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- Become a Teen Peer Educator!
Planned Parenthood’s Downtown Clinic
Saturday, September 26 at 10:00am - Get Yourself Tested at the Dow...
Downtown Teen Clinic
Monday, April 20 at 3:00pm - Lobby Day 2009 with PPFA Presi...
Texas State Capitol Building
Thursday, March 12 at 10:30am - February Volunteer Night
Planned Parenthood Administrative O...
Thursday, February 26 at 5:30pm - Volunteer Appreciation Party
Speakeasy Lounge
Tuesday, February 10 at 5:00pm - Talk First! Parent Program Launch
Planned Parenthood
Friday, January 16 at 10:00pm - Health Holiday Teen Party!
Downtown Austin Clinic
Thursday, December 18 at 2:00pm - November Volunteer Night
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Thursday, November 20 at 5:30pm - November Volunteer Orientation...
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Thursday, November 6 at 6:00pm - November Volunteer Orientation...
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Thursday, November 6 at 10:00am
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Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region When the health care reform bill passed the House on Saturday, it included the Stupak/Pitts amendment, which bans private abortion coverage for millions of women and would prohibit it in the new "public option." Tell President Obama that you won't accept any "reform" that leaves women worse off than they are now.
Source: www.ppaction.org
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Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region Get to know your condoms! This report gives you the lowdown on which brands are most reliable.
Source: blogs.consumerreports.org
I get a lot of interesting reactions when I tell friends I’m covering our tests of condoms. Their excitement wanes a little when I say we don’t test condoms by personally trying them out. But they tend ...
Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region Good news: EBay has blocked the efforts of anti-choice activists to hold an auction in order to raise money for Scott Roeder's defense. One of the items that was set to be auctioned was a prison cookbook compiled by the woman who shot and wounded Dr. Tiller in 1993.
Source: www.latimes.com
Kansas City, Mo. - Online retailer EBay said Tuesday that it would block an auction planned to raise money for the man charged with killing Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller. Supporters had said they wanted to raise money to pay for Scott Roeder's defense. ...
Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region We'll be hosting and participating in some fun events this November. Check out this list.
Source: www.plannedparenthood.org
For more information about any events, please contact Elizabeth Paukstis at 512.276.8076 or email elizabeth.paukstis@ppaustin.org.
Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region Today is National Health Care Reform Day of Action. Tell your senators to protect women's health.
Source: www.ppaction.org
Anti-choice extremists are trying to hijack health care reform to undermine women's access to care. People like you and me need to speak up now and make it clear to Congress that we won't stand by while protections for women's health are cut out of health care reform. ...
Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region Here's another reason why women's health should be front and center in the health care debate. In the insurance industry, discriminating against women is just business as usual.
Source: act.ly
Insurance companies discriminate against women in several ways and it’s time to tell Congress
Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region
More proof of the dire state of health care in Texas. We rank dead last in terms of access to health care and in equity – a measure of how minorities and low-income patients fare in the state's medical system. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/
Texas health care ranked 46th in nation | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Texas Regio
Source: www.dallasnews.com
Texas News - The Dallas Morning News Texas section is your trusted source for news from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and New Mexico
Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region
Oklahoma's scary new abortion law is remarkably similar to legislation that is routinely proposed in the TX State Legislature. Under the law, patients seeking abortion would be forced to submit their private details to the state for online publication. http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feat
Source: www.salon.com
A new Oklahoma law requires the posting of private data on a public Web site
Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region
Since they receive so much state funding, isn't it time that crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) were at least honest about the services that they do and do not provide? Can the Austin City Council take a cue from the Baltimore City Council, and require CPCs to disclose that they do not provide contraceptive services or re...ferrals? http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2009/
Source: www.rhrealitycheck.org
Crisis pregnancy centers spread misinformation about abortion and birth control in an effort to dissuade women from exploring those options. The Baltimore City Council wants to change that.
Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region Why should women have access to affordable family planning services and safe abortion? For one thing, unsafe abortions that result from unintended pregnancies cost health care systems millions more per year. Check out this Guttmacher report.
Source: www.guttmacher.org
Treating the complications that result from unsafe abortion costs Africa and Latin America $227–280 million each year—and all the developing world, including the Asian and Pacific regions, $341 million—according to a new Guttmacher study that quantifies the burden on health care systems.
Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region Anti-choice activists are trying to hijack health care reform. If they succeed, women will lose access to reproductive health care. Call your senator!
Source: www.nytimes.com
Abortion opponents in Congress are seeking to block people who might receive federal subsidies for health insurance from using the money on plans that cover abortion.
Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region It's National Sex Ed Week of Action! Check out this excellent op-ed from a teen peer educator in Georgia on the importance of comprehensive sex education: http://tinyurl.com/y8ccpnf
Source: tinyurl.com
Kids returning to school might find their lessons haven’t changed all that much from last year. That includes their school-sponsored sex education classes.
Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region
Did you know that Texas is one of the top three states with the highest teen pregnancy rates? Did you know that Texas is number one in REPEAT teen pregnancy? As a teen, what can you do to help your community? Become a Teen Peer Educator!
Join other high school students for this training session at our downtown Austin cl...inic. Planned Parenthood staff will be on hand to teach about healthy relationships, dating, STI and pregnancy prevention, and more. Teen Peer Educators are trained to help promote healthy lifestyles in their schools and communities.
Free lunch provided! Space is limited, so please RSVP by September 23rd to Cynthia Brown at Preventiongirl@ppaustin.org or (512) 276-8064. We hope to see you there!
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Join other high school students for this training session at our downtown Austin cl...inic. Planned Parenthood staff will be on hand to teach about healthy relationships, dating, STI and pregnancy prevention, and more. Teen Peer Educators are trained to help promote healthy lifestyles in their schools and communities.
Free lunch provided! Space is limited, so please RSVP by September 23rd to Cynthia Brown at Preventiongirl@ppaustin.org or (512) 276-8064. We hope to see you there!
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Time:10:00AM Saturday, September 26th
Location:Planned Parenthood’s Downtown Clinic
Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region
Please sign your name to Planned Parenthood's open letter concerning the murder of Dr. Tiller.
http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/honor_t
Source: www.ppaction.org
We are deeply saddened by the murder of Kansas physician George Tiller.We have much to say.To Dr. Tiller's family, patients, and friends, please know that our hearts are with you during this time of unimaginable loss. ...
