Cecile Richards

We applaud Congress for

We applaud Congress for extending equitable abortion coverage to female Peace Corps volunteers. Cecile Richards

And because of President

And because of President Obama, more women than ever are serving in the Cabinet and on the Supreme Court. Cecile Richards

So why are we

So why are we having to fight in 2012 against politicians who want to end access to birth control? It’s like we woke up in a bad episode of ‘Mad Men’. Cecile Richards

President Obama understands women.

President Obama understands women. He trusts women. And on every issue that matters to us, he stands with women. Cecile Richards

I’m just so amazed by people who are willing to share things that, in the past, no one would have ever talked about. Folks in popular culture being willing to take on issues, I think that is such a key part of having a culture shift and an institutional shift. Cecile Richards

The national policy of

The national policy of promoting abstinence-only programs is a $1.5 billion failure and teenage girls are paying the real price. Cecile Richards

Thanks to President Obama,

Thanks to President Obama, being a woman will no longer be a pre-existing condition! Cecile Richards

I can’t imagine that

I can’t imagine that my children would have fewer rights, and less access to the safest, best health care. Cecile Richards

At Planned Parenthood, we

At Planned Parenthood, we see the impact of abortion stigma firsthand, in the women who delay getting reproductive health care because they fear they’ll be labeled and judged. We see the effect of stigma on doctors, health center staffers, and others who help provide abortion services. And we see the impact in laws that regulate … Read more

Nearly 100 years ago,

Nearly 100 years ago, when Planned Parenthood was founded, birth control was illegal. Cecile Richards