Abortion Policy News

The Center for Medical Progress has condemned a Planned Parenthood-commissioned analysis that claims the undercover videos released by the organization did not “present a complete or accurate record of the events,” according to the New York Times. “Planned Parenthood’s desperate, 11th-hour attempt to pay their hand-picked ‘experts’ to distract from the crimes documented on video is…

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., made some questionable claims in an op-ed defending his vote to continue granting federal funds to Planned Parenthood. “Planned Parenthood facilities also provide many other basic health services, like cervical and breast cancer screening, as well as primary care and family planning,” Casey wrote in The Scranton Times-Tribune. “It is those…

“There is no reason in this world” why federal money should be spent on Planned Parenthood, said Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., while on air Monday with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. “[T]here are other agencies around—state health departments, county health departments,” Black stated. “And by the way, they are having to compete with Planned Parenthood…

On Saturday, tens of thousands of people gathered in hundreds of rallies around the country to protest Planned Parenthood. The protesters numbered more than 60,000, according to the Pro-Life Action League. Twitter and Instagram users took to social media to share their photos with the world. Below are 42 shots from the day. #PlannedParenthood Protests Hit L.A. Clinic #UnbornLivesMatter…

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal played undercover videos of Planned Parenthood executives for pro-choice demonstrators that had gathered outside of the governor’s mansion Thursday. Planned Parenthood of the Gulf Coast planned the rally to protest Jindal’s decision to terminate the state’s Medicaid contract with the organization. Louisiana folks! Come out & rally for health care access!…

Planned Parenthood has announced the 2015 recipients of the Maggie Awards, given to recognize journalists, writers, activists, and social media innovators for their coverage of “reproductive rights, social justice, and women’s health care issues.” According to Planned Parenthood’s website, the Maggie Awards, named for the organization’s founder Margaret Sanger, “recognize exceptional contributions by the media…

More than two dozen companies, including some household names, are listed as donors to one of Planned Parenthood’s affiliates, according to information obtained by The Daily Signal. The 2013-14 annual report for Planned Parenthood of Southern New England—an affiliate of the national organization that operates in Connecticut and Rhode Island—lists companies that have contributed to the…

Since mid-July, after a series of undercover videos showed high-ranking Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of tissue from aborted babies, the organization has been under the microscope. To learn more about the allegations surrounding Planned Parenthood’s abortion practices and the fallout that has ensued, watch this video. >>> Watch the Undercover Videos From the Center for…

ABC, NBC, and CBS have “censored” their coverage of undercover videos released by the Center for Medical Progress, according to an analysis conducted by the Media Research Center. The Center for Medical Progress’s undercover videos depict Planned Parenthood executives discussing the sale of fetal organs at the organization’s affiliates. Planned Parenthood has denied profiting off…

Two leading pro-life organizations released a map today intended to showcase the thousands of community health care clinics that could step in for Planned Parenthood if it were to lose federal funding. The map adds to a heated conversation about whether stripping Planned Parenthood of its $500 million annual taxpayer dollars would hurt women’s health…

StemExpress, a biomedical company engulfed in the scandal surrounding allegations that Planned Parenthood is selling fetal organs, is cutting ties with the nation’s largest abortion provider, according to a report by Politico. Politico reports that StemExpress “notified Planned Parenthood and Congress Friday of its decision to end the relationship.” StemExpress and Planned Parenthood face questions…

The three states that recently denied taxpayers’ money to Planned Parenthood affiliates likely will be followed by others as public pressure mounts on governors and other state officials, regardless of whether Congress votes to defund the nation’s leading abortion provider. Defunding on the state level—as in Alabama, Louisiana, and New Hampshire—may not be as sharp…