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Tebow Response Video: "We Celebrate Families...By Trusting Women."

Nearly 100 million people usually watch the Super Bowl; this new (and excellent) Planned Parenthood video response to the Tebow ad so far clocks in at under 500 views. Let's hasten that new media revolution, shall we? More »

02/03/10

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By Irin

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Guttmacher: "Women Of Reproductive Age Disproportionately Uninsured"

Family planning services are having a rough time during the recession. With more and more women seeking services, and fewer women able to shoulder the cost of contraceptives, clinics and organizations are finding themselves devastatingly short on funds. More »

12/11/09

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By LatoyaPeterson

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3 Lies Anti-Choicers Tell About Planned Parenthood

Undercover anti-abortion activist Lila Rose has struck again, this time with a video supposedly exposing Planned Parenthood's malfeasance. What it actually exposes: the anti-choice movement's smear tactics. More »

12/09/09

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By Anna N.

#leftovers

Vegas "Stripper-Mobile" Comes Under Criticism • Woman Arrested While In Labor

• Did you know there was a such thing as a "Stripper-mobile?" Yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. But some people are worried that driving around in a clear plastic truck while pole dancing may not be safe. More »

11/12/09

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By Katy

#feminisms

Three Feminists On Dirty Words, Pop Culture, And The Language Of Choice

Yesterday the Planned Parenthood NYC Action Fund brought together Jessica Valenti of Feministing, Lynn Harris of Broadsheet, and longtime reproductive rights activist and writer Gloria Feldt to discuss everything from feminist pop culture to whether "feminism" is a dirty word. More »

11/05/09

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By Anna N.

#roevsworld

Planned Parenthood Client Speaks Amid Questions Over Director's "Change Of Heart"

A reader who received abortion counseling from Planned-Parenthood-director-turned-anti-abortion-activist Abby Johnson (pictured) emailed to tell us Johnson was very familiar with abortion ultrasounds long before one supposedly caused her "conversion." Her email, and more questions about Johnson's story, after the jump. More »

11/04/09

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By Anna N.

#viewaskew

Click here to read <i>The View</i>: For Some, Abortion Is An Easy Decision

The View: For Some, Abortion Is An Easy Decision

During Hot Topics this morning, the panel got into a heated debate over Abby Johnson, the Planned Parenthood director turned anti-abortion activist. Elisabeth says that showing women images of abortions could make reproductive decisions a little "easier". More »

11/03/09

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By Tracie

#roevsworld

"I Feel So Pure In Heart:" Planned Parenthood Director Becomes Anti-Abortion Activist

Abby Johnson, former director of a Planned Parenthood in Bryan, Texas has left the organization because she claims it was pressuring her to increase revenue through more abortions. Now she prays outside her former workplace with an anti-abortion group. More »

11/02/09

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By Anna N.

#leftovers

Dugard Says Daughters Weren't Molested • What Megan Fox & Barack Obama Have In Common

• Jaycee Dugard says her alleged captor and rapist, Phillip Garrido, didn't touch their two daughters and "hadn't touched her in years," according to law enforcement sources. More »

09/21/09

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By Margaret

#linesofquestioning

"Women Can't Be Left Worse Off After Healthcare Reform Than They Were Before"

How do you insure access to birth control to millions of women? As president of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards deals with this question every day - and just because Obama's in the White House doesn't mean the fight is over. More »

09/16/09

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By Doree Shafrir

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Five-Year-Old "Eating Herself To Death"; Gay Couple's Announcement Nixed By Paper

Doctors in India fear that Suman Khatun, a five-year-old girl who weighs 168 pounds — at three and half feet tall — is eating herself to death. More »

08/13/09

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By Dodai

#snapjudgment

(Another) Sign Of The Times

[Philadelphia, August 12. Image via Getty]

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08/13/09

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By Anna

#snapjudgment

What A Doll

[Breitenbach Breuberg, Germany; May 25. Image via Getty]

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05/26/09

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By Anna

#familyspamming

Judy Blume's Planned Parenthood Letter Enrages Pro-Lifers

05/07/09

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New Law Restores Affordable Birth Control For American Women

03/12/09

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Abortion Opponents Attack Planned Parenthood's Piggybank

12/10/08

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Planned Parenthood Indiana Offends The Baby Jesus, Michelle Malkin

12/05/08

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Planned Parenthood Creates Gift Certificates • British Officer Is First Female To Lose Limb In Afghanistan

11/26/08

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10/16/08

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#rapeandabortionads

A Look At the Rape Survivor Ads Against McCain And Palin

Earlier this month, I wrote about a report that the Obama campaign was recruiting a rape victim to appear in an advertisement for the campaign. That advertisement did not materialize, but three ads since have: one from Planned Parenthood about Wasilla's rape-kit policy, and two from a group called Woman Against McCain Palin. One of their ads featuring a young rape survivor appeared on MSNBC in (at least) the D.C. area last night while I was popping champagne with my friend. It is, to say the least, quite a bit more powerful than the Planned Parenthood spot (and all of them are embedded after the jump). More »

10/16/08

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By Megan

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