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Reply Pro-choice activists, politicians and others associated with Planned Parenthood gather for a news conference and demonstration at New York City Hall against the Trump administration s Title X rule change on Feb. 25, 2019. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ACROSS AMERICA Only a handful of weeks into the 2021 legislative session, the ongoing policy wars against abortion and the facilities that provide them are already heating up in several states across the country. It s been nearly a half-century since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark ruling in the case of Roe v. Wade, which granted women a constitutional right to obtain an abortion. Yet in the decades since that ruling, states have spent significant time battling its provisions. ....
Jan 9th, 2020 2 min read COMMENTARY BY Research Associate, DeVos Center Melanie is a research associate in the DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society at The Heritage Foundation. Planned Parenthood broke a record for abortions in a single year, even as its other medical services declined. Michael B. Thomas / Stringer / Getty Images Key Takeaways Planned Parenthood’s annual report reveals that the organization will continue prioritizing abortion as other services decline. Planned Parenthood’s reported private contributions fell to $591.3 million in 2019 from $630 million in 2018. Abortion is Planned Parenthood’s priority, and Americans should not provide the organization with more than a half-billion dollars every year. ....