Press Releases

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Today, the Florida Senate rejected legislation that would have stripped doctors of their ability to act in the best interest of their patients by a vote of 20-20. SB 2400 by Senator Daniel Webster (R-9) would have forced physicians to perform ultrasounds even when it is not medically-appropriate to the patient’s situation or goes against the professional judgment of the physician. A similar bill, HB 257 by Rep. Traviesa (R-56), passed in the House.

The Prevention First Act is a commonsense bill that prevents unintended pregnancy by expanding access to birth control in Florida.
April 15, 2008

Bill will require comprehensive sex education including information about abstinence and methods of protection from diseases and unintended pregnancy
April 1, 2008

Statement of Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates Executive Director, Adrienne Kimmell:
March 11, 2008
Sarasota, FL – “Today’s news that more than three million teenage girls have a sexually transmitted infection (STI) emphasizes the need for real comprehensive sex education and statewide standards for sex education.

2.12.08 

Putting prevention first leads to healthy Florida families

Sarasota, FL – Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates looks forward to working with newly appointed Holly Benson in her role as the Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to put prevention first.   AHCA oversees health care facilities and providers, as well as the Medicaid program, which provides reproductive health care and family planning services to thousands of Florida women.

Planned Parenthood Calls for Full Funding of Family Planning

WASHINGTON, DC — Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) today roundly criticized the president’s budget for putting politics over women’s health; proposing devastating cuts to funding for Medicaid family planning, which provides access to contraception and other family planning services to low-income women; failing to appropriately fund Title X, America’s family planning program; and increasing funding for ineffective abstinence-only programs.
“The president has this budget backwards,” said PPFA President Cecile Richards. “He’s increasing funding for programs that don’t work, and decreasing funding for programs that are proven effective.

Bill will require comprehensive sex education including information about abstinence and methods of protection from diseases and unintended pregnancy

NM Joins Growing List of States Saying No to Programs Proven to Fail

Washington, DC – Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) President Cecile Richards praised New Mexico health officials today for rejecting federal funding for ineffective abstinence-only programs that deny teenagers potentially lifesaving information about prevention and responsible decision making. New Mexico, the 15th state to reject the funding, has pledged to teach comprehensive, medically accurate sex education.

Cecile Richards
President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Today’s news underscores what Planned Parenthood and those who work tirelessly to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies already know too well: the United States is facing a teen pregnancy health care crisis, and the national policy of abstinence-only programs just isn’t working.

West Palm Beach, FL—Planned Parenthood of Greater Miami, Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast would like to applaud the St. Lucie County School Board members for approving the Get Real About AIDS sex education curriculum last night.