PlannedParenthoodAdvocate's Diary

VIDEO Take Women's Health Forward: Stop Stupak!

Reader diary posted by PlannedParenthoodAdvocate, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund

November 18, 2009 - 5:43pm

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We are doing everything in our power to ensure that the Stupak Amendment does not make it into the final bill. But we can’t do it without your help.

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VIDEO Let’s Talk Month Conversation Tool

Reader diary posted by PlannedParenthoodAdvocate, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund

October 22, 2009 - 12:14pm

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Planned Parenthood MN, ND, SD is focusing on the importance of family meals to encourage connection. To that end, we've created the Planned Parenthoods Lets Talk Month Tablemat, a tool to help get mealtime conversations started.

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All the Help I Can Get: Thoughts on Brain Development, Dinner, and Let’s Talk Month

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October 19, 2009 - 2:14pm

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This month, October, is Let’s Talk Month, during which we at Planned
Parenthood focus on helping families to make stronger connections and
to talk honestly and openly about sexual health and relationships.


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Poverty Underscores Need for Reform

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September 23, 2009 - 6:00am

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Health care reform can help level the playing field for women who have been overlooked for too long. Simply put, women must not be left out of the most important public policy discussion of a generation.


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Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund at President Obama's Rally in Minneapolis

Reader diary posted by PlannedParenthoodAdvocate, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund

September 22, 2009 - 11:13am

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Check out Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund's latest videos from President Obama's health care reform rally in Minneapolis!

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Health care reform must address health care challenges faced by rural women

Reader diary posted by PlannedParenthoodAdvocate, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund

August 27, 2009 - 2:38pm

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“I can’t fill my prescription because I have to buy groceries.” One
needs only to spend a day in any one of our health care centers to hear
stories just like this and to see the need for meaningful health care
reform.


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Speaking up for women’s health at public health round table

Reader diary posted by PlannedParenthoodAdvocate, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund

August 14, 2009 - 1:49pm

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Last week U. S. Senator Al Franken hosted a round table discussion with Minnesota’s public health community. I shared some of my experiences as CEO of Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota.


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More Troubling News from the CDC on the Sexual Health of Young Adults

Reader diary posted by PlannedParenthoodAdvocate, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund

July 24, 2009 - 12:26pm

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The latest report from the CDC underscores what many already know: teens need medically accurate and age appropriate information and access to preventative health care to build healthier, brighter futures.


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The Simple Truth about Family Planning

Reader diary posted by PlannedParenthoodAdvocate, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund

July 13, 2009 - 2:32pm

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According to a Guttmacher Institute report from early this year, the typical American woman, who wants two children, spends about five years pregnant, postpartum or trying to become pregnant, and three decades...


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A Day in the Life of a Planned Parenthood Clinic Escort

Reader diary posted by PlannedParenthoodAdvocate, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Action Fund

May 28, 2009 - 3:51pm

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What's a Planned Parenthood volunteer clinic escort and why are they
needed? Check out this video to learn about the important work our escorts do.


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