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At the same time, the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments about whether South Carolina can disqualify Planned Parenthood from being reimbursed by Medicaid for services that have nothing to do with abortion. In fact, South Carolina banned abortion after around six weeks of pregnancy, except in narrow circumstances, in 2023.

If the Supreme Court sides with South Carolina, it would mean patients and providers can’t file lawsuits to enforce the Medicaid Act and we could expect many other conservative-led states to move to exclude Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs,

A Planned Parenthood chapter is accused of violating its tax-exempt status by hosting Harris-Walz 2024 campaign offices, per an IRS complaint by 40 Days for Life.

A Planned Parenthood in Florida violated its tax-exempt status by providing a workspace for Vice President Kamala Harris presidential election campaign in addition to other activities, according to

Republicans have sought for decades to cut off federal funding for Planned Parenthood, a reproductive health care network that is a key provider of STD treatment, cancer screenings, and contraception — in large part because it is also one of the nation's largest abortion providers.

Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio has acquired the Women's Med Center in Kettering, a suburb of Dayton. It's the first acquisition for Planned Parenthood in Ohio since voters passed the constitutional amendment to protect access to abortion in 2023.

Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region acquired Women's Med Center in Kettering, in response to Dr. Martin Haskell’s retirement plans.

Planned Parenthood of the North Country will host a “Together We Rise” event on Tuesday 21. The event will run from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. and there will be raffles, snacks, a photo both, speakers, plus conversations with Planned Parenthood staff and community members.

The medical director of the Texas state board which oversees medical regulation and licensing resigned this week after he was outed as a Planned Parenthood employee

The medical director of the Texas Medical Board has retired, less than two weeks after conservative lawmakers publicized his employment with a Planned Parenthood laboratory.

Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio has acquired the Women's Med Center of Dayton, one of a few abortion clinics in Ohio. "This historic move illustrates our commitment to providing essential reproductive health care services to individuals across our region,