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Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment • May 14, 2025, 8:41 PM ET (AP)
South Carolina Supreme Court decides heartbeat definition allows six-week abortion ban • May 14, 2025, 5:26 PM ET (AP)
Michigan governor candidate says miscarriage prompted her to prioritize reproductive health access • May 6, 2025, 12:02 AM ET (AP)
Investigators don't know who leaked a Wisconsin Supreme Court draft abortion order • Apr. 30, 2025, 5:30 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As PPFA • Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. • Birth Control Federation of America
Date 1942 - present
Areas Of Involvement birth control • abortion • planned parenthood
Related People Cecile Richards • Mary Steichen Calderone

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Planned Parenthood clinic
Margaret Sanger
Celebrating the Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt decision
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