organizations That Rallied For the Women's March Are Skipping 'Day Without a Woman'

For big nonprofits and labor organizations, calling for strike is complicated

By Charlotte Alter March 7, 2017

Planned Parenthood Rejects President Trump's Deal to Stop Abortions in Exchange for Funding

"Planned Parenthood has always stood strong against these attacks on our patients"

By Charlotte Alter March 6, 2017

Republicans Take Upper Hand in Fight to Defund Planned Parenthood

“There’s never been a time, ever, when the muscle of the pro-life movement has been so strong.”

By Elizabeth Dias January 7, 2017

Planned Parenthood Files Wave of Lawsuits to Strike Down Abortion Restrictions

Planned Parenthood, the ACLU and the Center for Reproductive Rights are targeting laws in Alaska, North Carolina and Missouri

By Charlotte Alter November 30, 2016

Scarlett Johansson Speaks Out on Women's Rights: 'Planned Parenthood Has Always Been There for Me'

Actress urges for conversations about women's health to be taken "off the ballots and out of the mouths of politicians"

By Suyin Haynes October 17, 2016

How Planned Parenthood Changed Everything

The first birth-control clinic in the U.S. opened 100 years ago, on Oct. 16, 1916

By Charlotte Alter October 14, 2016

Zika Bill Fails Largely Because of Planned Parenthood Debate

Once again, America's Zika response goes unfunded

By Alexandra Sifferlin June 29, 2016

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Are Less Popular Than the NRA and Planned Parenthood

Trump is viewed the most unfavorably

By Carrie Dann / NBC News June 27, 2016

Barbara Bush Thinks Planned Parenthood Is an 'Exceptional Organization'

And she told Cecile Richards that over lunch

By Megan Lasher June 20, 2016

Read Hillary Clinton's Speech Hitting Donald Trump on Women's Issues

She made the remarks at a Planned Parenthood event

By Katie Reilly June 10, 2016

Clinton Puts Women's Issues Front and Center in Speech

In her first speech since she became the first female major party presumptive nominee, Hillary Clinton put several traditionally sidelined "women's issues" front and center. Speaking to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund Friday, Clinton made...

By Charlotte Alter June 10, 2016

Threats Against Abortion Providers Spiked After Videos

From one in 2014 to 94 in 2015

By Charlotte Alter April 5, 2016

'Punishing' Women Is What the Reproductive Rights Battle Is About

Stephanie Schriock is the President of EMILY's List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics.

By Stephanie Schriock April 1, 2016

How the Planned Parenthood Video Creator Got Charged

What to know about the anti-abortion activist's indictment

By Alex Altman January 26, 2016

Bernie Sanders Struggles to 'Champion Women' like Hillary Clinton

Why reproductive rights groups are taking sides

By Charlotte Alter January 26, 2016

Planned Parenthood President Doesn't Want To Talk About Bill Clinton's Sexual History

Cecile Richards stays on message

By Sam Frizell January 10, 2016

Planned Parenthood Clinics Put Fetuses in Landfills

Planned Parenthood denied the allegations

By Tessa Berenson December 11, 2015

Poll: Most Americans Oppose Defunding Planned Parenthood

A new poll shows 58% think federal support should continue

By Sarah Begley December 7, 2015

Planned Parenthood Plans Day of Solidarity After Shooting

The national event on Saturday is intended to show support for reproductive healthcare

By Sam Frizell December 2, 2015

What Our Reaction to the Planned Parenthood Shooting Says About Us

Your interpretation of the shooting says more about your own beliefs than Dear's

By Charlotte Alter December 1, 2015

Colorado Politician Says Planned Parenthood Is the 'Real Culprit' in Clinic Shooting

State Rep. JoAnn Windholz called the organization the "true instigator of this violence"

By Daniel White December 1, 2015

Army Veteran Died While Trying to Save Lives in Planned Parenthood Shooting

Ke'Arre Stewart ran back into the building despite the warnings

By NBC News November 30, 2015

Republican Presidential Candidates Decry Planned Parenthood Shootings

The candidates avoided connections between the attack and anti-abortion rhetoric

By Julia Zorthian November 29, 2015

Planned Parenthood

What Happens After Planned Parenthood Leaves Title X

Planned Parenthood's Funding Could Lose Millions Monday

Planned Parenthood's Acting President Weighs in on 2020 Endorsements, Voting and Activism

Planned Parenthood CEO Out Over Differences with Board

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