Cecile Richards

Cecile Richards sits down with host Jon Stewart.Add this to your queueAdded: Thu Mar 08 10:41:14 UTC 2012Air date: Wed Mar 07 00:00:00 UTC 2012Duration: 05:57Read Full Story

CBS NewsPlanned Parenthood President Cecile Richards: We're Not Going AnywhereHuffington PostAs House Republicans threaten to shut down the government over federal funding for Planned Parenthood, the woman at the helm of that controversial organization, Cecile Richards, is fighting to set the record straight about what exactly is at stake. ...Planned Parenthood: Time to "defund" abortion provider?CBS NewsRight-Wing Media Falsely Suggest Planned Parenthood Uses Federal Funds For ...Media...Read Full Story

In a country where nearly half of all pregnancies are unplanned, effective birth control isn't just a convenience -- it's an urgent health need that too many women are still unable to meet. We've seen some promising signs of progress recently, including a government decision to require new health plans to cover contraceptives without co-payments. Yet every step forward seems to trigger a reflexive backward leap. This week, after acknowledging that emergency contraceptives are safe and...Read Full Story

The news this week that the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, after years of pressure from political groups, will end its support of lifesaving breast cancer screening at Planned Parenthood health centers comes as a blow to women across America.Read More... More on chronic conditionsRead Full Story

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure decision not to fund Planned Parenthood is one of many challenges the organization has weathered in the past year. The House of Representatives voted to Planned Parenthood in April, although the amendment ultimately failed in the Senate. have also voted to bar abortion providers from receiving government funds, although the Obama administration has from implementing those laws. Read moreRead Full Story

There's not a lot we agree on in this country. And yet, there is one topic around which there is practically universal agreement: the right of women to access birth control.That's right -- 99% of women in the U.S. who have been sexually active have used birth control. It's used by women of every demographic, every geographic location, every income level -- and every religious group.So does it sound crazy that a small group of religious leaders and tea-party Republicans are fighting to...Read Full Story

Apple's trusty little phone wizard is clueless about birth control or abortion care. While this may be nothing more than a programming glitch, it is a modern-day example of the historic struggle women have always faced in getting access to health care and health information.Read More... More on Planned ParenthoodRead Full Story

Today, all eyes are on Mississippi as the state's "personhood" amendment is put before the voters. And by the time the polls close tonight, let's hope common sense will prevail. This dangerous measure is an example of government gone too far. If passed, the amendment would allow the government to intrude into private doctor/patient relationships and could criminalize everything from abortion to common forms of birth control such as the pill and the IUD. Read More... More on Planned ParenthoodRead Full Story

Thanks to a series of media reports over the past few months, Americans have been learning about the grave situation facing women in Guanajuato, Mexico, where women are jailed if they are suspected of having had an abortion. Just a few hours from Mexico City, the state of Guanajuato is an international travel destination with a modern industrial economy, and a beautiful and historic capital that has become a thriving urban center. But scratch beneath the surface and you will find that women...Read Full Story

Government Shutdown 2011: In House Republicans are threatening to close the government for federal funding for family planning, the woman at the head of the controversial organization, Cecile Richards, who struggle to put things on what is at stake” The question is to cut federal funding of Planned Parenthood," Richards, who led by Planned Parenthood, in 2006, told The Huffing ton Post.Read Full Story