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In 1978, Faye Wattleton became the first female president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America since Margaret Sanger — and the first president of color. During her tenure, U.S. President Ronald Reagan passed policies opposing reproductive rights, including the devastating Global Gag Rule.Meanwhile, violent attacks against health centers escalated: Planned Parenthood facilities and ...

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Abortion Access. The courts have protected safe, legal abortion throughout the United States since 1973, when the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed access to abortion as a constitutional right in its Roe v.Wade decision.. Yet for years, abortion opponents have fought to turn back the clock: stacking federal courts with anti-abortion judges; passing …

Planned Parenthood Advocacy and Political Organizations. Join Planned Parenthood Action Fund’s National Volunteer Program to take action to protect abortion access across the country, and find your state below for local advocacy information and even more ways to get involved.