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...
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...
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...
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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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...
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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PPSNE CEO Judy Tabar was on the front lines for Sen. Jon Kyl's infamous "not intended as a factual statement" statement. Judy was live on CNN when Kyl's unintentionally comic effort to distance himself from a wildly off-base assertion was received by the anchor. Watch the clip...
Governor Chafee is calling on the R.I. House of Representatives to change the language on abortion in a bill on health-care reform that passed the Senate Tuesday.The bill would create a health benefits exchange, a marketplace where individuals and small insurances will shop for health insurance,...
Today, the Rhode Island Senate passed Senate Bill 87 to establish a state healthcare exchange. The bill includes restrictions to abortion coverage that go well beyond the parameters of the federal health reform legislation.
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Nearly 1,000,000 people from around the country have signed the "I Stand With Planned Parenthood" pledge. We gathered some videos from friends and supporters that you can watch below.
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