Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region

07/01/2024

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Exciting news! Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri is now ✨Planned Parenthood Great Rivers✨.

Our new and — to this social media manager’s relief — much shorter name reflects our new reality that we are not just the trusted provider for high-quality s*xual and reproductive health care in the greater St. Louis area and Missouri Ozarks, but a regional provider — having cared for patients from 48 states plus DC and counting.

Like the rivers that run through our region and beyond, we are committed to connecting patients from near and far with high-quality s*xual and reproductive health care. No matter what.

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06/18/2024

We will be closed Wednesday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. Visit us 24/7 at ppslr.org/book to make an appointment.

06/14/2024

Not sure about your medication abortion options? We've got you covered! 💊 💛

Access care in Illinois through our Fairview Heights health center, telehealth, and now PPDirect.

Book your appointment today at ppslr.org/book or call 618-277-6668.

06/13/2024

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just rejected anti-abortion activists' challenge to the FDA's approval of mifepristone, meaning the medication is still available. Mifepristone is a proven safe and effective medication used with misoprostol for medication abortion.

You can rely on us for abortion in Illinois and have three options:

1️⃣ Make an appointment at our Fairview Heights, Illinois, health center,
2️⃣ Make a telehealth medication abortion appointment and pick up the pills at our health center or have them mailed to your Illinois address,
3️⃣ Or download the PPDirect app and order the abortion pill on your schedule

The court found that anti-abortion doctors who questioned the FDA’s easing of access to the pill did not have legal standing to sue.

06/05/2024

“The need for more OB-GYNs is going to be at a crisis point here soon ... You cannot even seriously consider how to fix that problem until you address the reality of what a workforce crisis looks like under an abortion ban.” - Dr. Colleen McNicholas, Chief Medical Officer, PPSLR

Missouri saw the second largest drop in OB-GYN residency applications nationwide amid maternal mortality and rural health care crises.

05/29/2024

Patients should have the access they need, and the truth is – not everyone can make it to the health center when they need the abortion pill.

Planned Parenthood patients in Illinois can now order medication abortion in the privacy of their own home 24 hours a day using the PPDirect App, no appointment required.

05/24/2024

We will be closed Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. Visit us 24/7 at https://www.plannedparenthood.org/reproductive-health-services-planned-parenthood-st-louis-region.

05/21/2024

Planned Parenthood’s s*x education programs provide the information that people of all ages and identities across the St. Louis area and Southwest Missouri need to make informed s*xual and reproductive health choices.

Learn more about how Planned Parenthood prioritizes s*x education for high school students in the St. Louis area and how local teens can get involved.

Care Connection is a s*xual and reproductive health and rights blog by Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri.

05/16/2024

“It is for us an opportunity for folks to engage with the app in a way that can be completely free of face to face interaction with a clinician," said Dr. Colleen McNicholas, Chief Medical Officer of the Planned Parenthood St. Louis Region, "if you happen to work the 2am shift and you want to get on the app and have this health care visit just before you go to work you can do that."

Reproductive health care services just got more accessible for residents here in Illinois.

05/15/2024

We are excited to expand access to medication abortion in Illinois through the Planned Parenthood Direct mobile app!

Patients up to 10 weeks pregnant who have an Illinois address now have the flexibility and convenience of ordering abortion pills on the go in just a few easy steps — no appointment needed!

It’s the latest move to expand access to abortion in Illinois as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to block access to mifepristone.

05/11/2024

St. Louis, you always have our back. And we have yours. You share our vision to build a community where all people can access health care — no matter their gender identity, s*xual orientation, immigration status, income, or zip code. Yesterday, you helped us get one step closer to making this a reality with your gifts of $13,629 to support s*xual and reproductive health and rights and $7,109 to support abortion access in our region. Thank you!

05/10/2024

Shout out to our amazing nurses! 💖🩺 They go above and beyond to ensure our patients have access to the full range of s*xual and reproductive health care – including cancer screenings, birth control, STI testing and treatment, abortion, and accurate s*xual and reproductive health information.⁠

Tag and thank a nurse in your life below! 👇