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Sen. Clinton Champions Women's Health Worldwide

Cecile Richards | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Health, Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, Un, Global Gag Rule, Barack Obama, Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood, Politics News

Senator Clinton understands that improving the status of women is not simply a moral imperative; it is necessary to building democracies around the globe.

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Planned Parenthood Offers Birth Control As Holiday Gift

AP | KEN KUSMER | Posted 12.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Planned Parenthood, Birth Control, Birth Control Gift Certificate, Planned Parenthood Holiday Gift, Planned Parenthood Gift Certificate, Planned Parenthood Holiday, Politics News

INDIANAPOLIS — At the Planned Parenthood of Indiana, 'tis the season of giving health care and contraception. But it's a sentiment that opponent...

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Catholics Vote for Women's Health

Cecile Richards | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

In a poll commissioned by Planned Parenthood, Catholic voters' number-one response on family planning concerns were "too many unwanted children in America whose parents can't take care of them."

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A Winning Night for Women

Cecile Richards | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

It is hard to overstate the landslide victory for women last night. For too long, our health and rights have been used as a political battering ram.

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Palin and McCain's Disregard for Women's Health

Cecile Richards | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Women's Rights, Mccain, Reproductive Health, Obama, Cecile Richards, Pro-Choice, Palin, Choice, Planned Parenthood, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Palin affirmed our fears that she, along with John McCain, is on board with the platform's most severe anti-woman principles. Apparently women's health is not only "extreme," but it's not even up for discussion.

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The Ads Obama Should Run Against McCain and Palin

Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Young Turks, Sarah Palin, Superdelegates Barack Obama, The Factor, Political Ads, Xm Satellite Radio, George Bush, Bill O'Reilly, John McCain, Arianna Huffington, You Tube, Planned Parenthood, Politics News

These are two ads we put together at The Young Turks that we think Obama should run against McCain and Palin. So, we will be running them free of charge.

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Campaigns Heat Up Under the Arizona Sun

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 11.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Pro Choice, Arizona Republicans, John McCain, Education Policy, Arizona Democratic Party, Arizona State Legislature, Planned Parenthood, Barack Obama, Governor Janet Napolitano, Home News

Under a spectacular blue Arizona sky, Governor Janet Napolitano kicked off a Democratic day of action in a small park outside of Tucson. In the shadow...

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McCain Says Women's Health is "Extreme"

Cecile Richards | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women's Health, Abortion, John McCain, Barack Obama, Planned Parenthood, McCain Health of the Mother, Mccain Women, McCain Abortion, Obama Abortion, Presidential Debate, Presidential Debates, McCain Women's Health, Hofstra Debate, Hofstra Debate Reaction, Politics News

The debate last night was just the most vivid example of what we've known all along: John McCain is out of touch on women's health.

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NRLC Recycles Debunked Born Alive Attacks

Emily Douglas | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

The NRLC plans to air a radio ad nationwide charging that Obama is "responsible for killing a bill to provide care and protection for babies who are born alive after abortions."

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Women's Health: Yet Another Issue Sarah Palin is Out of Touch On

Cecile Richards | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Roe v. Wade, Debate, John McCain, Reproductive Health, Cecile Richards, Sarah Palin, Choice, Planned Parenthood, Sarah Palin Women's Issues, Politics News

Palin's answers on reproductive health issues, such as criminalizing abortion, were a rambling mix of contradictions and platitudes, much like her answers the bailout, health care, and the economy.

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Planned Parenthood Ad Targets Palin On Rape Kits

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Planned Parenthood Palin, Planned Parenthood Palin Ad, Planned Parenthood Rape Kit, Planned Parenthood Ad, Planned Parenthood Rape Kit Ad, Palin Rape Kit Ad, Rape Kit Ad, Planned Parenthood, Palin Planned Parenthood, Politics News

MSNBC reports: Planned Parenthood tells First Read it will begin running a new ad on Thursday that brings up the fact that Wasilla, while Palin was ...

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To Hate Like This Never Felt So Good -- Taking Revenge on Sarah

Katherine Goldstein | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pro Choice, Cecile Richards, Sarah Palin RNC Speech, Sarah Palin Planned Parenthood Donation, Sarah Palin Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood, Sarah Palin, Politics News

My happiness with Obama was always much stronger than my dislike of McCain. And then Sarah happened, and it got personal. Here's how I'm sticking it to her.

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Obama Plays Offense Asserting Pro-Education, Pro-Prevention, Pro-Choice Values

Scott Swenson | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

Politically, Obama's embrace of the education and prevention agenda long encompassed in the phrase "pro-choice" represents a shift away from abortion politics as usual.

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Governor Palin, Planned Parenthood and I Thank You

Patt Morrison | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Pro Choice, Planned Parenthood, Sarah Palin Planned Parenthood, Sarah Palin, Politics News

I'm delighted that my ''Mother of All Ironic Donations'' notion has been revived for Palin. May her mailbox be overflowing.

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Libel Suit Against Aurora Planned Parenthood Thrown Out

Aurora Beacon News | Dan Campana | Posted 10.04.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Eric Scheidler, Planned Parenthood Aurora, Judith Brawka, Steve Trombley, Planned Parenthood Lawsuit Dismissed, Planned Parenthood Libel, Planned Parenthood Libel Suit, Planned Parenthood, Pro-Life Action League, Aurora Planned Parenthood, Chicago News

A Kane County judge dismissed a libel suit against Planned Parenthood Aurora Tuesday. From The Aurora Beacon News: Letters to Aurora aldermen, as we...

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Legal Challenge To Aurora Planned Parenthood Dismissed

Aurora Beacon News | Andre Salles | Posted 09.29.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Planned Parenthood Legal Challenge, Alayne Weingartz, Aurora Zoning Board Planned Parenthood, Fox Valley Families Against Planned Parenthood, Illinois Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood Aurora Appeal, Ed Sieben, Planned Parenthood, Aurora Planned Parenthood, Chicago News

For the second time, Aurora's Zoning Board of Appeals dismissed a challenge to Planned Parenthood's new facility on East New York Street. Local anti-...

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Rep. Chris Smith Wants to Criminalize the Birth Control Pill (Seriously...)

Joshua Zeitz | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Birth Control Pill, 2008 Election and Abortion, Abortion, Abortion Laws, Abortion Rights, Birth Control, Pro-Life, Pro-Lifers, Planned Parenthood, Josh Zeitz. Chris Smith, Politics News

Access to basic birth control and family planning services is a fundamental right. By attempting to criminalize the pill, Chris Smith's policies increase the number of unintended pregnancies.

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Bush Marches Ahead into the Past

Ellen Feldman | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Margaret Sanger, Bush Administration, Birth Control, Congress, Health and Human Services, Planned Parenthood, Bush, George Bush, George Bush Abortion, Contraception, Bush Birth Control, Politics News

Our current society is saturated with sex. It sells every product under the sun. But the Bush administration, ever backward looking, still cannot distinguish between contraception and abortion.

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Planned Parenthood Uses McCain's Birth Control Squirming In Ad (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain Women, John McCain Birth Control, John McCain, John McCain Women, John McCain Women Voters, Mccain Women Voters, Mccain Birth Control, Planned Parenthood, Politics News

Democratic internal polling shows John McCain's votes against insurance coverage for birth control have tremendous resonance with women, including ind...

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Proposed Bush Rule Undermines Women's Access to Health Care

Cecile Richards | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Birth Control, Health Care, Choice, Bush, Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, Health, Politics News

Access to contraception is essential and smart public policy. In its waning days, the Bush administration has shown it will stop at nothing to attack women's health care.

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Obama and Clinton: Does The Mainstream Media Have It Wrong?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 07.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Jan Crawford Greenburg, Abortion, Michele Obama, Segolene Royal, Hillary Clinton, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Planned Parenthood, Hillary's Debt, Barack Obama, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Gail Collins, Women for Obama, Media News

The questions about the Obama-Clinton relationship will undoubtedly remain. However, the voices for "party unity" and "taking back the White House" are starting to sound increasingly strong.

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Planned Parenthood Endorses Obama

Politico | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Abortion Rights, Planned Parenthood Obama, Obama Abortion, Obama Women's Rights, Planned Parenthood, Obama Roe v. Wade, Barack Obama, Politics News

After announcing a few weeks ago that they would hold off backing Obama until each local chapter had signed on, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund end...

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Is 'Choice' The Magic Bullet for Barack Obama?

Amie Newman | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Naral Pro-Choice America, Abortion, RH Reality Check, John McCain, Planned Parenthood, Barack Obama, Politics News

The choice issue has real potential to move female voters to Barack Obama -- there is a clear cut distinction between him and McCain and women are now listening.

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McCain's Abortion Record Hit By Planned Parenthood, MoveOn.org

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain Abortion, John McCain Planned Parenthood, John McCain Women, MoveOn McCain Ad, McCain Abortion Rights, McCain Rove v Wade, Moveon Ad, Planned Parenthood, MoveOn.Org, Politics News

Planned Parenthood has teamed up with MoveOn.org in releasing a new video attacking McCain's positions on abortion and birth control. The vid feature...

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Women in Charge: Lessons We Learned from Hillary's Campaign.

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ellen Malcolm, Women and Politics, Ellen Malcolm EMILY's List, Planned Parenthood, Dee Dee Myers, Barack Obama, Politics News

Speculation abounds as to the demise of Hillary's campaign. This past Monday, I attended a panel discussion, Women in Charge, where the panelists debated the reasons for it.

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