May 31, 2009

Cecile Richards, President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, today issued the following statement on the murder of reproductive health care provider Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, KS.

The entire Planned Parenthood family is deeply saddened by the murder of Dr. George Tiller. While he was not a Planned Parenthood provider, he was an integral part of our community and his loss is felt by all of us.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and those close to him who are suffering a personal tragedy. 

PolitickerNJ.com
May 21, 2009
Michael Pagan

SENATORS INTRODUCE RESOLUTION CALLING FOR CONSUMER CHOICE IN HEALTH CARE REFORM
Senators Say that Any Efforts to Reform Health Care Should Include Choice of Affordable, Federally-Backed Insurance Pool

Inside Health Reform
May 20, 2009
Julian Pecquet

House Republican leaders have sent a letter to President Barack Obama calling for restrictions on abortion services, in what some see as the opening salvo of a battle over abortion within the health reform debate. Democrats' calls for a public plan and for individual and employee mandates have sparked fears that the government will mandate abortion coverage as a condition for insurance plans, a pro-life advocate says.

Statement by Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America
April 28, 2009

The Hill  
April 23, 2009
Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) 
 
In 1994, when we last tried to reform our nation’s healthcare system, I was still a fairly new member of Congress serving out my third term in the House. Fast forward 15 years and I think it’s a useful exercise to ask myself, “What has changed?”