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The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is an American nonprofit organization [1] that provides reproductive and sexual healthcare and sexual education in the United States and globally. It is a member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF).
More than six million women in the United States, or 11 percent of women of reproductive age, become pregnant each year. More than half of these pregnancies, or approximately 3.4 million, are unintended, and 1.6 million of the unintended pregnancies are terminated through abortion. [15]
The American Birth Control League was founded by Margaret Sanger in 1921; it would become Planned Parenthood Federation of America in 1942. [ 76 ] [ 77 ] By the 1930s, licensed physicians performed an estimated 800,000 abortions a year.
Planned Parenthood Great Plains CEO Emily Wales, left, and health care manager Logan Rink answer questions during an Aug. 16, 2024, interview in the Pittsburg Planned Parenthood clinic.
The International Planned Parenthood Federation was established after earlier efforts to organise the post-World War II family planning and population control movements. The first conference was organised by the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education in Stockholm , in August 1946. [ 11 ]
[citation needed] In 1942 the name was changed to Planned Parenthood Federation of America. [1] Its headquarters were located at 104 Fifth Avenue, New York City from 1921–1930 and at various offices on Madison Avenue from 1931–1939.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 December 2024. American birth control activist and nurse (1879–1966) For the clinical psychologist and researcher, see Margaret Singer. Margaret Sanger Sanger in 1922 Born Margaret Louise Higgins (1879-09-14) September 14, 1879 Corning, New York, U.S. Died September 6, 1966 (1966-09-06) (aged 86 ...
In 2017, there were 12 Planned Parenthood clinics, of which 8 offered abortion services, in a state with a population of 911,617 women aged 15–49. That year, 30% of women in the state aged 15–44 lived in a county without an abortion clinic. [17]