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Comunicado de Cecile Richards, Presidenta de Planned Parenthood® Federation of America, sobre el Día Nacional para la Concientización del SIDA

Planning is power! Family planning services allow people to space children, prepare for parenthood, pursue a career before starting a family, or avoid pregnancy altogether. It’s a tool that should be available to everyone no matter their income or insurance coverage. Tune in to see why we think family planning is so important.

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards: Why is health care reform important?

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards: Why is health care reform important?

What do young people have to say to Congress about health care reform?

Planned Parenthood® talks with Rachel Kauder Nalebuff about My Little Red Book.

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards spoke to health educators in New Mexico about their Woman-to-Woman HIV prevention program.

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards spoke to peer educators in New Mexico about their teen peer education program.

Planned Parenthood teen peer educators discuss the importance of getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Zak Kirwood, a volunteer with Planned Parenthood of Connecticut, accepts the 2009 Young Volunteer of the Year award at the 2009 Planned Parenthood Affiliate Excellence and Volunteer Awards Luncheon in Houston,TX.

Planned Parenthood-supported peer educators in northern India discuss the issues young people face and some of the ways they deal with them.

Planned Parenthood-supported peer educators in Ecuador speak about the leadership skills and feeling of empowerment that result from being a young educator.

People share their stories about the first time they were tested for STDs.

Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, talks about this exciting past week.

Talking with your child about sexuality can be challenging. Watch as Planned Parenthood educators share some tips and tricks to starting the conversation with your son or daughter.

Talking with your child about sexuality can be challenging. Watch as Planned Parenthood educators share some tips and tricks to starting the conversation with your son or daughter. www.plannedparenthood.org

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accepts the Margaret Sanger Award at the 2009 Planned Parenthood Honors Gala in Houston, TX.

Accidents happen — that's why we have emergency contraception (the morning after pill). Did you have intercourse without using protection? Did you forget to use your birth control correctly? Did the condom break, leaving you worried about becoming pregnant? If so, emergency contraception might be a good choice for you. www.plannedparenthood.org

Accidents happen — that's why we have emergency contraception (the morning after pill). Did you have intercourse without using protection? Did you forget to use your birth control correctly? Did the condom break, leaving you worried about becoming pregnant? If so, emergency contraception might be a good choice for you.

Accidents happen — that's why we have emergency contraception (the morning after pill). Did you have intercourse without using protection? Did you forget to use your birth control correctly? Did the condom break, leaving you worried about becoming pregnant? If so, emergency contraception might be a good choice for you. www.plannedparenthood.com

Preventing a pregnancy is too important to be left to chance. Hormonal birth control comes in a variety of methods that are easy to use and more than 99% effective. Watch our video to learn why we think hormonal contraception is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, talks about this exciting past week.

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards blogs about the events of the past week.

Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, talks about this exciting past week.

Cecile Richards, President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, comments on President Obama's move to begin the process of overturning the Bush administration rule that limits the rights of patients to receive complete and accurate reproductive health information and services.

Jessica Mack, program associate for international programs, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, discusses access to women's health care in India and why Planned Parenthood's work in that country is important.

Planned Parenthood supporters discuss why affordable birth control is important to them.

Kelley Carnwath, program officer for the PPFA International Program, talks about her experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala prior to working for Planned Parenthood.

Veena Siddharth, vice president for international programs, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, discusses access to women's health care in the Philippines and why Planned Parenthood's work in that country is important.

Actor and Planned Parenthood Federation of America Board of Advocates member Heather Tom explains why she loves Planned Parenthood at the Planned Parenthood inaugural brunch in Washington, DC, January 19, 2009.

President Obama rescinded the global gag rule just days after taking office in January 2009.  Women's health advocates applaud this historic move, which recognizes that women's health truly matters worldwide.

On Martin Luther King Jr Day, over a hundred of Planned Parenthood's teen peer educators traveled to Olympia, Washington to learn about the legislative process and meet with their legislators.

The Bush administration has implemented a rule that will allow individual health care providers to deny patients vital health care information and services based on their own personal biases, without the patient even knowing. A woman's ability to manage her own health care is at risk of being compromised by politics and ideology. Planned Parenthood Federation of America has fought back by filing a lawsuit with Planned Parenthood of Connecticut in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, asking the court to invalidate the administrative regulation finalized in December by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

This year Planned Parenthood is participating in a national effort that builds on Dr. Martin Luther King’s mission by transforming Monday’s holiday into a national day of community service —grounded in his teachings of social justice and nonviolence. The King Day of Service aims to make the holiday a day in which people all across the country, of all ages and backgrounds, come together to move our nation closer to the “Beloved Community” that Dr. King envisioned.

Because of the global gag rule, local reproductive health care organizations abroad have faced a dangerous dilemma: either accept desperately needed U.S. funds but deny women lifesaving services and information, or reject U.S. assistance and be forced to cut crucial prevention services — with devastating results.

Throughout history, people have tried to control our bodies and restrict our relationships. The policing of sexuality continues today. Some pharmacists are refusing to dispense birth control, legal marriage for gays and lesbians is not yet a reality, and anti-choice activists are working to overturn Roe v. Wade. Now's the time to be a sexual and reproductive rights activist! www.speakingofsexpodcast.org

Gretchen Peters sings "Independence Day" at a Planned Parenthood event.

Planned Parenthood went to the busy streets of NYC to see what people know about HPV. How knowledgeable are you?

If you think you may have been exposed to a sexually transmitted infection, getting tested is a great way to protect your health. This video episode of Speaking of Sex addresses some common concerns of testing for STIs. www.speakingofsexpodcast.org

An important message about HPV and cervical cancer from Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Deep in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest, Planned Parenthood and our partner ACDA, an environmental organization, are meeting the reproductive health needs of seven remote communities.

A 17 second commercial promoting Emergency Contraception (EC).

Women in Peru face many challenges when it comes to their reproductive and sexual health. Planned Parenthood supports local and international organizations that make contraception and family planning services more accessible. www.plannedparenthood.org/international

Women in Peru face many challenges when it comes to their reproductive and sexual health. Planned Parenthood supports local and international organizations that make contraception and family planning services more accessible. www.plannedparenthood.org/international

Willie Parker, a family planning fellow at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, talks about working with Planned Parenthood.

rom Ethiopia to Ecuador, from Uganda to the United States, young people are rising up and changing their futures for the better. Planned Parenthood has been a leader in supporting young people through offering affordable birth control and other reproductive health services and leadership and outreach activities that help to amplify the voice of youth around the world. www.plannedparenthood.org/international

A tribute to Planned Parenthood Hero, Kenneth C. Edelin, MD, for his continued support of reproductive rights and women's health.

PPFA Year in Review 2007

The steps to using a condom correctly.

Planned Parenthood provides vital reproductive health services in Kenya.