Planned Parenthood

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio (right) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky have two weeks to negotiate a plan with congressional Democrats to avert a government shutdown.

Politics & Government

Another Government Shutdown Looms At The End Of The Month

7:02pm September 16, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Congress has until Sept. 30 to pass a measure to keep the government funded. If no agreement is reached, federal agencies could be shuttered again — the second time in three years.

Congress Begins Series Of Hearings On Planned Parenthood

3:15pm September 09, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Republicans say they want to examine Planned Parenthood's "horrific practices," after surreptitious video recordings showed officials discussing fetal tissue. The organization denies any wrongdoing.

Margaret Sanger appears before a Senate committee for federal birth-control legislation in Washington, D.C., on March 1, 1934, arguing that federal courts be given the right to discuss contraceptive methods with their patients.

National Portrait Gallery Won't Remove Bust Of Planned Parenthood Founder

5:00pm August 27, 2015

by Lauren Hodges

Conservative groups want the gallery to take down the bust of Margaret Sanger, who they say was racist because of her support for eugenics.

A Planned Parenthood location in New York City. The organization is a presidential-campaign target.

Fact Check: Was Planned Parenthood Started To 'Control' The Black Population?

3:14pm August 14, 2015

by Amita Kelly

"I know who Margaret Sanger is, and I know that she believed in eugenics, and that she was not particularly enamored with black people," candidate Ben Carson said of the organization's founder.

'Defunding' Planned Parenthood Is Easier Promised Than Done

6:08pm August 12, 2015

by Julie Rovner

Some Republican candidates for president claim they have defunded Planned Parenthood in their states already. But the truth, others say, depends on how you define "defund."

Anti-abortion activists hold a rally opposing federal funding for Planned Parenthood in front of the U.S. Capitol on July 28 in Washington, D.C.

Fact Check: How Does Planned Parenthood Spend That Government Money?

10:29pm August 05, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The government spends $500 million a year on Planned Parenthood. Here's where that money goes, where it comes from and how it's used.

Protesters rally on the steps of the Texas state capitol on July 28 to condemn the use of fetal tissue for medical research.

Calls To Cut Off Planned Parenthood Are Nothing New

7:00pm August 03, 2015

by Julie Rovner

Flashback to the 1980s, when President Ronald Reagan tried to restrict funding for Planned Parenthood. Efforts in Congress have continued since then, with the latest focused on fetal tissue research.

National

Sting Videos Part Of Longtime Campaign Against Planned Parenthood

5:02pm July 22, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

The young anti-abortion activist who planned the recent sting videos on Planned Parenthood staff members has ties to larger group that oppose abortion.

National

Undercover Video Targets Planned Parenthood

9:04pm July 15, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

Activists say the video of a Planned Parenthood official is evidence the group is selling parts from aborted fetuses, which is illegal. Planned Parenthood says tissue is donated for medical research.

When health care providers have the latest information on various birth control methods, research suggests, more of their patients who use birth control choose a long-acting reversible method, like the IUD.

Updated Training Of Birth Control Counselors Boosts Use Of IUDs

9:35pm June 16, 2015

by Lisa Aliferis

And when the use of intrauterine devices and hormonal implants by young women goes up, the number of unplanned pregnancies sharply drops, researchers find.