Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood "is America's leading sexual and reproductive health care advocate and provider. Founded by Margaret Sanger in 1916 as America’s first birth control clinic, Planned Parenthood believes that everyone has the right to choose when or whether to have a child, that every child should be wanted and loved, and that women should be in charge of their destinies." 

"Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), the national organization, is a world-renowned leader in reproductive rights and health. PPFA provides support to affiliates nationwide and addresses reproductive health needs in developing countries through our international programs and our membership in the International Planned Parenthood Federation." Also see Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

Planned Parenthood is a member of Health Care for America Now.


 * Cecile Richards - President
 * Elena Maslia Marks - Chair
 * Jack Vaughn - former president (1974-5)

National Spokespersons
Source
 * Esperanza Garcia Walters
 * Cecile Richards
 * Vanessa Cullins, M.D.
 * Stephenie Foster
 * Elizabeth Toledo
 * Roger Evans
 * Eve C. Gartner
 * Chris M. Korsmo
 * Rev. Dr. Ignacio Castuera
 * Jeff Waldman, M.D.

2005 Board of Directors
Source: Annual Report
 * Esperanza Garcia Walters (CHAIRPERSON)
 * Jennifer A. Barefoot (VICE CHAIRPERSON)
 * Sally Beauchamp Kagerer (TREASURER)
 * Jill Vinjamuri-Gettman (SECRETARY)
 * Liz Accles
 * Rev. Mark Bigelow
 * Tracey L. Brown
 * Patti Caldwell
 * Lida L. Coleman
 * Mary Cruz
 * Amanda Dealey
 * Audrey Bracey Deegan
 * Deborah De Witt
 * Anita Perez Ferguson
 * Marcia Ann Gillespie
 * Patricio Gonzales
 * Elizabeth A. Hannley
 * Joanne E. Howard
 * Carolina Jimenez-Hogg
 * Jill June
 * Lucy J. Karl
 * Melisa Lindamood
 * La Don Love
 * Anne Marso
 * James McCarthy, Ph.D.
 * Frederick A. B. Meyerson
 * Joseph L. Rauh, M.D.
 * Scott J. Spear, M.D.
 * William Stanley III
 * Lillian A. Tamayo
 * Bertha Thomas
 * Calvin L. Warren
 * James D. Young

Publications

 * Planned Parenthood Federation of America Annual Report 2004–2005 (Pdf)

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Other Related SourceWatch Resources

 * Margaret Sanger Award
 * Hefner Foundation
 * Faye Wattleton - Former President (1978-1992)
 * Gloria Feldt - Former President (1996-2005)
 * Alan F. Guttmacher - Former President (1962)
 * Paul H. Todd, Jr. - former CEO (1967-70)
 * Kenneth C. Edelin - former chair
 * abortion
 * eugenics
 * feminist movement
 * globalization
 * population control
 * reproductive freedom
 * selective human breeding
 * Mary K. Shallenberger - Past Chair
 * Guttmacher Institute
 * Mary Luke
 * Judy Tabb
 * Jacquelyn L. Lendsey - former board member
 * Helen Rees (South Africa)
 * Jason I. Osher - former associate director of foundations and corporations
 * Mary S. Calderone - former medical director
 * B. Boyd Hight - LA President
 * Francine Stein - former vice president
 * Beatrice K. McClintock
 * Sarah P. Burns - former director of public affairs

Contact

 * Web: http://www.plannedparenthood.org

Critical Resources

 * Michael Barker, "Planned Parenthood for Capitalists", Swans, March 22, 2010.
 * Abby Johnson, Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader's Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Line (SaltRiver, 2011).