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News Articles: planned parenthood

A protester prays ahead of the North Texas March for Life, celebrating the passage and court rulings upholding the Texas law known as Senate Bill 8, on Jan. 15.

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  • National

Abortions in Texas fell 60% in the first month after its new law took effect

The numbers offer a fuller picture of the sharp drop in patients that Texas doctors have described in their clinics over the past five months.

February 10, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Investigators and officials have ruled that the New Year's Eve fire at a Knoxville Planned Parenthood building was intentional.

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  • National

A fire that destroyed a Planned Parenthood building was intentionally set

The New Year's Eve fire that caused a "total loss" of the Planned Parenthood building in Knoxville, Tenn., has been ruled an arson, investigators say.

January 07, 2022
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By:
  • Tien Le
Planned Parenthood volunteer Sarah Mahoney checks a list of addresses in Windham, Maine to see which door to knock on next.

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  • Health

A new way to talk about abortion? In Maine, using deep conversation to reach voters

Is it possible to have calm, in-depth discussions about a fraught issue like abortion? Maine's Planned Parenthood thinks so, and is using "deep canvassing" to garner support without confrontation.

December 17, 2021
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By:
  • Patty Wight
President Joe Biden speaks during the National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery Monday. His budget proposal drops a decades-long ban on public funding for abortion.

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  • Politics

Biden's Budget Proposal Reverses A Decades-Long Ban On Abortion Funding

Biden's budget follows through on a campaign promise to overturn the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding ban on federal funding for most abortions. It's not clear the change will be approved by Congress.

May 31, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Human fetal tissue (stock photo)

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  • Science

Here's What You Should Know About Biden's New Rules For Fetal Tissue Research

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is reversing restrictions on the use of fetal tissue in medical research implemented under former President Trump.

April 16, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
A Planned Parenthood of Utah facility in Salt Lake City. The Biden administration is moving to reverse a Trump-era family planning policy that critics describe as a domestic "gag rule" for reproductive healthcare providers.

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  • Politics

Biden Administration Moves To Undo Trump Abortion Rules For Title X

The Trump administration tried to "defund" Planned Parenthood and other groups through changes to the Title X family planning program. The Biden administration is proposing reversing those rules.

April 14, 2021
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  • Sarah McCammon
The bill, which was signed on Thursday, would prohibit abortion as soon as cardiac activity can be detected with an ultrasound, except in cases of rape, incest or when a mother's life is in danger.

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  • Law

Court Temporarily Blocks South Carolina Heartbeat Abortion Ban

"Today, abortion remains safe and legal in South Carolina, and politicians' plan to restrict access to health care has failed," the region's Planned Parenthood president said following the decision.

February 19, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Joe Biden addresses a Planned Parenthood Action Fund candidate forum in June 2019 in Columbia, S.C.

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  • Politics

What Joe Biden's Election Means For Abortion Rights

Groups opposed to abortion rights have celebrated many policy wins during the Trump administration. Now, reproductive rights advocates want the president-elect to reverse those actions.

December 01, 2020
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  • Sarah McCammon
Activists on opposite sides of the abortion debate demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court during the annual anti-abortion-rights event known as the March for Life, on Jan. 24 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

With Roe v. Wade On The Line, Some States Take Steps To Protect Abortion Rights

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is backing legislation designed to codify Roe — the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide — in state law and expand abortion access.

October 02, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon

Art Exhibit In Savannah Highlights Women’s Rights

A group of artists are coming together in Savannah to champion women’s rights. "The Personal is Political" is a new exhibit which explores “the...

March 09, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Trevor Young
An anti-abortion rally in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 22, 2015.

The Debate Over Abortion Rights

The debate over a woman’s right to an abortion is one issue that’s expected to take center stage with the incoming Trump administration. Donald Trump...

January 20, 2017
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Trevor Young ,
  • and 1 more

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