Planned Parenthood Federation of America

MISSION

To provide comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care services in settings which preserve and protect the essential privacy and rights of each individual

To advocate public policies which guarantee these rights and ensure access to such services

To provide educational programs which enhance understanding of individual and societal implications of human sexuality

To promote research and the advancement of technology in reproductive health care and encourage understanding of their inherent bioethical, behavioral, and social implications

WHERE YOUR SUPPORT GOES

Planned Parenthood's national offices in New York City and Washington, DC, provide support for the health, education, and advocacy mission of 57 independent affiliates across the country that operate under the Planned Parenthood name.
Planned Parenthood national staff also work with partner organizations worldwide to improve the sexual health and well-being of individuals and families everywhere. Our partners in 13 focus countries across Latin America and Africa

THE RESULTS

For more than 40 years, Planned Parenthood Global has been working overseas in partnership with local advocates, medical service providers, youth leaders and more to ensure that women, men, and young people in some of the world’s most neglected areas have access to the health care they need to control their bodies and their futures.
Provide tens of thousands of women, men, and young people with sexual and reproductive health education;

Provide contraceptives; Increase access to treatment for complications from unsafe abortion; Increase access to safe abortion care, where legal; And expand laws and policies promoting women’s health in Africa and Latin America.