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    Five-month-old Ronan Amador rides in a carrier with his mother, Elizabeth Mahoney, during a Planned Parenthood rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol on March 7, 2013, in Austin.
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    Texas Tries To Repair Damage Wreaked Upon Family Planning Clinics

    Jan 28, 2016
    When Texas passed laws designed to shut down Planned Parenthood clinics, it slashed the state's family planning budget. Of the 82 clinics that closed, only a third were Planned Parenthood.
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    Grand Jury Indicts Anti-Abortion Activists Who Made Undercover Videos

    Jan 25, 2016
    The Texas grand jury investigating Planned Parenthood found no wrongdoing by the abortion provider, but it indicted two anti-abortion activists involved in making covert videos of the organization.
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    Judge Reverses Decision In Utah Planned Parenthood Funding Case

    Dec 22, 2015

    A federal judge has reversed an earlier decision and ruled Utah can cut off federal funds to the state Planned Parenthood organization.

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    Robert Lewis Dear was formally charged with first-degree murder and other counts in last month's killing of three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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    Accused Planned Parenthood Shooter: 'I'm A Warrior For The Babies'

    Dec 09, 2015
    In one of several courtroom outbursts, Robert Lewis Dear, who is accused of killing three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado, said he was guilty and won't go to trial.
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    Nevada AG Closes Inquiry Into Planned Parenthood

    Dec 03, 2015

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt said he's closed an inquiry into Planned Parenthood and is satisfied that the Nevada offices aren't donating tissue from aborted fetuses.

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    Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards listens while testifying during a Sept. 29 House panel hearing on "Planned Parenthood's Taxpayer Funding."
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    Did 'Hateful Rhetoric' Cause Shooting? Hear Planned Parenthood's Careful Response

    Nov 30, 2015
    In an interview on NPR's Morning Edition, Cecile Richards spoke about Friday's attack at a facility in Colorado Springs and about an "incredible escalation of harassment and intimidation" at clinics.
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    Nevada Could Soon See 'Values Life' Specialty License Plate

    Nov 30, 2015

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Motorists could soon buy specialty license plates proclaiming "Nevada Values Life," although state officials and Planned Parenthood have warned of possible lawsuits because of the overtly Christian anti-abortion charity that will receive a portion of the proceeds.

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    University of Colorado Colorado Springs police officer Garrett Swasey, 44, was killed in Friday's attack.
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    An Iraq Vet And A Mother Of 2 Were Victims Of Planned Parenthood Shooting

    Nov 29, 2015
    Local media outlets are naming Ke'Arre Stewart, an Army veteran and father of two, and Jennifer Markovsky, a mother of two, as victims of the attack, which also killed police officer Garrett Swasey.
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    A small shack with no electricity or running water where where Planned Parenthood clinic shooting suspect Robert Lewis Dear spent time. The shack about a half-mile up a twisty dirt road near Black Mountain, N.C.
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    What We Know About The Alleged Planned Parenthood Shooter

    Nov 29, 2015
    Robert Dear lived off the grid and the those who knew him described a troubled man who preferred solitude. Police say Dear opened fire at a Planned Parenthood center, killing three and wounding nine.
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    University of Colorado Colorado Springs police officer Garrett Swasey, 44, was killed in Friday's attack.
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    Planned Parenthood Shooting Suspect Robert Lewis Dear To Appear In Court Monday

    Nov 28, 2015
    The man arrested after a deadly attack and standoff at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs Friday is Robert Lewis Dear, 57, officials confirm.
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    An ambulance proceeds Friday up a secured road leading to a Planned Parenthood center in Colorado Springs, Colo., after reports of an active shooter.
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    3 Dead, Suspect Held In Shootings At Colorado Planned Parenthood

    Nov 27, 2015
    The dead included one police officer from a local university. At least nine other people were hurt, including four police officers.
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    'Scandal' Finale Stirs Up Controversy

    Nov 20, 2015
    Fans express support as well as opposition after the lead character of the hit ABC drama is shown undergoing an emotional procedure.
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    The Planned Parenthood women's health organization has come under fire from Republicans after an undercover video allegedly showed a Planned Parenthood executive discussing selling cells from aborted fetuses.
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    Supreme Court Won't Take Up Case Over Planned Parenthood Documents

    Nov 16, 2015
    Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia voted to hear the case over whether documents from Planned Parenthood of Northern New England should be turned over to an anti-abortion group.
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    Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards listens while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington in September.
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    Planned Parenthood Will No Longer Accept Reimbursement For Fetal Tissue

    Oct 13, 2015
    President Cecile Richards said accusations that the organization illegally profits from tissue provided to researchers have "nothing to do with our fetal tissue donation compliance process."
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    Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday.
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    A Warning To Both Parties On Planned Parenthood And Abortion

    Sep 30, 2015
    Republicans are pushing to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding. The organization's popularity has held steady, highlighting a risk for the GOP. But there's danger for Democrats, too.
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    Obama Approves Law To Fund Government Through Mid-December

    Sep 30, 2015
    President Obama signed the bill into law before the midnight deadline to keep the government running. The measure does not defund Planned Parenthood as House Republicans had threatened.
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    Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, testifies Tuesday during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill.
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    6 Clips Of Audio You Should Hear From The Planned Parenthood Hearing

    Sep 29, 2015
    The congressional hearing was oftentimes contentious with the head of Planned Parenthood defending her organization and explaining that it does not receive federal money for most abortions.
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    In 1954, Dr. Frederick C. Robbins, then chief of pediatrics and contagious diseases at Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, was one of three winners of that year's Nobel Prize in medicine. The scientists' work, which led to a vaccine against polio, w
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    Research On Fetal Tissue Draws Renewed Political, Scientific Scrutiny

    Sep 29, 2015
    Critics say research on fetal tissue is no longer needed to answer crucial medical questions. But National Institutes of Health officials and other scientists say alternatives don't yet measure up.
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    Bill To Avert Government Shutdown Survives Test Vote In The Senate

    Sep 28, 2015
    Senators agreed to limit debate on a measure to fund the government through Dec. 11 without stripping funding from Planned Parenthood. They're expected to approve the bill and send it to the House.
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    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell brought a measure up for a vote Thursday that funded the government but defunded Planned Parenthood. Democrats banded together to block it.
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    Senate Vote To Keep Government Funded Fails As Shutdown Nears

    Sep 24, 2015
    The deadline to fund government agencies is Sept. 30. Democrats blocked a vote on a bill to extend current funding because it would have deleted money for Planned Parenthood for a year.
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    Ted Cruz has strong views on abortion. Americans tend to be more ambivalent.
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    Despite Constant Debate, Americans' Abortion Opinions Rarely Change

    Sep 21, 2015
    While Planned Parenthood weathers attacks and a potential government shutdown looms, Americans are deeply ambivalent on abortion.
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    House Approves Bill To Cease Funding Planned Parenthood

    Sep 18, 2015
    The bill was adopted by a 241-187 vote; it isn't expected to pass in the Senate.
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    House Speaker John Boehner is yet again facing a backlash from conservatives over his approach in trying to avoid a government shutdown.
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    As Tea Party Again Aims For Boehner, GOP Leadership Rallies Around Him

    Sep 17, 2015
    There are rumblings that conservatives want John Boehner ousted as House speaker for what they see as a lack of fight. But GOP leaders look ready to turn the tables on the insurgents.
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    AG Asks Nevada Planned Parenthood About Abortion Practices

    Sep 17, 2015

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt is asking Planned Parenthood entities in Nevada for details about how they conduct abortions.

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    House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio (right) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky have two weeks to negotiate a plan with congressional Democrats to avert a government shutdown.
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    Another Government Shutdown Looms At The End Of The Month

    Sep 16, 2015
    Congress has until Sept. 30 to pass a measure to keep the government funded. If no agreement is reached, federal agencies could be shuttered again — the second time in three years.

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