Planned Parenthood
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Founded | Brownsville |
|---|---|
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Headquarters | New York |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Purpose | Sexual Wellness |
| Leader | Alexis McGill Johnson |
| Founders | Margaret Sanger |
| Fania Mindell | |
| Ethel Bryne | |
| Ethel Byrne | |
| Assets | 236.6 million USD |
| Income | 229.9 million USD |
| Ceo | Alexis McGill Johnson |
| Subsidiaries | Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1122399 |
About Planned Parenthood
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or simply Planned Parenthood, is a 501 nonprofit organization that provides reproductive and sexual healthcare, and sexual education in the United States and globally. It is a member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation.
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... " Kentucky voters made it clear: We won t back down when politicians try to come for our right to control our own bodies and our futures, " said Tamarra Wieder, Kentucky state director for Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates...
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... In unaired clips from the same interview, which leaked on Tuesday, West detailed his belief in an unfounded anti-Semitic conspiracy theory that Planned Parenthood was founded " to control the Jew population" in conjunction with the Ku Klux Klan...
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South Carolina approves six-week abortion ban for most women
By Kathryn ArmstrongBBC News
Legislators in the US state of South Carolina have passed a bill that would ban nearly all abortions after around Six Weeks of pregnancy - before most women know they are pregnant.
The Bill is expected to be signed into law by The State 's Republican governor, Henry Mcmaster .
But it will now face legal challenges.
The majority of southern US states have curtailed abortion rights since the Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to abortion Last Year .
The vote in South Carolina passed mostly along party lines but was opposed by the three Republican women in The State 's Senate.
Vicki Ringer, The Director of public affairs for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, said her organisation would file a request for a temporary Restraining Order after The Bill is signed by Mr McMaster.
" Twenty-seven Republican men (all of them) voted today to ban abortion in SC, " Ms Ringer wrote on Twitter.
" I'm gutted. Because women will die. Full stop. "
The Bill , known as the " Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act" would ban abortions in most cases after early cardiac activity can be detected in a foetus or Embryo - normally about Six Weeks into a pregnancy.
It allows for terminations up to 12 weeks in cases of rape and incest, and provides an exception for medical emergencies.
Abortions are currently allowed through The First 22 weeks of pregnancy in The State .
The Bill is a revision of an earlier measure that South Carolina 's Supreme Court ruled was unconstitutional in January.
Following Tuesday's vote, Mr McMaster tweeted that with the passing of The Bill , " our state is one Step Closer to protecting more innocent lives".
" I look forward to signing this bill into law as soon as possible, " He Said .
Republicans in The State Senate had tried multiple times to pass The Bill but had been blocked by a cross-party group of five women, including the three from their own party.
" What We Are doing today is not going to do away with illegal abortions - it is going to cause illegal abortions, " said Republican State Senator Sandy Senn , who was among them.
South Carolina had been seen as a last legal bastion for women in The South seeking abortion but recent efforts to tighten restrictions has put increasing pressure on The State of Virginia.
Last week Republican lawmakers in North Carolina voted to uphold a ban on most abortions after 12 weeks.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
