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Planned Parenthood regains federal funding as 1-year freeze ends
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (626+ words) by Tran Chau, CT Mirror July 7, 2026 Support the CT Mirror reporting you rely on. Planned Parenthood regained access to federal Medicaid funding for non-abortion services on Saturday after a one-year federal ban expired." The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," signed…...
CT legislature's Reproductive Rights Caucus lays out agenda
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (818+ words) by Mikayla Bunnell, CT Mirror February 18, 2026 In a press conference, co-Chairs Rep. Matt Blumenthal, D-Stamford, and Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, D-West Hartford " joined at the podium by roughly a dozen caucus members " outlined their goals for this legislative session. Aside from…...
CT launches legal abortion hotline billboards
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (219+ words) by Ebong Udoma | WSHU, CT Mirror February 2, 2026 Connecticut is launching an online and billboard campaign to promote its free abortion legal hotline. Connecticut and Massachusetts set up the Abortion Legal Hotline in response to President Donald Trump's election in 2024. "Over…...
'Big beautiful bill' cuts $12 M for Planned Parenthood in CT, RI
1+ year, 2+ hour ago (630+ words) by Katy Golvala, CT Mirror July 7, 2025 The sweeping federal budget bill signed into law on Friday freezes Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood for one year, a move the organization's leadership called "a direct assault on reproductive freedom and public health....