Planned Parenthood

Rabbi, Jewish lawyer in race for NYC Democratic primary face referendum on Mamdani, buffer zones

Stephanie Ruskay would be the first female rabbi elected to state office in US history. Her opponent is Mamdani-endorsed Eli Northrup, public defender and grandson of a Jewish civil rights lawyer.

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PUBLIC DEFENDER Eli Northrup (left) and Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay face off on Tuesday.
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra smiles as he attends a 'Walk-Out for Women' rally on the second anniversary of the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, in Los Angeles, California, US, June 24, 2024

HHS pulls state grant to California for youth education program

"Despite clear direction, California responded to Administration for Children and Families, stating they will not be making the required modifications," HHS said in a statement.

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Pro-planned parenthood and pro-abortion activists demonstrate outside court in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 26, 2025.

US judge blocks Trump-backed Medicaid cuts to Planned Parenthood

A US District Judge in Boston granted a preliminary injunction, ruling the law likely violated the US Constitution by targeting Planned Parenthood for providing abortions.

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FORMER PLANNED PARENTHOOD president Dr. Leana Wen speaks at a protest against anti-abortion legislation at the US Supreme Court in Washington on June 20.

Planned Parenthood condemns rape by Hamas on Oct. 7

“On October 7, Hamas unleashed a brutal attack in Israel,” the statement reads, “killing over one thousand civilians, sexually assaulting women and girls, and kidnapping over 200 people."

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Kanye says 'Jewish Zionists' control the media, Jews own the Black voice

West also said that "Jewish people have owned the Black voice" and referred to Planned Parenthood as Black people's "Holocaust Museum."

OCTOBER 17, 2022ByGADI ZAIG
Rapper Kanye West holds his first rally in support of his presidential bid in North Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. July 19, 2020.

Kanye West claims Planned Parenthood, KKK conspired to 'control Jew population'

Kanye doubled down on unsupported claims that "the people known as the race black really are" Jews in footage cut from his recent Fox News interview.

OCTOBER 12, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Kanye West during the Cincinnati Bengals game against the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium

Missouri's only abortion clinic to stay open after preliminary injunction

Women's healthcare and abortion provider Planned Parenthood sued Missouri two weeks ago after state health officials refused to renew the license of a clinic in St. Louis.

JUNE 11, 2019ByREUTERS
DEMONSTRATORS CELEBRATE at the US Supreme Court in Washington on Monday after the justices struck down a Texas law designed to restrict abortion.