Planned Parenthood

What Planned Parenthood's Change on Fetal Tissue Really Means

And why its critics are wrong to declare victory

By Alice Park October 14, 2015

Planned Parenthood Won't Take Money for Fetal Tissue

"Now we’re going even further in order to take away any basis for attacking Planned Parenthood to advance an anti-abortion political agenda."

By Tanya Basu October 13, 2015

Hillary Clinton Takes On Fiorina

"I disagree fundamentally with a number of positions that she’s put forward"

By Jay Newton-Small October 12, 2015

Fire at California Planned Parenthood Facility Ruled an Arson

No one was inside the facility at the time

By Tessa Berenson October 1, 2015

Video Carly Fiorina Cited in Debate May Not Show Abortion

The fetus shown in the video likely couldn't be saved, experts say

By Michael Scherer September 29, 2015

Lemony Snicket Pledges $1M to Planned Parenthood

The A Series of Unfortunate Events author offered support via Twitter

By Daniel White September 29, 2015

Missouri: No Evidence Planned Parenthood Handled Fetal Tissue Illegally

Missouri's attorney general analyzed data from 317 abortions in June, before controversial videos came out in July.

By Tanya Basu September 29, 2015

Planned Parenthood Head Defends Fetal-Tissue Research

'It offers the potential of lifesaving research'

By Ryan Teague Beckwith September 29, 2015

Fetus Video Referenced by Carly Fiorina Released in Full

The video that Fiorina described depicted a moving fetus on a table following an apparent abortion

By Michael Scherer September 29, 2015

Planned Parenthood Will Give Free STD Testing While Being Grilled by Congress

The organization will make free testing available in 28 cities on 'National Pink Out Day'

By Sarah Begley September 28, 2015

Congress Is Playing a Political Game

Patients' lives are at stake in the push to defund Planned Parenthood

By Cecile Richards September 24, 2015

Meet the Man Behind the Planned Parenthood Videos

Inside the 30-month operation that could lead to a government shutdown

By Alex Altman September 24, 2015

Reigniting the Abortion Debate

How an anonymous spy with a video camera infiltrated Planned Parenthood

By Alex Altman September 24, 2015

Lena Dunhan: '#AskYourMother About Abortions Before Roe'

"Because talking about it keeps it from being shameful"

By Maya Rhodan September 15, 2015

Congress Holds Tense Planned Parenthood Hearing

House Republicans grilled a pro-choice abortion expert during a tense hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday ahead of a possible government shutdown over federal funding of Planned Parenthood. Over several hours, the House Judiciary Committee questioned...

By Tessa Berenson September 9, 2015

Fiorina: GOP Leaders 'Should Go' if They Don't Pass Anti-Abortion Bill

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina said Sunday she is disappointed in congressional GOP leadership, arguing that if they don't move swiftly to pass conservative legislation, they "should go." Mentioning Speaker of the House John Boehner...

By Zeke J Miller / Bedford, N.H. September 6, 2015

Fire at Washington Planned Parenthood Labeled an Arson

The facility could be closed for at least a month as a result of the fire

By Maya Rhodan September 5, 2015

Planned Parenthood Raises New Questions About Abortion Video Sting

Planned Parenthood claimed Thursday that undercover videos of its employees published by the Center for Medical Progress(CMP) contained hidden edits that raise new questions about the full context of recordings. An analysis of the sting...

By Aditya Agrawal August 27, 2015

Bust of Planned Parenthood Founder Under Attack

The controversy centers around her support for eugenics

By Daniel White August 27, 2015

Planned Parenthood Protesters Rally Across the Country

Protesters held signs reading 'Planned Parenthood Sells Baby Parts'

By Alice Park August 22, 2015

Planned Parenthood Will Survive—Some Women May Not

Women will lose access to vital, sometimes life-saving, health care when states defund Planned Parenthood

August 14, 2015

Ben Carson Used Fetal Tissue in Medical Research

Despite condemning Planned Parenthood for donating it for research

By Tessa Berenson August 13, 2015

Hillary Clinton Attacks Jeb Bush During Colorado Trip

In what could be a preview of the general election, Hillary Clinton went on the attack against potential Republican rival Jeb Bush during a trip to the swing state of Colorado designed to spur Democratic...

By Sam Frizell / Denver August 5, 2015

Clinton Criticizes Bush Remarks on Women's Health

He later said he misspoke

By Elizabeth Dias August 4, 2015

Watch Elizabeth Warren's Defense of Planned Parenthood

She was speaking before Monday's vote on a defunding proposal

By Alissa Greenberg August 4, 2015

Democrats Block Move to Defund Planned Parenthood

Senate Democrats blocked a proposal to defund Planned Parenthood Monday. The Republican proposal failed to reach a 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a filibuster in a 53-46 vote that fell mostly along party lines. Only...

By Sarah Begley August 3, 2015

Activists Release Fourth Planned Parenthood Video

The video shows a Colorado-based doctor

By Maya Rhodan July 30, 2015

Hillary Clinton Criticizes Proposals to Defund Planned Parenthood

Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton may agree with Republicans that recent undercover videos taken of Planned Parenthood employees are disturbing, but she disagrees with what they want to do next. Speaking to reporters after a meeting...

By Ryan Teague Beckwith July 30, 2015

Hillary Clinton Calls Planned Parenthood Video 'Disturbing'

Hillary Clinton on Tuesday called the undercover videos of a Planned Parenthood official discussing aborted fetal tissue "disturbing," though she defended the women's health organization in an interview with the New Hampshire Union Leader. “I...

By Sam Frizell July 29, 2015

Planned Parenthood Targeted by Hackers

"We are taking every measure possible to mitigate these criminal efforts"

By Alexandra Sifferlin July 27, 2015

New Anti-Planned Parenthood Video

The Center for Medical Progress is criticizing Planned Parenthood in a new video

By Tanya Basu July 21, 2015

Why We Still Need Fetal-Tissue Research

Two sting videos that claim to implicate Planned Parenthood in the illegal practice to selling fetal tissue for a profit prompted a Congressional investigation of the organization. But it doesn’t mean that research on fetal...

By Alice Park July 21, 2015

Planned Parenthood Chief Strikes Back at Critics

Strikes back at critics after disclosure of controversial video

By Jack Linshi July 16, 2015

Texas Probes Planned Parenthood Over Video

“The video offers a glimpse into an organization that knowingly and deliberately destroys human life to further its bottom line.”

By Maya Rhodan July 15, 2015

GOP Presidential Contenders Slam Planned Parenthood Over Video

The video was taken by undercover activists

By Maya Rhodan July 14, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: April 16

1. Go ahead and start a new career in your fifties. It’s easier than you think. By Donna Rosato in Money 2. This is what sex-ed would look like if it took place entirely on...

By The Aspen Institute April 16, 2015

Lena Dunham and Feminism: Beware the Vitriol of the Sisterhood

The debate over revelations in Dunham's memoir is not just about the propriety of a child's sexual curiosity. It’s about women who make us uncomfortable.

By Jessica Bennett November 4, 2014

Lena Dunham Is Posting Pictures of Celebrities in Her Planned Parenthood Shirt

Planned Parenthood teamed up with Dunham on her book tour

By Laura Stampler October 30, 2014

Planned Parenthood Thinks It Found a Way to Stop Middle Schoolers from Having Sex

It's all about sex-ed that moves outside the classroom

By Tessa Berenson October 20, 2014

'The Talk' No Longer Embarrassing

But there's still a lot more conversations that need to happen, according to new data shared exclusively with TIME

By Alexandra Sifferlin October 14, 2014

Lawmakers Push Increased Access to Emergency Contraception

Bill comes ahead of a midterm elections in which women are expected to be a key voting bloc

By Charlotte Alter September 23, 2014

Republicans Can't Stop Talking About Over-the-Counter Birth Control

Republicans may have found an answer to the Democratic "War on Women" battle cry in the most unexpected place: The women's health section of your local pharmacy. GOP candidates across the country are calling for...

By Zeke J Miller September 8, 2014

Planned Parenthood Appeals Ban on Telehealth Medication Abortions

Planned Parenthood is appealing a ban from the Iowa Board of Medicine over their telehealth medication abortion system for rural women

By Alexandra Sifferlin August 28, 2014

Alabama Abortion Clinic Law Ruled Unconstitutional

Just a few days after a court in Mississippi struck down a similar law

By Charlotte Alter August 4, 2014

The Only Controversy About Birth Control Is That We’re Still Fighting for It

Decisions about women’s health are being made, yet again, by judges and politicians who will never need to use birth control.

By Cecile Richards July 1, 2014

Supreme Court Doesn't Understand What It's Like to Be a Woman in This Country

Without a buffer zone, protesters' expression of free speech outside of healthcare centers has included chaining themselves to medical equipment and blocking access to healthcare centers.

By Cecile Richards June 27, 2014

Planned Parenthood Sues Texas Over Medicaid Funding

ABC Stokes Controversy With Scandal Abortion Storyline

Texas Officials Demand Documents From Planned Parenthood Clinics: Reports

Texas Eliminates Funding to Planned Parenthood

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