January 26, 2018 Cecile Richards confirms she's stepping down as president of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards confirmed she would be stepping down from her leadership position at Planned Parenthood after 12 years with the organization.
January 25, 2018 Planned Parenthood's president rumored to be stepping down Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, is rumored to be stepping down after more than a decade with the organization.
January 20, 2018 Trump administration to revoke Obama-era policy for abortion providers The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Friday that it would revoke an Obama-era “legal guidance” that discouraged states from defunding organizations, such as Planned Parenthood, that provide abortion services.
December 19, 2017 Trump administration seeks to block immigrant teen from having abortion A pregnant immigrant teenager detained by the federal government should be blocked from having an abortion, the Trump administration said Monday in a request to the U.S. Supreme Court.
December 18, 2017 Pennsylvania governor vetoes bill that would add abortion restrictions Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, vetoed a bill on Monday that would have added more restrictions to abortions in the state.
November 24, 2017 Abortion rates in US hit historic low, CDC report finds Abortion rates in the United States have fallen to a historic low, according to the latest data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
November 23, 2017 Federal judge blocks Texas' law banning 'barbaric' second-trimester abortion procedure A new Texas law banning a second-trimester abortion practice was blocked by a federal judge on Wednesday, claiming the ban puts "undue burden" on Women in the Lone Star state.
November 14, 2017 Planned Parenthood docs requested from Senate by FBI, signaling possible criminal probe The FBI recently made a request to the Senate Judiciary Committee for access to unredacted comments obtained from Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers, a signal that the feds may be preparing a criminal probe into the sale of fetal tissue.
October 24, 2017 Federal court clears way for immigrant teen to get abortion A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for a 17-year-old immigrant held in federal custody to obtain an abortion.
October 19, 2017 Appeals court halts ruling allowing illegal immigrant teen to get abortion An appeals court on Thursday halted a decision that would have allowed a pregnant illegal immigrant teen to get an abortion, just hours after a federal judge ordered the government to "promptly" take her to have the procedure.
