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Planned Parenthood Action Fund Fundraiser featuring Lizz Winstead in Minneapolis May 22nd!

Join us on May 22nd at the Parkway Theater for an evening of Political Conversation & Comedy with Lizz Winstead to benefit the Planned Parenthood MN, ND, SD Action Fund.
 

Lizz Winstead, co-creator of the Daily Show and author of Lizz Free or Die, is a comedian, writer, performer and one of the country's leading political satirists. The Minneapolis native has been selling out comedy shows using her special brand of humor across the country.

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Lizz headlined the Action Fund fundraiser last June as part of her tour for Planned Parenthood. Check out her take on last year's round of attacks on Planned Parenthood.

 

 

 

 

Don't miss her at the Parkway this year! RSVP for our May 22nd event!

Pledge a Protester on Good Friday!

Every year on Good Friday, anti-choice protesters gather to protest a woman's right to choose at our clinic in St. Paul. This year, we are expecting over 1,000 protesters at our brand new St. Paul Vandalia Street Planned Parenthood Health Center and headquarters. It can be a challenging day for our patients and staff, confronting large crowds of opponents of women's health care. But there is something you can do to help.

Make the protest against women's health care and Planned Parenthood backfire by pledging every anti-choice protester. The more anti-choicers that show up at our clinic, the more money raised by our supporters for Planned Parenthood to continue providing women's health care to our region.

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How to help Planned Parenthood

As you’ve probably heard by now, the Susan G. Komen Foundation has caved to political pressure,making the decision to pull breast cancer screening funding from Planned Parenthood. This politically motivated decision comes after years of anti-choice campaigning against Komen and right on the heels of a congressional assault on Planned Parenthood and women’s health care.

The outpouring of support for Planned Parenthood and the critical reproductive health care we provide has been overwhelming.  By speaking out, you are sending a strong message that politics should never get in the way of women’s health care. 

Many of you have asked: “What else can I do? How can I help Planned Parenthood?”

Here are some ways you can make a difference and change the tone of the debate in this country around women’s basic reproductive health care.

1. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU’RE DOING.  Keep talking about this issue on Facebook and Twitter. Let people know that women’s health care is not something that should be determined by the politics of the day. 

2. SIGN UP TO ATTEND OUR ANNUAL SOLIDARITY EVENT. Every year on Good Friday, thousands of our opponents protest at our St. Paul health care center.  Sign up to stand in solidarity with Planned Parenthood and the services we provide. Let’s show the world that Minnesota stands with Planned Parenthood.

3. THANK SUPPORTIVE LEGISLATORS. Senator Franken, and Representatives McCollum and Ellison have all issued strong statements of support for women’s health care and the critical work Planned Parenthood does.  Let them know you appreciate their strong support for women’s health care.

4. SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Write to your local paper and let them know how you feel about letting politics dictate women’s health care.

5. SIGN THE OPEN LETTER.  If you think opponents of women’s health care have dominated the national debate for too long, please sign our open letter.

6. SUPPORT PLANNED PARENTHOOD.  Every day Planned Parenthood provides basic preventive health care to women who would not otherwise be able to afford it. Make a gift so that Planned Parenthood can continue providing those services.

7. FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. Stay informed about reproductive health issues impacting Minnesota and the U.S. Follow us today! 

8. SHARE THIS POST. Tell your friends how they can help support women’s health care.

Women are the real victims of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation’s decision and the anti-women’s health rhetoric that dominates discussions around women’s health care.  With your help, we can change that.

A Huge Victory for Women!

After a massive outpouring of concern from Planned Parenthood supporters, President Obama has rejected efforts to cut off access to birth control for millions of women! Sign our thank-you card to President Obama.

Today United States Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius/the Obama administration announced that it will make no changes to the birth control coverage benefit under the Affordable Care Act. This decision is grounded in sound medical science and health policy and protects access to affordable birth control for millions of women, including women who are employed by a religiously affiliated hospital, university, or other religiously affiliated organization that serves the broader public.

Birth control is not just basic health care for women; it is an economic concern. This commonsense decision means that millions of women who would otherwise pay $15 to $50 a month will have access to affordable birth control, helping them save hundreds of dollars each year.

This benefit does not require that anyone dispense or use birth control.  It is simply a benefit that ensures women have adequate health insurance coverage that includes affordable birth control.

This policy represents one of the greatest advancements for women’s health in decades and ensures that millions of women will have access to affordable birth control. Thank you President Obama! Sign our thank-you card today.

Healthy Legacy Day at the Capitol

Do you want toxic chemicals out of children’s products and our environment? Help us protect the health of children and the environment by joining Planned Parenthood and Healthy Legacy on Valentine’s Day at the Minnesota Capitol. We will be delivering valentines to state lawmakers and talking to them about how they can protect what is precious by supporting state policy that identifies and removes toxic chemicals from children’s bubble bath, toys, and other products.

Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Time: 9:30 AM (optional training) 10:00-11:00 AM (deliver valentines) Location: Room 300 South, State Office Building Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul

Let us know if you will be attending. Click here to RSVP.