On Thursday afternoon, the Senate is expected to vote on what’s been dubbed the “skinny repeal,” a stripped down version of the full Obamacare repeal that failed to pass on Wednesday afternoon.
After his concert at Terminal 5 in New York last night, rapper Young Thug, 25, pledged to donate all show proceeds to Planned Parenthood because, as a former teenage parent, he personally knows the value of the clinic.
Here is something that you didn’t know you needed when you woke up this morning: 61-year-old metal god Glenn Danzig has weighed in on a popular but unfounded Planned Parenthood conspiracy theory. Via a recent L.A. Times profile, Danzig says:
Despite enjoying a large spike in donations since certain events unfolded in November of last year, Planned Parenthood has announced that it’s shuttering ten of its centers across the Midwest and the Southwest. The closures are the result of a combination of factors, including aggressive anti-abortion state…
On Thursday, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland announced that it will close four of 12 clinics in Iowa as a result of a new bill defunding abortion providers signed by Republican Gov. Terry Branstad. More than 14,600 patients at the Quad Cities, Burlington, Keokuk and Sioux City centers will be affected, and…
After a lengthy battle, a judge finally blocked Texas from cutting Planned Parenthood funding from Medicaid in February. Then in April, Donald Trump signed a bill that allows states to refuse to reimburse Planned Parenthood with Title X family grant program or Medicaid money. Texas has followed up this win with a…
MANHATTAN—On Tuesday night, more than 1,000 people attended a star-studded gala celebrating Planned Parenthood’s Centennial Anniversary, which honored Hillary Clinton and producer Shonda Rhimes for their work advancing the rights and representation of women’s reproductive freedom.
In a union conceived by powers most holy and good, Kristen Stewart teamed up with the band CHVRCHES to direct their latest music video. It’s a live performance of “Down Side Of Me,” which appears on their most recent album, Every Open Eye. This version serves as a contribution to 7-inches for Planned Parenthood, a 7"…
Today, Donald Trump quietly signed legislation that rolls back Obama-era protections of Planned Parenthood. The bill, passed in late March by the Senate with the help of Mike Pence’s tie-breaking vote, allows states to withhold federal family planning funds to centers that also provide abortions.
On Thursday, the Republican Governor of Maryland, Larry Hogan, allowed a bill to become law (he didn’t sign it, but didn’t veto it either) that will reimburse Planned Parenthood clinics for the healthcare services they provide, should Congress choose to defund the organization. The bill is the first of its kind.
According to a report from Politico, first daughter and assistant to the president Ivanka Trump met with Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards in the weeks following her father’s inauguration. Trump apparently requested the meeting in order to seek “common ground on the contentious issue of abortion.”
Rigidly anti-abortion Kentucky governor Matt Bevin, a real stand-up guy who recently made Kentucky a “Right to Work” state and, like someone else we know, refuses to release his tax returns, is currently doing his absolute best to close Kentucky’s last abortion clinic.
Two anti-abortion activists who secretly filmed themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood were charged Tuesday with 15 felonies by California prosecutors who say that their videos invaded the privacy of medical professionals by filming without their consent.
In an effort to make the American Health Care Act—the GOP’s replacement to the Affordable Care Act—more palatable to the far-right, Republicans added on an amendment that would make the plan even worse for women. Among the most flagrant additions to Paul Ryan’s “Manager’s Amendment,” according to Slate, is one that…
Planned Parenthood has long been under attack by the GOP, and the plan to yank federal funding from their clinics across the U.S. is a cherished part of Trump’s healthcare bill. This is bad for women’s health, but also bad for the economy.
In life, it is generally best to avoid comparing things to the Holocaust that are Not The Holocaust. This is a lesson that, unfortunately, Kansas State Sen. Steve Fitzgerald has not learned.
After much ado, House Republicans have released their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare). If passed, millions of people could lose health coverage, and Planned Parenthood will be entirely stripped of funding.
The Trump Administration has issued an impossible proposal to Planned Parenthood: stop performing abortions and the essential, low-income health clinics providing care to millions of Americans won’t lose federal funding. According to a report in the New York Times, officials even suggested that public funds could…
Barbara Pierce Bush, Dubya’s daughter, was on the cusp of adulthood when her father took office. As he was extremely anti-choice for his entire political career, including during the presidency, it’s notable that Barbara has matured into someone who speaks out in support of Planned Parenthood and a woman’s right to…
In 2016, Utah passed a law requiring fetuses beyond 20 weeks—the gestational point that Republican legislators argued that a fetus can feel pain—be given painkillers prior to “elective abortion.” Utah dubbed it “fetal anesthesia,” and though there is no medical evidence indicating that fetuses can feel pain, nor any…
