Women Speak Out!

Hundreds gathered in Bushnell Park in Hartford on Sunday for the Unite Women CT! rally to speak out in support of reproductive health and...

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PPVotes! RI 2012 Campaign Kick-Off -- Join Us!
May 16, 2012

Join Cecile Richards and activists from across Rhode Island for our 2012 Campaign Season Kick-Off!

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Planned Parenthood Votes! RI Needs Your Support
May 03, 2012

Please join Ken Newman & Jane Sigal, with Don & Kitty Wineberg, at a Fundraiser for Planned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island. June 2, Jamestown RI.
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Women are Watching: Kickoff Video
May 01, 2012

Since January of last year, bills targeting women's health have been introduced in all 50 states. But women will remember who turned their backs on us and who voted to keep us healthy. On Election Day, women will be fighting back.

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"Since Roe": The Decision that Made All the Difference Needs Your Voice
January 23, 2012

By Paula Hodges, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England

On January 22, 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in the landmark Roe v. Wade case. The decision ensured that the right to privacy in the U.S. Constitution...


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Pro-Choice Activists Hold Rally to Mark Roe v. Wade
January 23, 2012

BY Jim Baron

PROVIDENCE – Combining legislators, activists and women’s rights groups, the Rhode Island Choice Coalition held a rally in the Statehouse Rotunda Thursday in anticipation of Sunday’s 39th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision...


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RI Leaders Make the Case for Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care
January 19, 2012

Providence – Today the Rhode Island Choice Coalition gathered to commemorate the 39th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision handed down on January 22, 1973. Senator Josh Miller, Representative Edith Ajello, Representative Teresa Tanzi and...


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Health Reform - What's In it for You?
October 20, 2011

Women celebrated the historic accomplishment of enacting the new health reform law that can help us gain access to quality, affordable health care. Now, join us for a community conversation about what women are getting from health reform with special guest speakers...

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RI Establishes Health Care Exchange
October 03, 2011

Planned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island applauds RI Governor Lincoln Chafee for establishing a health care exchange and board on September 19 by Executive Order. When the General Assembly attempted to pass legislation in 2011 forming a health exchange, anti-choice members of the RI State Senate...


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Everybody Benefits Coalition
June 07, 2011

Paid Sick Leave Passes!

After 11 hours of debate, Connecticut made history on June 4, 2011 as the first state in the nation to mandate paid sick leave for service workers.  The bill passed the Senate two weeks ago and will now go to the Governor’s desk for...


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Anti-Discrimination Coalition
June 07, 2011

On June 4, 2011 the Senate passed  HB 6599 20-16. Planned Parenthood, a long time coalition partner, is thrilled with the passage of this bill which will make...


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