Idaho Pharmacy Board Will Not Investigate Complaint That Walgreens Pharmacist Refused To Fill Prescription
January 28, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
The Idaho Board of Pharmacy said it lacks a basis to start proceedings against Walgreens after Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest issued a complaint alleging that one of the store’s pharmacists violated the state’s 2010 conscience law by refusing to fill a prescription, the Idaho Press reports (Dooley, Idaho Press, 1/25)…
Planned Parenthood Opens New Clinic In San Francisco
January 25, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Planned Parenthood has opened up a new center on Valencia Street in San Francisco following months of reduced access to reproductive health services for women living in the area, the San Francisco Chronicle reports…
Bill To Block Title X Funds Could Harm Prevention Efforts, Group Warns
January 15, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Planned Parenthood of Indiana is cautioning that there could be unintended consequences to public health under a U.S. House bill (HR 217) that would block federal Title X family planning grants to organizations that offer abortion services with their own funds, the Muncie Star Press reports…
Opinion Pieces Discuss Family Planning, Related Issues In Ore., Mich.
December 25, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Officials from two Planned Parenthood affiliates recently authored opinion pieces on the future of the federal Title X family planning program, state reproductive health policies and other women’s health issues. Summaries appear below…
Most U.S. Women Distrust Palin On Reproductive Health Issues, Poll Finds
December 8, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
The majority of U.S. women do not trust Sarah Palin on women’s health issues, including abortion, contraception and sex education, according to a poll conducted for Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Politico reports…
