Read more Planned Parenthood stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1805/planned-parenthood.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:06:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73878/abortion-activists-mobilize-against-stupak-pitts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAbortion rights activists are organizing a massive grassroots effort and targeting lawmakers to ensure the hated Stupak-Pitts Amendment never reaches the president’s desk. The coalition of groups is first meeting with senators and organizing a phone drive and petition to keep the House language out of the Senate's bill. Failing...http://www.newser.com/story/73878/abortion-activists-mobilize-against-stupak-pitts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 9:30:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73697/senate-health-bill-runs-into-abortion-divide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith a last-second concession barring federal dollars from funding abortions, Nancy Pelosi largely skirted the full brunt of the issue, but Harry Reid may not be so lucky. The Senate majority leader likely won't get the 60 votes he needs without similar language— which a Planned Parenthood VP calls a...http://www.newser.com/story/73697/senate-health-bill-runs-into-abortion-divide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 12:05:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61290/anti-abortion-activists-target-state-battlegrounds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith President Obama in office, abortion is unlikely to become illegal under federal law anytime soon. So activists are taking their battle to the state level, pushing for complex rules and limits that make the procedure difficult to obtain, the Washington Post reports. "The states are the battlegrounds and certainly...http://www.newser.com/story/61290/anti-abortion-activists-target-state-battlegrounds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 10:49:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59547/as-economy-tanks-women-flock-to-clinics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn this tough economy, requests for long-term contraceptives and abortions have spiked at family planning clinics, reports the Los Angeles Times . Planned Parenthood of LA County has seen its caseload jump 15% in just a year, and requests for IUDs nearly doubled in the first quarter compared to a year...http://www.newser.com/story/59547/as-economy-tanks-women-flock-to-clinics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 10:55:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57236/students-planned-parenthood-sting-raises-ire-on-youtube.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA UCLA anti-abortion activist posing as a 13-year-old girl has been running an undercover campaign against Planned Parenthood and posting results on YouTube, the Los Angeles Times reports. Lila Rose, 20, visits branches posing as a minor impregnated by a 31-year-old man, and secretly videotapes what ensues. In several cases,...http://www.newser.com/story/57236/students-planned-parenthood-sting-raises-ire-on-youtube.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Apr 2009 8:30:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52015/obama-will-undo-abortion-conscience-provision.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama White House plans to overturn protections that President Bush extended to health workers who refuse to perform abortions or other procedures on moral grounds, the New York Times reports. Bush’s last-minute “conscience regulation” took effect on Obama’s first day in office, and now, after a 30-day public comment...http://www.newser.com/story/52015/obama-will-undo-abortion-conscience-provision.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Feb 2009 13:58:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48839/obama-lifts-abortion-gag-rule.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama today overturned the “gag rule” prohibiting the US from funding groups that provide abortions or abortion counseling overseas, Reuters reports. The policy has been enforced and rescinded depending on the Oval Office occupant since it was instituted under President Reagan. Unlike yesterday's high-profile signing ceremony, today's executive order...http://www.newser.com/story/48839/obama-lifts-abortion-gag-rule.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Jan 2009 16:57:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44934/abortion-foes-cut-funding-for-flush-planned-parenthood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAbortion opponents’ newest strategy includes lobbying state and local governments to cut public funding for Planned Parenthood, the Wall Street Journal reports. Religious conservatives have taken to arguing that the organization is running a surplus and doesn’t need public dollars, which account for a third of the nonprofit's budget.http://www.newser.com/story/44934/abortion-foes-cut-funding-for-flush-planned-parenthood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Dec 2008 10:34:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43748/planned-parenthood-offers-gift-certificates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPlanned Parenthood of Indiana is making gift certificates available for the holiday season, infuriating right-to-life groups, WISH-TV reports. Though the certificates can be used for abortion, a Planned Parenthood representative said “they really are intended for preventative health care,” like breast exams and STD tests. The hope is that philanthropists...http://www.newser.com/story/43748/planned-parenthood-offers-gift-certificates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Nov 2008 15:11:09 CST