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Opinion: Defund Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood has been misleading Congress and American taxpayers for many years. I know -- I was part of the deception. For eight years I worked at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas, and for two of those years I was the clinic's director. Here are the ways Planned Parenthood is deceiving the public -- and...

Opinion: The GOP's Dangerous Attack on Planned Parenthood

In 1916, one woman's strength, determination and conviction helped open the door for hundreds of millions of women worldwide to plan their own pregnancies. As a nation, we have made great strides since Margaret Sanger opened that first family planning clinic in New York City nine decades ago, and Planned Parenthood is...

Opinion: Planned Parenthood and the Stories We Tell Ourselves

The first time I visited New York City as a high-schooler, I saw a teenage boy carrying a rusty machete and chasing another through the street in a rough-looking part of the Bronx. A version of the story in which I witnessed "gang warfare" still circulates through my hometown. It was probably nothing of the sort, but it...

Mike Pence: 5 Facts About the Congressman Who Wants to Defund Planned Parenthood

The House of Representatives approved an amendment today that, should it pass the Senate, would ban the Planned Parenthood organization from receiving federal funds. The so-called Pence amendment, passed in the House by a vote of 240-185, is the pet project of Republican Congressman Mike Pence, who, according to Politico,...

What Is the Pence Amendment, and What Does It Mean for Planned Parenthood?

After a lengthy and emotional debate about abortion Thursday night, the House of Representatives today passed the Pence amendment to the spending bill. The Pence amendment, sponsored by Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., bans Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds. The Republican-dominated House of Representatives approved...