Sept. 1, 2021 — You have a constitutional right to abortion in Texas and all 50 states. But as of Sept. 1, most people in Texas won’t be able to get an abortion because of a new, extreme law that bans abortion around 6 weeks of pregnancy — before many people even know they’re…

Juneteenth, June 19, is a day of jubilee and remembrance. Its roots go back to June 19, 1865, when — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation freed Black people from slavery — Black people in Texas finally got the news. …

Alexis McGill Johnson, President & CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Global Dawn Laguens, Interim Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Global It’s been a humbling year to be an American. COVID-19 laid bare the gaps in our public health system. We’ve been humbled by our long-overdue…

During a pandemic, “safer sex” takes on additional meanings. The hard truth is that a year later, COVID-19 is still here and may be getting more contagious — so it’s more important than ever to take actions that care for yourself and your partner(s). Sex + Pleasure - @plannedparenthood See Instagram 'Sex + Pleasure' highlights from Planned Parenthood (@plannedparenthood)www.instagram.com Safer sex is self-care.

Photo: © Getty/Tim Robberts. Model not real Planned Parenthood patient. February 7th is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day — an observance created in 1999 to raise awareness about HIV prevention, education, testing, and treatment for Black communities. …

I was 12 when my 17-year-old brother died. He was not shot by police or targeted by white supremacists, but racism killed him. Richard had bipolar disorder, and our family relied on Medicaid for health care. After a brief stay in one of very few mental health facilities that accepted…

The Catholic university I went to gave me a diploma. But when I needed birth control — something just as important for my future — I was on my own. For me and for a lot of people who go to religious universities, this is a common experience. And after…

As health care experts, we know racism is a public health crisis. Public health is built on the principle of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. Police violence against communities of color is antithetical to that mission. Multiple Public Health Crises As our nation confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, the public…

Planned Parenthood — in solidarity with patients, staff, and supporters — stands with the Movement for Black Lives’ call to defund the police. Defunding the police means investing less in militarizing police forces and investing more in community-based solutions, education, and health care. From slavery 400 years ago to present-day attacks by police, systems of white supremacy have imposed imposed a public health crisis on the lives and safety of Black people. Today, there are far too many examples across the country of police officers strong-arming and killing Black people. Yet certain lawmakers…