Meghan Markle Urges Girls to Become ‘Justice’ Activists at U.N. Summit
Meghan Markle gave the virtual keynote address to the U.N.’s 2020 Girl Up Leadership Summit, urging young girls to become “justice” activists.
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Valerie Jarrett, Cecile Richards Join YWCA’s Stop Coronavirus Racism, Voting Rights Campaign
The YWCA held a virtual town hall on Twitter Thursday as part of its #standagainstracism campaign, focused on how the coronavirus has exposed racism in America and those who support it.
Cecile Richards: There Has to Be a Woman on the Democratic Ticket
Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Beat,” former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards said now that the Democratic nomination has come down to former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), there has to be a woman in the vice-presidential slot.
Concerned Women for America CEO: ‘Trump Is Positively Impacting the Lives of Millions of Women’
The president and CEO of the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization says the economic policies of President Donald Trump, along with his judiciary nominees and protections for the unborn, are benefiting millions of women voters in America.
Planned Parenthood and Black Lives Matter Leaders Partner for ‘Women’s New Deal’ Movement Ahead of 2020
The former president of Planned Parenthood and a Black Lives Matter co-founder are joining with the director of a domestic workers’ advocacy group to launch a new political action group in advance of the 2020 election.
Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against ‘Christian’ Abortionist Willie Parker
A national abortion organization is distancing itself from a celebrated abortionist after allegations arose that he engaged in sexual misconduct.
Ex-Planned Parenthood CEO Campaigns with MT Sen. Jon Tester
Richards, who presided over America’s largest abortion chain for 12 years until her departure earlier this year, spoke with Tester to a crowd of some 60 people at Montana State University, reported Montana Public Radio.
Planned Parenthood Chooses Chinese Immigrant Doctor as President
Planned Parenthood has chosen a Chinese immigrant doctor to lead its organization, one that has deteriorated in its provision of actual health care services as it has focused primarily on growing a political lobbying behemoth that serves to protect abortion.
Planned Parenthood Launches Six-Figure Ad Campaign to Block Kavanaugh
The strategy is to pressure Democrat senators in red states – like Joe Manchin of West Virginia – and pro-choice Republican senators such as Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska to vote against Kavanaugh’s confirmation.
Former Planned Parenthood CEO: ‘The Future is Latina’
The former president and CEO of Planned Parenthood said the recent victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over Rep. Joe Crowley in New York proves, “The future is Latina.”
Planned Parenthood Demands Special ‘Personal Liberty Standard’ for Trump Supreme Court Nominee
“Clearly, saying ‘precedent’ alone can no longer be an acceptable answer or standard by which senators can accurately judge,” said Dawn Laguens at a press conference.
Teachers’ Union Slashes Budget Following Supreme Court Decision
The nation’s largest teachers’ union is predicting a 14 percent drop in membership over the next two years and a $28 million budget cut for the next school year following the Supreme Court’s ruling that public sector unions can no longer compel non-members to pay dues.
Cecile Richards: Women ‘Not Free’ Without Abortion
Former Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards said women are dependent on abortion for their freedom because, without it, they cannot control their own bodies.
Cecile Richards: Without Title X Funding Women ‘Won’t Know Abortion Legal or Available’
Former Planned Parenthood Federation of America president Cecile Richards said on Friday that President Donald Trump’s proposed rule to cut Title X family planning funding from organizations that provide abortions would prevent women from knowing that abortion is legal and available in the United States.
Former Planned Parenthood President: Conservatives ‘More Willing to Lie, Cheat, Steal, Deceive, Break the Law’ than Progressives
Richards responded, “I think that one of the things that I see on the right is they are so much more willing to lie, cheat, steal, deceive, break the law — tactics that frankly we don’t use in the progressive community.”
Rep. Barbara Lee Supports Planned Parenthood Nationwide ‘Speak-Outs’: ‘Your Work Really Saves Lives’
Planned Parenthood executives and supporters were on Capitol Hill this week lobbying lawmakers to protect the millions of dollars the nation’s largest abortion provider gets from taxpayers every year and to announce nationwide “speak outs” during the upcoming congressional recesses.
Cecile Richards on Whether She Is Running for Office: ‘Never Say Never’
Departing Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards is saying, “Never say never” to anyone who asks whether she will be running for elected office.
Cecile Richards: Ivanka and Jared Promised Funding If Planned Parenthood Stopped Abortions, ‘It Felt Like a Bribe’
“Even if there was only a sliver of a chance of changing anyone’s mind, I owed it to Planned Parenthood patients to at least take the meeting,” Richards reportedly says in her book, titled Make Trouble.
Cecile Richards Pitches Adoption for Pets to Save Them from Death
Departing Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards posted a tweet in support of adopting pets from a rescue shelter over purchasing one from a pet store where more animals are euthanized:
Overseer of Millions of Abortions Cecile Richards Says Her Future Is ‘Working for the Rights of All People’
Over the dozen years that Cecile Richards served as president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America about 3 million abortions have been performed at its clinics across America. Those millions do not include unborn babies that were killed by drugs given to women to end their pregnancy.
Wendy Davis Open to Possibility of Running Planned Parenthood
Wendy Davis appears to be leaving the door open to becoming the next president of Planned Parenthood.
Cecile Richards: ‘Simply Not True’ Planned Parenthood Under FBI Investigation, ‘We’ve Been Acquitted of Everything’
“As you probably know, there were congressional investigations that were politically motivated,” Richards said in response to the observation about the FBI probe of her organization. “We’ve been acquitted of everything, so that’s simply not true,”
Cecile Richards Attends Oscars with Black Lives Matter Co-Founder
Richards posted a photo on Instagram and wrote, ‘So the Oscars are cool but being with Bryan and Patrisse is 100.’
Catholic School Caves: Student Allowed to Display Pro-Abortion Sticker and Remain at School
A Catholic high school student has been allowed to remain at school and display her sticker in support of abortion giant Planned Parenthood.
Anti-Catholic Bigotry Stirred over Student’s Open Support for Abortion at Catholic School
Anti-Catholic bigotry has been stirred over a Catholic student who was told to remove a Planned Parenthood sticker from her laptop.
Search Begins for New Planned Parenthood President
Planned Parenthood has begun its search for a new president and CEO now that Cecile Richards has announced her departure after 12 years at the helm.
Report: Black Lives Matter Founder Says ‘F**k Yeah!’ Cecile Richards ‘Should Run for Office’
Progressive community organizers and politicians are urging departing Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards to run for office, reports BuzzFeed News.
Cecile Richards Challenges Right of Physicians Not to Perform Abortions for ‘Moral’ Objections
Former Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards has attacked the Trump Administration’s push for freedom of conscience among health care workers, saying it is “shameful” for doctors to opt out of performing abortions “because of religious, moral, or personal objections.”
Planned Parenthood President Calls for America’s Government to Change to ‘Representative Democracy’
Departing Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards is calling for America’s government to change to a “representative democracy.”
Anti-Trump Lawmakers, Protesters Try to Grab Spotlight Ahead of SOTU
Lawmakers and anti-Trump activists are hoping to grab the spotlight ahead of President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address.
