While Planned Parenthood doesn't want any of Tucker Max's fratire money, there's one organization that doesn't mind associating itself with the self-proclaimed "asshole" and "dickhead" and one that shares a history of publicity stunts: The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA's president Ingrid Newkirk has written a letter to Max (cc'ing Ryan Holiday, of course!) saying they'd use Max's $500,000 to get a "brand-new mobile spay-and-neuter truck"—plus they'd name it "Fix Your Bitches! The Tucker Max No-Cost to Low-Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic." more ›

Do you need a late Tuesday afternoon LOL? Then read Ryan Holiday's post on Forbes about how Planned Parenthood turned down a $500,000 donation from the infamous Tucker Max. The donation was contingent on naming a clinic in Texas after Max, who recently Tweeted (and deleted), "In South Florida. This place is awful. Shitty design, slutty whores & no culture, like a giant Planned Parenthood waiting room." And for some reason Max and his media consultant Holiday are shocked about the turn of events. Maybe they were shocked in a Captain Renault way. more ›

As Mitt Romney is raising money at the Walfdof-Astoria today (don't worry, there are Occupy Wall Street protesters on the scene!), the Democrats are trying to raise money off his remarks to a St. Louis TV station where he said, "Planned Parenthood, we're gonna get rid of that." more ›

If advertisers and benevolent social media giants already know how many times we play Ke$ha and search for "weird back mole" on our phones, we might as well turn over the approximate locations where we embarrass ourselves sexually. Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest has distributed 55,000 condoms to college students in Washington State that have QR codes, and encouraged them to scan them whenever they practice safe sex. We have nothing against Planned Parenthood (Honest! We love it!) But maybe America's coeds need a refresher on how a condom works first. more ›

Karen Handel resigned as the Susan G. Komen Foundation's vice president for public policy on Tuesday in the wake of the charity's disastrous defunding of Planned Parenthood and since she isn't taking a severance package, she's free to talk to the media. Today, she told the Daily Beast, "The idea that anyone would suggest Komen had a political agenda is absurd." more ›

Now that Karen Handel has stepped down from the Susan G. Komen Foundation, it seems that she can get back into Georgia Republican politics with her head held up high. One Georgia-based GOP strategist tells the AP, "It's kind of hard to criticize her now. She comes out of this with some really strong bona fides with pro-life voters across the state." Right, the pro-lifers who made an issue of her... being "barren," "infertile" and "desperate." more ›

The Susan G. Komen Foundation executive who was behind the breast cancer charity's decision to defund Planned Parenthood's breast cancer-prevention programs has stepped down today. Karen Handel, Komen's VP for public policy, wrote in her resignation letter, "I am deeply disappointed by the gross mischaracterizations of the strategy, its rationale, and my involvement in it. I openly acknowledge my role in the matter and continue to believe our decision was the best one for Komen’s future and the women we serve." more ›

In an article that confirms all of the suspicions about why the Susan G. Komen Foundation decided to defund breast cancer prevention programs at Planned Parenthood, the Huffington Post reports that a Komen source says vice president for public policy Karen Handel was the "main force behind the decision to defund Planned Parenthood and the attempt to make that decision look nonpolitical." The source said, "Karen Handel was the prime instigator of this effort, and she herself personally came up with investigation criteria. She said, 'If we just say it's about investigations, we can defund Planned Parenthood and no one can blame us for being political.'" more ›

Mayor Bloomberg may tell you to "deal with it" when it comes to blizzards, paying for the FDNY to respond to your crash, smoking, cutting the number of teachers, brazen corruption, and police raiding your stupid protest, but let's face it: When he announced he'd donate up to $250,000 to Planned Parenthood, you liked him for at least five minutes. more ›

In the wake of the Susan G. Komen Foundation's change-of-heart regarding funding Planned Parenthood's breast cancer-prevention measures, the Komen foundation finds itself reeling from a public relations disaster that may have left it irrevocably harmed. A Komen affiliate in Colorado told the Washington Post, "I felt like we were eaten alive. We had no advance warning.. . . We were sent into battle without armor." more ›

In an about-face no doubt fueled by the massive public relations mess, leading breast cancer charity The Susan G. Komen Foundation announced it would continue to funding programs at Planned Parenthood. In a statement today, founder Nancy Brinker said, "We will continue to fund existing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood, and preserve their eligibility to apply for future grants, while maintaining the ability of our affiliates to make funding decisions that meet the needs of their communities." more ›

While the Susan G. Komen Foundation remains on the defensive about defunding breast cancer prevention-related grants to Planned Parenthood, its marketing juggernaut remains unabated. For instance, what says ending breast cancer forever like a .22-caliber pink handgun? more ›

After the Susan G. Komen Foundation pulled its breast cancer prevention-related funding from Planned Parenthood, numerous people have been stepping up to donate to Planned Parenthood. And Mayor Bloomberg wants to donate $250,000—and have others donate another $250,000. more ›

After news that leading breast cancer charity, The Susan G. Komen Foundation, was stopping its funding to Planned Parenthood's breast screening and health initiatives, Planned Parenthood supporters donated over $400,000 in 24 hours. And a grant from a Texas couple will raise the total to $650,000. UPDATE: Now, according to NYTMetro, Mayor Bloomberg says he'll donate up to $250,000 to Planned Parenthood, which would raise the total to $900,000. more ›

After yesterday's AP report on how leading breast cancer charity, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, was stopping its grants to Planned Parenthood—grants that go towards breast exams and information—Planned Parenthood asked its supporters to donate. And they have: The Washington Post reports that $400,000 has been donated to the organization in the past 24 hours. more ›

The top breast cancer charity has pulled its funding from Planned Parenthood, which provided nearly 170,000 breast exams during the five years of Komen's support. more ›

Ever since the city decided to make sex ed for public school students mandatory, conservatives have been freaking out about the end of innocence, etc. But a new study released by the International Planned Parenthood Federation proves just how important sex ed really is, by highlighting a scary failure to provide young people with sexual health information and services. more ›

In July, a federal judge blocked NYC's law that requires "crisis pregnancy centers" to disclose whether they offer abortions and whether there's licensed medical care. Crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) usually set up near Planned Parenthood offices, stopping women who are headed to Planned Parenthood and tell them, "We can do a free ultrasound and help you with prenatal care, all you have to do is say yes to life." But CPCs are not licensed medical providers. more ›

It's been a topsy-turvy year for the sexual health of the city. Back in March, the city took a step back when it quietly cut funding for free routine STD screenings at medical centers, but then last month made strides by implementing a more thorough sex ed curriculum across all public schools. Now, health care providers are feeling the effects of those decisions, as doctors are seeing an influx of patients seeking STD testing across the city. The catch? Many of those patients can't afford it. more ›

Students across the city will soon be giggling over condom application demonstrations in the classroom, now that the city is requiring public middle and high schoolers to take sex-ed classes covering more aspects of the birds and the bees. more ›

The war on women's health continues: The country is on the brink of a government shutdown because the Republicans don't want to continue $317 million in funding to Planned Parenthood. Even though more than 90% of Planned Parenthood's health care is preventive (each year, it gives nearly one million screenings for cervical cancer, 830,000 breast exams, affordable birth control to nearly 2.5 million patients, and nearly four million tests and treatments for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV testing), the GOP is hung up on the fact that Planned Parenthood offers abortion—though none of its federal funding goes towards abortion. more ›

Last week the House of Representatives approved a series of budget cuts which would include defunding Planned Parenthood. The funding legally cannot go toward abortion, so instead it would defund things like free pelvic and breast exams, family planning and HIV tests. And now, Bloomberg is getting in on the fight. more ›

Early this morning the House of Representatives approved $60 billion in cuts in federal spending, including blocking all federal Title X funding for Planned Parenthood. And that's causing a bit of an uproar. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said, “The time has come to respect the wishes of the majority of Americans who adamantly oppose using taxpayer dollars for abortions.” However, by law no Title X funds can be used for abortion. Instead, it would make things like free HIV testing, breast and cervical cancer screening, family planning and prenatal care out of reach for many Americans. more ›

If you want the world to know your opinion on abortion all the time, you might want to move to New Jersey. After a lawsuit where Children First accused the state of “content-based and viewpoint-based discrimination,” the New Jersey DMV is offering license plates with an anti-abortion slogan "Choose Life." Because anyone in favor of a woman's right to choose is clearly an opponent of life in any form. more ›

Previously, Carl Paladino made it clear that he was an opponent of abortion—even if the woman in question was raped, or a victim of incest, "the baby can be adopted." But Paladino's old enemy Fred Dicker discovered some fun facts: Paladino is the landlord for a Planned Parenthood in Niagara Falls, one which offers RU-486 pill ("medication abortion"), "medications to make the abortion more comfortable," pre- and post-abortion patient education and post-abortion follow-ups. more ›