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No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body - Margaret Sanger, Planned Parenthood founder
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I’m the Head of Planned Parenthood. We’re Done Making Excuses for Our Founder.
Up until now, Planned Parenthood has failed to own the impact of our founder’s actions. We have defended Sanger as a protector of bodily autonomy and self-determination, while excusing her association with white supremacist groups and eugenics as an unfortunate “product of her time.” Until recently, we have hidden behind the assertion that her beliefs were the norm for people of her class and era, always being sure to name her work alongside that of W.E.B. Dubois and other Black freedom fighters. But the facts are complicated...
Margaret Sanger harmed generations with her beliefs. In our second century, Planned Parenthood has a chance to heal those harms. Reckoning with Margaret…
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The One Regret From My Time Leading Planned Parenthood
If I have one regret from my time leading Planned Parenthood, it is that we believed that providing vital health care, with public opinion on our side, would be enough to overcome the political onslaught.
10 Cecile Richards quotes to inspire us as the Planned Parenthood president steps down
While Richards may be leaving her post, she has left an indelible mark on the movement for accessible health care for all.
Defending Margaret Sanger, Planned Parenthood’s Founder
Ellen Chesler, her biographer, takes issue with an Op-Ed article by the group’s current head about the reproductive freedom pioneer.
Fact Check: How Does Planned Parenthood Spend That Government Money?
Planned Parenthood does receive a half-billion dollars a year from the government. But that's just one data point — here's what you need to know about where that money comes from and where it goes.
How Planned Parenthood Can Atone for Margaret Sanger
If it really wants to transcend its founder’s eugenics legacy, it should disavow abortion due to a prenatal diagnosis of disability.
Inside a Planned Parenthood clinic where politics don’t matter
As the debate rages in Washington over funding for abortion providers, STAT ventured far from the capital to take a close look inside a Planned Parenthood clinic.
Margaret Sanger was a eugenicist. Why are we still celebrating her?
As we purify our national memory, I would like to nominate my own candidate for debaptism: Sanger Square in Manhattan. Named after Margaret Sanger (1879-1966), the founder of the Birth Control League (the future Planned Parenthood), the square honors an improbable feminist icon who championed a coercive brand of eugenics.
Planned Parenthood removes Leana Wen as president
The news comes after rumors that Wen wanted to take the group in a less political direction.
Planned Parenthood Still Believes It Can Win the Culture Wars
“It’s more important than ever that we stand loud and proud for the ability of any woman—regardless of her income, her geography, her immigration status, her sexuality, her sexual orientation—to access the full range of reproductive health care,” Richards said. “We’ve got to pull the curtains back and be open and honest about this procedure that one in three women will have at some point in their lifetime, and their right to make that decision.”
Planned Parenthood Was Always Meant to Be Controversial
Even so, some question whether turning Planned Parenthood into a political powerhouse has made it more difficult for it to fulfill its broader health-care mission. (As Richards is constantly pointing out, abortions are but a tiny fraction of the services it provides.)
Planned Parenthood’s Margaret Sanger Problem
This week, the sprawling movement for historical reckoning arrived for one of the giants of the reproductive rights movement: Margaret Sanger, the founder of what became Planned Parenthood. On Tuesday, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York announced it would remove Sanger’s name from a prominent clinic in Lower Manhattan, citing her “harmful connections to the eugenics movement.” The organization said it is also working with city leaders to remove a sign designating a nearby intersection “Margaret Sanger Square.”
Planned Parenthood’s Never-Ending Identity Crisis
Throughout its history, the organization has been split on whether abortion should be at the center of its public identity. The recent ouster of its president, Dr. Leana Wen, is a sign that the progressive wing of the abortion-rights movement is ascendant.
Quotes from Contraceptives Pioneer Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, worked first as a nurse where she learned first-hand of the health and social problems of too many pregnancies. Margaret Sanger spent time in jail to fight for sex education, and for distributing contraceptive information and contraceptives. Margaret Sanger lived long enough to see the practice of birth control declared a constitutional right (for married couples) in 1965.
What Planned Parenthood Wants You to Know About Your Body
Planned Parenthood announces a new initiative focused on bodily autonomy with the release of three videos created by artists and award-winning filmmakers.
I’m the Head of Planned Parenthood. We’re Done Making Excuses for Our Founder.
We must reckon with Margaret Sanger’s association with white supremacist groups and eugenics.
13 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Planned Parenthood Founder Margaret Sanger
Here are 13 things Sanger said during her lifetime.
International Planned Parenthood Federation
IPPF leads a locally owned, globally connected civil society movement that provides and enables services and champions sexual and reproductive health and rights for all, especially the under-served.
Planned Parenthood
In October 2016, Planned Parenthood turned 100 years strong. Planned Parenthood was founded on the revolutionary idea that women should have the information and care they need to live strong, healthy lives and fulfill their dreams — no ceilings, no limits.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is a trusted provider of high quality affordable sexual and reproductive healthcare, an informed educator, a passionate advocate and a global partner...
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