Reproductive Rights
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Here’s what it’s like to be a patient escort at Planned Parenthood in Pennsylvania
For patients seeking abortion care in Pennsylvania, legal access can come with a gauntlet to cross before walking in the door.
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Shapiro joins lawsuit over Trump administration restrictions on family planning funding
The suit by 23 states asks a court to vacate conditions on Title X grants.
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PA Republicans cut women’s healthcare—but Planned Parenthood is back
The return of Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood marks the end of a difficult year for thousands of Pennsylvanians who lost access to trusted reproductive healthcare.
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Trump admin rule puts reproductive health care for 160K Pa. patients at risk, lawsuit says
Family planning and health organizations that serve tens of thousands of people across Pennsylvania could see federal funding delayed or denied by a new Trump administration policy, a new lawsuit alleges.
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She retired from a medical career and got to work as a Planned Parenthood patient escort
After retiring from a career in medicine, Mary began volunteering as a patient escort at a Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood clinic, where she helps patients navigate protesters and access reproductive healthcare.
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Here’s one Pennsylvania woman’s story about losing care under Trump’s law
After changes to Medicaid and safety-net programs under President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” some Pennsylvanians are losing coverage, struggling to find care, or going without it altogether.
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‘I’ve seen moms come back too soon’: Nurses share stories as paid family leave support grows in Pennsylvania
Magee-Womens Hospital nurses say women are forced back to work before they’re ready. Democrats have pushed the Family Care Act forward, but Republicans in the Senate control the bill’s fate.
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Commonwealth Court rules the state constitution includes a fundamental right to abortion
The 4-3 majority also overturns Pennsylvania’s ban on using public money for abortion.
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Right-wing ‘trad wife’ influencers are telling young women lies about birth control
Social media-driven misinformation, amplified by high-profile conservative influencers, is pushing young women away from hormonal birth control—replacing informed consent with fear and half-truths in a country where pregnancy is significantly more dangerous than modern contraception.
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Federal attacks on reproductive health force some Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood clinics to drop Medicaid patients
Leaders with Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates said the loss of Medicaid reimbursement is among the most harmful impacts of federal policy change and has caused a significant financial strain to all its clinics.
