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    Komen Reverses Decision to Defund Planned Parenthood
    February 03, 2012

    New Haven, CT (February 3, 2012) – Planned Parenthood of Southern New England (PPSNE) is deeply appreciative the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has reconsidered its new funding criteria, effectively eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood services.  Planned Parenthood...

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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 permits a woman to choose...

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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 that...

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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 leaders from community...

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    Rhode Island Choice Coalition
    January 17, 2012

    The Rhode Island Choice Coalition exists to preserve, promote and protect all aspects of women's reproductive health care and reproductive justice through advocacy and legislative action statewide and nationally. The Rhode Island Choice Coalition includes the following organizations: ...

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    A New Year in RI Brings the Same Message: We Need Support to Move Health Care Reform and Access!
    January 04, 2012

    The Rhode Island General Assembly convenes later today for the first time in 2012 and most advocates and media outlets alike believe health reform will continue to be front and center. Go Local Providence cited health care reform as the #5 issue to watch in 2012. ...

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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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    R.I. wins $5.2-million federal grant to build health-insurance exchange
    May 24, 2011

    PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island has received a $5.2-million federal grant to continue its work developing a health-insurance exchange, a cornerstone of the federal health-care law. ...

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    Stewart, Colbert Ridicule Sen. Kyl on Planned Parenthood
    April 12, 2011

    If you're seeking some comic relief, and you're not Sen. Jon Kyl, look no further than Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. The comedians took after the Arizona Republican for his wild misstatement during last week's shutdown showdown of the percentage of Planned...

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    Government Shutdown Looms as Lawmakers Battle Over Extreme Attack on Women’s Preventive Healthcare
    April 08, 2011

    With a potential government shutdown on the horizon, an extreme proposal to deny millions of women Pap tests, breast cancer screenings, and birth control is at the crux of whether a federal budget will be passed today. ...

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