Parenthood
33 TV Lines That Are So Heartbreaking, They Might Be The Saddest Of All Time
"Can you hug me as I go?"
19 Heartbreaking TV And Movie Moments That Were Improvised By The Actors While On Set
Oprah ad-libbed a majority of Sofia's dinner table speech in The Color Purple.
Zayn Malik Opened Up About His And Gigi Hadid’s “Surprisingly Easy” Adjustment To Parenthood
"She's an amazing baby. It's been really easy for me and Gi to kind of just ease into it."
Katie Porter Said Parenthood Has “Always Been Considered Unpaid Work,” And That Needs To Change
“What I’m trying to do is engage more Americans in speaking up about what they need,” said Katie Porter.
Dozens Of Black Employees Said They Faced Racism At Planned Parenthood, An Internal Audit Found
Alexis McGill Johnson, Planned Parenthood’s first Black president in decades, vowed to make changes in response to the audit, which was obtained by BuzzFeed News.
Volunteers Are Coming Out In Droves To Support Planned Parenthood After Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death
Planned Parenthood and other reproductive rights groups are mobilizing droves of new volunteers and running TV ads to elect Democrats after Ginsburg’s death.
This Scientist Kept It Real About What Life Looks Like Juggling Parenthood And Doing Her Job
“It's entirely unsustainable. It's just laughably infeasible for parents to be working like this.”
Working Parenthood Is A Terrible Deal Right Now
Thanks to COVID, that fleeting dread most working parents experience now and then about being an utter failure is the new status quo.
Planned Parenthood Sued Texas For Banning Nearly All Abortions During The Coronavirus Outbreak
"It’s unconscionable that the Texas Attorney General is exploiting this pandemic to end abortion in the state."
An 18-Year-Old Charged With Attacking A Planned Parenthood Shared Memes Popular With A New, Younger White Nationalist Movement
Samuel Gulick frequently posted white nationalist Christian content similar to that shared by members of the "America First" and "groyper" movements.
Planned Parenthood Will Withdraw From A Federal Funding Program Because Of An Abortion "Gag Rule"
The organization announced Monday it would forgo federal dollars rather than abide by a rule that created barriers for family planning organizations that discuss or provide abortions.
Planned Parenthood Has Ousted Its President, Leana Wen, Amid A Dispute Over The Organization's Direction
Wen had worked to emphasize the group’s status as a health care provider, leading to concerns among some staff that the organization was moving away from politics.
Missouri Could Lose Its Final Abortion Clinic This Week. Planned Parenthood Is Suing.
“This is not a drill. This is not a warning. This is a real public health crisis.”
The ACLU And Planned Parenthood Are Suing Alabama Over The State's New Abortion Law
The law's supporters have all but acknowledged that they’ll lose, but the goal is to force a Roe v. Wade showdown at the US Supreme Court.
Cecile Richards Is Starting A New Political Organization And Linking Back Up With Planned Parenthood
Richards is partnering with Alicia Garza of Black Lives Matter and Ai-jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance to mobilize activists with their new group, Supermajority.
Planned Parenthood Is Losing Top Political Aides As Its Staff Worries Over Its Changing Direction
The executive director of Planned Parenthood’s political arm and their political outreach director announced their departures Thursday, but Planned Parenthood says nothing has changed.
Planned Parenthood’s New President Wants To Focus On Nonabortion Health Care
The organization is still committed to providing abortions and reproductive care but Wen, the first female physician to run Planned Parenthood, is embarking on a cross-country listening tour to learn how best add or expand nonabortion services.
Kavanaugh Sided With The Liberal Wing Of The Supreme Court In Declining To Hear Planned Parenthood Cases
Two cases that threatened to block federal funding to Planned Parenthood will not go before the Supreme Court after a majority of justices declined to take them up.
Planned Parenthood's New President Is A Doctor And The Baltimore Health Commissioner
Leana Wen will be the first physician taking on the role in more than 50 years, and the first immigrant.
The Trump Administration Is Partially Defunding Planned Parenthood
The Department of Health and Human Services is releasing a proposed rule that creates new barriers for family planning organizations that discuss or provide abortions.
Iowa’s Governor Just Signed The Most Restrictive Abortion Law In The Country. Planned Parenthood Says They’ll Sue.
Planned Parenthood told BuzzFeed News it plans to sue.
Planned Parenthood And ACLU Just Sued The Trump Administration Over Family Planning Funding
The organizations argue that new guidelines unfairly favor anti-abortion and pro-abstinence groups.
Republicans And Anti-Abortion Groups Are Pushing The Trump Administration To Partially Defund Planned Parenthood
The groups are demanding that the administration cut family planning funding from any organizations that refer patients for abortions or perform the procedure in the same building.
Democrats Think The Retiring Head Of Planned Parenthood Should Run For Office
Democrats in Congress and political operatives told BuzzFeed News they think the departing Planned Parenthood president should strongly consider running a campaign of her own. “She would be an amazing candidate if she wanted to run.”
Cecile Richards Plans To Step Down As President Of Planned Parenthood, After More Than A Decade
Richards greatly expanded Planned Parenthood’s political prominence, as well as its organizing and fundraising capacities, during her time leading the organization.
The Activist Who Secretly Recorded Planned Parenthood Says It’s “Long Past Time” The Justice Department Looked Into It
Two years after a series of secretly recorded videos were released of Planned Parenthood employees discussing the transfer of fetal tissue, the Justice Department has asked a congressional committee for records of its investigation.
For Planned Parenthood Organizers In The Southwest, DACA Takes Priority
One hundred forty Planned Parenthood volunteers came to Arizona to fight against defunding the organization, but in the immediate aftermath of the Trump administration's decision on DACA, they ended up fighting for its immigrant patients and staff instead.
The Fight To Defund Planned Parenthood Did Not Die With The Health Care Bill
Anti-abortion lobbyists are gearing up for the fall by putting pressure on Congress to once again go after Planned Parenthood’s federal funds.
Planned Parenthood Wants To Build Volunteer Armies Around 600 Clinics
After the election, a new “back to the basics” approach at Planned Parenthood made organizing a priority during the months-long health care debate. The next project: recruiting and training hundreds of volunteers spread out around the country.
This Georgia Republican Fought Planned Parenthood Five Years Ago. Here's What That Means Now.
Karen Handel turned down a payday so she could tell her story of fighting against abortion to conservative Georgia voters. Now her opponent is trying to rewrite that story.