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    Margaret Sanger appears before a Senate committee for federal birth-control legislation in Washington, D.C., on March 1, 1934, arguing that federal courts be given the right to discuss contraceptive methods with their patients.
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    National Portrait Gallery Won't Remove Bust Of Planned Parenthood Founder

    Aug 27, 2015
    Conservative groups want the gallery to take down the bust of Margaret Sanger, who they say was racist because of her support for eugenics.
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    A Planned Parenthood location in New York City. The organization is a presidential-campaign target.
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    Fact Check: Was Planned Parenthood Started To 'Control' The Black Population?

    Aug 14, 2015
    "I know who Margaret Sanger is, and I know that she believed in eugenics, and that she was not particularly enamored with black people," candidate Ben Carson said of the organization's founder.
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    'Defunding' Planned Parenthood Is Easier Promised Than Done

    Aug 12, 2015
    Some Republican candidates for president claim they have defunded Planned Parenthood in their states already. But the truth, others say, depends on how you define "defund."
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    Abortions account for 3 percent of Planned Parenthood's services.
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    Fact Check: How Does Planned Parenthood Spend That Government Money?

    Aug 05, 2015
    The government spends $500 million a year on Planned Parenthood. Here's where that money goes, where it comes from and how it's used.
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    Nevada Conservatives Join Push To Defund Planned Parenthood

    Jul 28, 2015

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada conservatives are joining an effort to defund Planned Parenthood after the release of covert videos of agency officials.

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    Sting Videos Part Of Longtime Campaign Against Planned Parenthood

    Jul 22, 2015
    The young anti-abortion activist who planned the recent sting videos on Planned Parenthood staff members has ties to larger group that oppose abortion.
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    Undercover Video Targets Planned Parenthood

    Jul 15, 2015
    Activists say the video of a Planned Parenthood official is evidence the group is selling parts from aborted fetuses, which is illegal. Planned Parenthood says tissue is donated for medical research.
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    When health care providers have the latest information on various birth control methods, research suggests, more of their patients who use birth control choose a long-acting reversible method, like the IUD.
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    Updated Training Of Birth Control Counselors Boosts Use Of IUDs

    Jun 16, 2015
    And when the use of intrauterine devices and hormonal implants by young women goes up, the number of unplanned pregnancies sharply drops, researchers find.
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    Abortion Rates Decline In Nevada

    Jun 09, 2015

    From 2010 to 2013, the yearly number of abortions dropped 22 percent in Nevada, compared to 12 percent nationwide.

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    Parental Notification Bill Has Pro-Choice Advocates Concerned

    Mar 19, 2015

    Republican Assembly Speaker John Hambrick is sponsoring a bill requiring parental notification before a minor can receive an abortion.

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    Dr. Ruth Still Talking About Healthy Sex

    Mar 12, 2015

    Her name and voice are familiar to just about everyone, Dr. Ruth Westheimer. She has been part of the American consciousness for 40 years. Westheimer...

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    Sex Education in Nevada

    Jan 28, 2011
    How do we learn about sex in Nevada's schools? The school district has a set curriculum it gives to teachers and nurses. But some groups say that isn't enough - Planned Parenthood isn't allowed to go into classrooms and teach teens. Another group is turning to local pastors to educate young people in church. How do we teach our kids about sex? How much should they know? Does education increase or decrease the risks of pregnancy and STDs? Do our kids not know enough... or more than we think? And how much of that is correct? Are you a teen or parent - what do you think about sex ed? We want to hear from you.
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