New laws took effect in Maryland on July 1
ANNAPOLIS — New laws that took effect in Maryland include steps to provide funding for Planned Parenthood to mitigate potential federal cuts and require schools to teach about the dangers of opioid...
View ArticleMd. law would protect state’s Planned Parenthood funding
A Trump administration proposal that would cut off funding for Planned Parenthood nationally would not significantly impact Maryland thanks to a recently passed state law.
View ArticleWen takes helm of Planned Parenthood amid unprecedented challenges
Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen has been named the new president of Planned Parenthood. Wen, an emergency room physician by training, has led the city health department since 2015 and...
View ArticleLynn Durbin: Access to family planning services
Our country’s most prestigious medical experts, representing more than 4 million health care providers, have voiced serious concerns over a recently published Trump administration Title X regulation...
View ArticleWen: Md. a leader in protecting Planned Parenthood
Maryland has become a leader in the fight to protect women’s access to reproductive and preventive health care, said Dr. Leana Wen, president of Planned Parenthood and the former Baltimore City health...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood launches regional political group
Planned Parenthood says it is launching a regional political advocacy group to help protect abortion rights in Maryland, the District of Columbia and northern Virginia.
View ArticleJudge temporarily blocks new Arkansas anti-abortion laws
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — A federal judge blocked three new abortion restrictions in Arkansas minutes before they were set to take effect Wednesday, including a measure that opponents say would likely...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood expanding Annapolis health center
Planned Parenthood has expanded its health center in Annapolis, Maryland.
View Article4th Circuit blocks abortion referral restrictions in Md.
A federal appeals court on Thursday permanently blocked the Trump administration’s rules preventing doctors and other medical providers who receive government funding from referring patients for...
View ArticleAbortion opponent files First Amendment lawsuit over Baltimore sign regulations
A Maryland man who seeks to discourage abortions outside a Planned Parenthood in Baltimore is suing over the city's signage rules. The post Abortion opponent files First Amendment lawsuit over...
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