tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68448406408985905642024-03-13T20:07:27.747-05:00Planned Parenthood Illinois ActionReproductive health news, events, politics, and information from Planned Parenthood Illinois Action.Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.comBlogger620125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-47602654018958838152014-11-05T16:29:00.001-06:002014-11-05T16:31:14.931-06:00PPIA Congratulates Bruce Rauner on Election Win
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Planned Parenthood Illinois Action Congratulates Bruce Rauner on Election Win
Chicago (11/5/14) — Planned Parenthood Illinois Action (PPIA), the non-partisan political and advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood in Illinois, congratulates Bruce Rauner for winning the race for Governor of Illinois.
“During his candidacy, Bruce Rauner repeatedly said he was Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-36176990330791138982014-11-05T10:51:00.001-06:002014-11-05T10:57:45.370-06:00PPIA Celebrates IL Voters Support of Birth Control Coverage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Planned Parenthood Illinois Action Celebrates Illinois Voters Support of Birth Control Coverage
Chicago (11/5/14) — Planned Parenthood Illinois Action (PPIA), the non-partisan political and advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood in Illinois, applauds the two-thirds of Illinois voters who marked “Yes” for insurance coverage of birth control on Tuesday’s ballot.
The Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-71256185335910645042014-10-16T17:12:00.001-05:002014-10-16T17:35:42.421-05:00Planned Parenthood Illinois Action Announces Political Endorsements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPlanned Parenthood Illinois Action Announces Political Endorsements
Chicago (10/16/14) — Planned Parenthood Illinois Action (PPIA), the non-partisan political and advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood in Illinois, today announced endorsements for the November 4 general election. PPIA made endorsements in races for the U. S. Senate, U. S. House of Representatives, Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-26401686655701490412014-10-16T15:20:00.001-05:002014-10-16T17:34:54.282-05:00Planned Parenthood Illinois Action Endorses Pat Quinn for Governor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Planned Parenthood Illinois Action Announces
Endorsement of Pat Quinn for Governor
Chicago (10/16/14) —Planned Parenthood Illinois Action (PPIA), the non-partisan political and advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood in Illinois, today announced its endorsement of Governor Pat Quinn for the November 4th election.
“Governor Pat Quinn has been upfront on his Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-19938332598660208152014-07-10T12:30:00.000-05:002014-07-10T12:38:33.375-05:00PLANNED PARENTHOOD ILLINOIS ACTION ENDORSES LISA MADIGAN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ILLINOIS ACTION ENDORSES LISA MADIGAN
Attorney General Madigan on the Correct Side of Hobby Lobby Case
Chicago (July 8, 2014) — In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision granting employers the power to deny women’ reproductive healths benefits to their employees, Planned Parenthood Illinois Action announced its solid support Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-22959733330651142182014-04-11T10:04:00.000-05:002014-04-11T10:24:21.627-05:00Funny Girl Katie Rich to be Honored at the 2014 Generations Celebration (Profile)
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Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-29415479159956327982014-02-14T16:47:00.001-06:002014-02-19T10:37:19.559-06:0010 Fun, Freaky, Fabulous Facts About Condoms
As the nation’s largest provider of sex education, Planned Parenthood works every day to reduce the number of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies and to keep people healthy. In conjunction with Valentine’s Day and National Condom Week (February 14-21), let’s take a look at some FACTS ABOUT CONDOMS AND CONDOMS USE. Some are mind-blowing, some are straight to the point. Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-28906459989377385142014-01-15T11:58:00.002-06:002014-01-15T12:00:32.238-06:00PPIA to Honor State Representative Camille Lilly
Join PPIA to Honor State Representative Camille Lilly With Leadership Award at Upcoming Roe v. Wade Anniversary Event
Planned
Parenthood Illinois Action’s Roe v. Wade 41st Anniversary event
on January 23, 2014 is a time to celebrate our successes and collectively
prepare for the road ahead of us. Join us as we celebrate this monumental
decision and the men and women who work tirelessly to Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-10385194724033916802014-01-14T15:15:00.001-06:002014-01-15T12:00:45.344-06:00PPIA to Honor Senator Dick Durbin
Join PPIA to Honor Senator Dick Durbin With Lifetime Achievement Award at Upcoming Roe v. Wade Anniversary Event
Planned Parenthood Illinois Action’s Roe v. Wade 41st
Anniversary event on January 23, 2014 is a time to celebrate our successes and collectively
prepare for the road ahead of us. Join us as we honor this monumental
decision and the men and women who work tirelessly to protectPlanned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-80912503311405136572013-09-12T11:16:00.000-05:002013-09-12T11:18:41.897-05:00Back to the Basics: Female Condoms and Global Female Condom Day
With Global Female Condom Day right around the corner it’s time we get back to basics. Nationwide one in six people have herpes and over 19 million will contract a sexually transmitted infection (STI) each year.
This means when it comes to contraception, people need different methods at different times in their lives that protect against both unintended pregnancy and STIs. For safer Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-82747370624844985782013-08-28T10:00:00.000-05:002013-08-28T10:00:24.796-05:00National Immunization Awareness Month: Get a Shot, Help Prevent Cancer
You wear sunscreen to prevent skin cancer, and abstain from smoking to avoid lung cancer. This month, get a shot to prevent cervical cancer - as well as anal, vulvar, vaginal, oral, throat and penile cancer. What is HPV HPV, or human papillomavirus, is responsible for 19,000 cases of cancer in women every year, and 8,000 in men. It may also cause genital warts. For many, the infection goes Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-86836439757888842782013-08-08T11:58:00.000-05:002013-08-08T12:01:40.261-05:00Orland Park Planned Parenthood Expands Services
We're thrilled to announce that Planned Parenthood in Orland Park is expanding its services!
The Orland Park health center, located at 14470 S. LaGrange Road, will offer a full
range of preventive reproductive health care services for women, men,
and teens.
100% of the expanded services at the Orland Park Planned Parenthood
health center will be preventive. New services focus on Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-39369471596878587942013-08-06T15:14:00.001-05:002013-08-06T16:31:35.017-05:00Domestic Violence Bills Signed Today
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This morning the Illinois Supreme Court released it's decision to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995 in the case Hope Clinic for Women v. Adams. This is a disappointing loss for teens and means that the law will go into effect in approximately 35 days. We believe the Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act puts teens’ health and safety at Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-73380044694049525072013-06-27T15:22:00.003-05:002013-06-27T15:24:51.232-05:00Learn Your HIV status, Help End the Disease
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Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-28864624414257676752013-06-12T13:12:00.001-05:002013-06-12T13:14:36.780-05:00Planned Parenthood Cares About Men’s Health
Gotcha covered
Almost 6.5 million boys and men live in Illinois. Planned
Parenthood has every one of them covered with services such as
testing and treatment for STIs or sexually transmitted diseases, to cancer
screenings and vasectomies.
You might already know that wearing a condom during sex can help
men prevent pregnancy, and protect their partners and
themselves from STIs. But Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-89712239133836545462013-05-22T13:58:00.001-05:002013-05-22T16:55:49.135-05:00Illinois Senate Votes in Favor of Comprehensive Sex Education
We are thrilled to announce that the Sexual Health Education bill (HB 2675) just passed in the Illinois Senate! The final vote resulted in 37 voting in favor and 21 voting against. This is wonderful news for Illinois youth!
HB 2675 creates a standard for existing sexual health education courses taught in grades 6-12. It provides medically accurate, age-appropriate, complete information on Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-36953259836402381182013-05-14T11:05:00.002-05:002013-05-14T11:06:22.652-05:00Take steps to better health during National Women’s Health Week
National Women’s Health Week kicked off on Mother’s Day. Planned Parenthood of Illinois is helping women make their health a priority with caring and unbiased services at 17 health centers throughout the state. Every woman a well-woman Take control of your health this week! Start by making an appointment for a confidential well-woman exam. These checkups include screenings for sexually Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-90826967412710612092013-05-06T13:01:00.000-05:002013-05-06T13:12:04.225-05:00Nearly 400 Supporters Attend Generations Gala
Nearly 400 supporters of all generations attended our Generations Gala at Chicago's historic Navy Pier last Thursday night which raised more than $350,000 in support of Planned Parenthood of Illinois' mission!
The Lehman Family
This year we honored the Lehman Family for their support of Planned Parenthood and access to women’s healthcare for three generations. Building on the example of Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-40358005280673991722013-05-02T09:51:00.000-05:002013-05-02T09:52:38.277-05:00National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
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Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-15636850422256696922013-04-23T11:51:00.000-05:002013-04-23T11:58:59.987-05:00Know Your STD Status - Get Yourself Tested
Know yourself
Half of all sexually active people will get an STD by they time they are 25 years old. But most won’t know it, because many sexually transmitted diseases and infections don’t come with visible symptoms. The only way to really know is to get yourself tested.
Know your status
Talking with a health care provider at Planned Parenthood of Illinois health centers is private, and Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-57752623285695401562013-04-17T17:49:00.000-05:002013-04-17T18:02:38.059-05:00Illinois House Passes Comprehensive Sex Education Bill
We delighted to announce that the Accurate Sexual Health Education Bill (HB 2675) passed in the Illinois House of Representatives today by a vote of 66 to 52. This is a huge victory for Illinois youth who are now one step closer to receiving age-appropriate sexual health education!
HB 2675 creates a standard for existing sexual health education courses in grades 6 through 12.
It Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-7489904415096016402013-04-11T10:12:00.001-05:002013-04-11T11:08:23.632-05:00Comprehensive Sex Ed in Illinois - You Can Help!
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Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844840640898590564.post-42429627455161701982013-03-28T11:38:00.000-05:002013-03-28T11:48:54.456-05:00Bloomington-Normal Health Center Moving This Spring!
We're thrilled to announce that our health center in Bloomington-Normal will be moving to a new state-of-the-art facility this spring! The new health center will open on Monday, April 22 and will be located at 1319 N. Veterans Parkway just 3.5 miles from our current location in Bloomington-Normal.
Our new health center will feature plenty of free parking, an inviting waiting room with free Planned Parenthoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063710228582013129noreply@blogger.com0