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Planned Parenthood is the nation’s oldest and largest provider of family planning services. The work of Planned Parenthood began in New York in 1916 by a nurse named Margaret Sanger. She helped to bring birth control education and methods to women who were faced with many pregnancies, many children, and often not enough money. The Atlanta, Georgia affiliate of Planned Parenthood began in 1964. In 1930, a Planned Parenthood affiliate was created in Birmingham, Alabama, the oldest in the Southeast. Services were added in Mississippi in 1989 and all three states joined forces in 2010 under the name Planned Parenthood Southeast. Planned Parenthood’s mission is to provide voluntary family planning services and education that enhance personal and social understanding of human sexuality. They advocate public policies that guarantee reproductive rights and access to health care. Planned Parenthood Southeast support and encourage advances in reproductive technology. They believe in trusting individuals and providing them with the information they need to make well informed decisions about sexuality, family planning and childbearing.
Agency Functions Planned Parenthood Southeast provides affordable, high-quality medical services. They educate thousands of young people, parents, college students and youth serving professionals through their programs and outreach activities. They also advocate for public policy initiatives in which support health care access for everyone. This health center offers a sliding fee scale based on family size, income and student status. This is made possible in part through United Way donations that help us provide prevention services like cancer screenings, STD testing and treatment and birth control.
Agency News PPH’S (Planned Parenthood) Empower Breakfast event was to honor Francine Stein, who led PPH (Planned Parenthood) as President/CEO for 32 years. She was credit with adding abortion services to this agency. Also created the
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