Planned Parenthood

Medical Director Dr. Ayiti Maharaj-Best was happy to tell the state’s health department that the uptick in STIs was a good thing—and it was thanks to their new express testing method.

More women are coming into Connecticut for abortion care, and the state is training more medical professionals to meet that demand.

WSHU’s Desiree Diorio spoke with Gloria Feldt, the former president of Planned Parenthood, about the future of abortion rights with the midterm elections just two months away.

Now that Connecticut allows advanced practice clinicians to perform aspiration abortions, some nurses have begun learning the procedure.

Abortion providers in Connecticut have been guaranteed federal government support. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra gave the assurance during a visit to a Planned Parenthood health center in Waterbury on Tuesday.

The draft ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court would not ban abortion nationwide. It would allow individual states to pass restrictions — or outright bans — on abortion, according to Planned Parenthood of Southern New England.

WSHU's Ebong Udoma spoke with Amanda Skinner, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, to discuss a bill that would expand who is allowed to perform abortions in Connecticut.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut joined Planned Parenthood of Southern New England to urge bipartisanship from his Senate colleagues to approve the Women’s Health Protection Act. The vote is set for Monday afternoon.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont plans to help fund family planning services with the state budget he unveiled this week.Planned Parenthood of Southern New…

Planned Parenthood of Southern New England is talking with Connecticut budget officials to help fill a hole left by lost federal funds. A recent Trump…