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5 years

This is my Speaker. More guts than every man in this room rolled together. @SpeakerPelosi 🔥

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2 years

They’ve called it! Kansas voters declare abortion stays legal! Yes!!!!

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5 years

I find it interesting that there are four leaders in Congress, only one is a woman, and she is the only person who folks are going after.

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5 years

Reminder: The vast majority of abortions - about 90% - occur very early in pregnancy. When they do occur later, it is almost always because a woman’s health or life are at risk, or because her pregnancy is no longer viable.

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Marching is great. Knitting a pink pussy hat is great. Calling members of Congress is also great. But voting is the whole deal, and that’s how we are going to change the direction of this country.

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For every person who asked me “Can he win?”, this goes out to you. When Ann Richards was elected Governor of Texas, not one poll showed us winning. But we did because folks never gave up. Polls don’t vote; people do! Let’s make it happen for @BetoORourke & progressives across TX.

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6 years

This administration, in one screen shot.

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6 years

Because it is.

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6 years

The fact that Beto came so close still feels like a big deal.

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7 years

Women shouldn't have to share our most personal stories just to generate a modicum of sympathy. But too often, we do.

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@CecileRichards

7 years

One in five women in America has been to Planned Parenthood. They don't come to make a political statement - they come for health care.

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7 years

BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled to protect access to health care at Planned Parenthood for 11,000 people in Texas. #StandWithPP

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7 years

For anyone who has ever wondered whether marching, speaking out at town halls, & making calls to Congress works—today is proof that it does.

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@CecileRichards

4 years

1/2 #MyNameIs Cecile. I was named after my grandfather Cecil. His daughter was the first woman elected Governor of Texas in her own right. And it's in their honor that I'm working to elect #BidenHarris2020

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@CecileRichards

5 years

The bill that was passed in Alabama is an all-out abortion ban. But make no mistake: Women across the country see what is happening, and they are going to be the deciding voters in the 2020 election.

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5 years

I’m a free citizen - no one has asked me to do this - but I am honestly sick of men going after women any time we dare demand equal power. For all of these reasons and more, I enthusiastically support @NancyPelosi for Speaker.

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6 years

12 years ago, I almost didn't go to the job interview at Planned Parenthood. I had a long list of reasons why I wasn't qualified. So I did what any grown woman would do: I called my mom. Ann Richards wasn't having it - she told me to get a grip, and thank goodness she did!

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6 years

Any woman who has been called before a Republican-led panel knows it’s not about “fact-finding.” It’s political theater masquerading as a search for truth.

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@CecileRichards

2 years

Excited to volunteer for @BetoORourke & help elect him Governor of Texas! Like my Mom, the late Governor Ann Richards, he knows our best days are ahead. 👊🏽👊🏼👊🏿

Beto O’Rourke taps into legacy of late Gov. Ann Richards

O’Rourke has brought on Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood...

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@CecileRichards

7 years

BREAKING: The House just passed the worst bill for women in a generation. The #AHCA blocks access to PP, takes coverage away from millions.

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@CecileRichards

5 years

It's not a coincidence that so many of these violent domestic terrorists have a history of threatening and abusing women.

Mass shootings and misogyny: The violent ideology we can't ignore

Recent shootings in Ohio, Texas and California have led to widespread condemnation of white supremacy, but experts say misogyny must be addressed, too

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@CecileRichards

6 years

The last two days have underscored, yet again, that if women aren’t at the table, we’re on the menu.

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@CecileRichards

6 months

When abortion is on the ballot, abortion wins. Everywhere. Every time.

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6 years

To my fellow white women: We have got to do better. It is not up to women of color to save this country from itself. That's on all of us. #PowerToThePolls @womensmarch

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@CecileRichards

7 years

Good.

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@ACLU

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BREAKING: We're suing the Trump administration to block new rules allowing employers to deny insurance coverage for birth control.

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@CecileRichards

6 years

After 12 years, I will be stepping down from my position as president of Planned Parenthood this year.

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5 years

A few *real* national emergencies: - Women today are 50% more likely than their mothers to die in childbirth - Black women are 3-4 times as likely as white women to die in childbirth - For a woman making minimum wage in America, full-time childcare costs nearly 2/3 of her income

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@CecileRichards

8 years

I am so proud to stand with @HillaryClinton . She could not have been more poised or presidential. #SheWon #Debate #ImWithHer

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@CecileRichards

6 years

This woman is putting people ahead of politics: brave and independent. Thank you @lisamurkowski

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6 years

JUST IN: Key Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski announces she will vote against Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court

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7 years

When women aren't at the table, we're on the menu.

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7 years

"She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, #ShePersisted ." The history of progress for women, summed up in 11 words.

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6 years

I’ve had the honor of working alongside @HeidiHeitkamp over the years. She is a wonderful person who stood up for her principles, despite what it cost her. Tonight, women across America are sending her our profound gratitude. 💔

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@CecileRichards

6 years

Tonight, voters in Alabama did something Republican leaders have actively avoided: Holding a sexual predator accountable.

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2 years

There were many horrifying statements during the SCOTUS hearing. But the low point for me was Justice Kavanaugh’s statement that this case is hard because ‘we can’t accommodate the interests of both the woman and the fetus’: it was clear who he was prioritizing and it isn’t women

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@CecileRichards

5 years

Tonight is yet another reminder that the most powerful leadership in America is not coming from the White House - it’s coming from women.

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2 years

And there we have it! Dr. Oz just told us decisions about abortion should be made by “a woman, her doctor, and local elected officials.” 😳 Vote for @JohnFetterman

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5 years

@nytimes This is a LIE. An inaccurate refrain would be like singing “don’t go JASON waterfalls”. 🤔

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6 years

Abortion in America didn’t start with Roe v. Wade, and overturning Roe won’t end it. It will only end safe, legal abortion. #WhatsAtStake

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@CecileRichards

5 years

Devoting my President’s Day to making sure in 2020 we get a new one.

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3 months

The last six months have been wild - but thanks to incredible health care providers and the support of family and friends, I’m doing really well. I’ve felt lucky all my life, and I feel lucky now: to be here, doing this work, alongside all of you.

Cecile Richards Is Living With Brain Cancer

The former president of Planned Parenthood is still fighting for abortion access — even while living with brain cancer.

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Cecile Richards

@CecileRichards

6 years

Wealthy women will always be able to access abortion, even if it’s illegal. Criminalizing abortion especially impacts women who already have the least access to health care.

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6 years

I would really love to hear Elliot Broidy’s views on Roe. You know, the RNC deputy finance chair who says he paid for his mistress’ abortion? Is he relieved he got in under the wire?

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Cecile Richards

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7 years

Thank birth control for … ✅ a 30-yr low in unintended pregnancies ✅ a historic low in teen births ✅ the lowest rate of abortions since Roe

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@CecileRichards

7 years

Couldn’t be more thrilled for Danica Roem. And good riddance to Bob Marshall, one of the most anti-choice, and anti-LGBTQ members of the VA House.

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@HRC

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BREAKING: Danica Roem ( @pwcdanica ) makes history as #Virginia ’s first out #transgender public official! #VaPol

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@CecileRichards

7 years

To our transgender brothers & sisters: You are welcome at Planned Parenthood & you are welcome in this country. Standing with you. ❤️💛💚💙💜

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5 years

I had an abortion. It was the right decision for me, and it wasn't a hard one. My husband and I were working more than full time and had three kids already. I was fortunate that, at the time, accessing abortion in TX was not the nightmare it is now. #YouKnowMe

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7 years

Mom w/ her #TXGov opponent: a millionaire sexist w/no record of public service…sound familiar? The original 'back off creep’!🐷 #ShePersisted

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@CecileRichards

7 years

Planned Parenthood is proud to provide abortion—a necessary service that’s as vital to our mission as birth control or cancer screenings.

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7 years

White House has made an informal pitch to Planned Parenthood - get rid of abortions, keep your funding

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5 years

Next time someone tries to brush aside the issues that affect women’s lives as “social issues” or “identity politics,” remember that nearly 2/3 of minimum wage earners in America are women, disproportionately women of color.

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6 years

Marching is great. Knitting pussy hats is great. Writing postcards to Congress is great. But voting? That’s the whole ballgame, and that’s how we’re going to change the direction of this country. So before Tuesday, reach out to 5 friends and make sure they have a plan to vote.

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@CecileRichards

5 years

I will never forget the meeting with her, when I was at PP, where she told me in the middle of that fight that she would not pass the ACA if it banned insurance coverage for abortion. Though many "progressive" men were willing to throw women under the bus, she was not.

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7 years

A Planned Parenthood supporter recently suggested sharing a daily fact about who we are and what we do. It was a great idea - so here goes!

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@CecileRichards

3 years

Many years ago I chose to have an abortion. I wasn’t the survivor of rape or incest, my life wasn’t at risk - I was simply a mom of three kids and had become unexpectedly pregnant. I had an abortion in Texas & went on to live my life. No dramatic story, no shame, just the facts.

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7 years

At Planned Parenthood, we will never stop fighting to ensure reproductive health access - in the U.S. and around the world.

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@CecileRichards

5 years

She was the Speaker of the House when we passed the Affordable Care Act. As @BarackObama has said himself, we would not have the ACA without her.

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@CecileRichards

8 years

Thank you @timkaine for standing with women. Trump/Pence would send #reprorights back decades. #VPDebate

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@CecileRichards

5 years

When I worked for @NancyPelosi , she had just become Democratic Whip - the first woman of either party to hold that rank. She whipped the caucus to vote against the war in Iraq, even after Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt stood with President Bush in support of the war.

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Cecile Richards

@CecileRichards

7 years

Women have been in the crosshairs of virtually every policy from this admin - but this attack is a new low.

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@PPact

7 years

BREAKING: New rule from Trump admin puts our birth control coverage at risk. Fight back: #HandsOffMyBC

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7 years

Count me in

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7 years

Dear @realDonaldTrump , If you end DACA, we will make your life impossible. Signed, The 5 million who marched on January 21st #DefendDACA

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Cecile Richards

@CecileRichards

6 years

SCOTUS today: upholds the immoral Muslim ban and says it’s just fine for fake clinics paid for with tax $ to lie to women about their pregnancies and withhold medical information. We’ve got to be ready for November.

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Cecile Richards

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7 years

Fact: Every day that Planned Parenthood's doors stay open, 8,118 people get health care.

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7 years

She blazed a trail. May she rest in power.

Edith Windsor, Whose Same-Sex Marriage Fight Led to Landmark Ruling, Dies at 88 (Published 2017)

Ms. Windsor’s case struck down the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013 and granted same-sex married couples federal recognition for the first time.

www.nytimes.com

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Cecile Richards

@CecileRichards

7 years

I’m disgusted. When it comes to white supremacy, there can only be one side. This president isn’t on it.

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6 years

Make no mistake: A vote to confirm Kavanaugh is a vote to wipe out access to safe and legal abortion in America.

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7 years

Poetic: the worst bill for women's health in a generation - written without women - is now failing without women.

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3 GOP women were left out of the Senate’s Obamacare repeal effort. They just tanked it.

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7 years

Survivors of sexual assault deserve to be believed and supported, not brushed off and blamed #StopBetsy

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@CecileRichards

7 years

Women’s health & rights are non-negotiable - incl. access to safe, legal abortion. We’ll hold any politician who says otherwise accountable.

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7 years

SAT: Millions march for women's rights TUES: House passes #HR7 , an attack on abortion access Now's the time to make those calls to Congress.

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5 years

I also find it interesting – though not surprising – that the effort to go after her is being led by four men in Congress.

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6 years

If you appreciate weekends, the 8 hour day, sick leave and health insurance, thank the labor movement. #Union

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5 years

Could not love this more if I tried 😭

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@votolatino

5 years

ICYMI: Congresswomen are dressed in white today for #SOTU “In solidarity with the women of the suffrage movement who refused to take no for an answer." “To an administration that has closed its eyes to women, we will be seen.” - @RepLawrence

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6 years

We cannot allow our daughters to have fewer rights than we do.

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6 years

. @CecileRichards on Trump's SCOTUS pick: Overturning Roe will end safe, legal abortion

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2 years

Sending my love to all the mothers who work every day to repair our broken world. ❤️🌏

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7 years

Happy Birthday to President @BarackObama ! 🎂 Thank you for always, always standing with Planned Parenthood. 🇺🇸🌺💖🍓

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6 years

Couldn’t have put it better than @ktumulty : @NancyPelosi should be the next Speaker of the House because she is extraordinarily good at it. We need her now more than ever to be a check on this administration.

Opinion | Trump is right: Nancy Pelosi should be the next speaker

Sure, she is prone to missteps and youth is not on her side. However, experience is an asset.

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@CecileRichards

6 years

Today and every day: Trust women. Listen to women. Believe women.

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7 years

Thanks to Planned Parenthood docs & clinicians who continued thru it all to provide care, no matter what

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BREAKING: Anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos of Planned Parenthood talks charged with 15 felonies in California.

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5 years

Women are nearly half the workforce, more than half of college students, more than half of voters. The issues we care about shouldn't be dismissed as "social issues" or "identity politics" - they should be recognized as central to a growing economy and a functioning democracy.

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5 years

Your periodic reminder: Marching is great. Knitting pussy hats is great. Getting together with friends, drinking wine, and writing irate postcards to members of Congress is great. But voting? That's how we transform this country.

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7 years

This is inexcusable.

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7 years

Next Sunday, I sit down with conservative radio host @RealAlexJones to discuss controversies and conspiracies #SundayNight June 18 on NBC

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5 years

I’m so excited to introduce you to @supermajority → a new home for women’s activism. Supermajority will be a place to stay informed, take meaningful action, and connect with other women activists—newcomers and veterans alike. Join us:

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Let’s be powerful together.

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7 years

A top contender for the best sign of the day at the #WomensMarch

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@CecileRichards

5 years

And that the House Democrats just picked up at least 34 seats – the most in a generation – and she just helped make them committee chairs.

It Was A Big, Blue Wave: Democrats Pick Up Most House Seats In A Generation

Democrats have picked up 33 seats in the House and could get to 39. While some felt a letdown on election night, Democrats' House gains are their biggest since the wave election following Watergate.

www.npr.org

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8 years

I've thought about my mom so many times during this election - what it took for her to run and win the race for governor of Texas.

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6 years

I believe Deborah Ramirez.

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7 years

Thanks to birth control, more women in our society graduate, innovate & lead than ever. It’s basic health care - and it benefits us all.

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7 years

In case anyone ever doubted that people would show up to fight for affordable health care, here are a few thousand on a cold day in January.

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7 years

Women won tonight! @SenatorCollins & @lisamurkowski plus thousands around country, and democratic women Senators! I am woman hear me roar!

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8 years

To all those standing with Planned Parenthood, @PPRockyMountain , our fearless, committed staff in #ColoradoSprings , and the CSPD: Thank you.

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7 years

On behalf of the one in five women in America who will come to Planned Parenthood in her lifetime: Thank you, @BarackObama .

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6 years

Proud to be Irish - god love these women.

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6 years

BREAKING: Irish Times #Referendum2018 exit poll projects landslide vote to repeal Eighth Amendment

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2 years

I have a suggestion! For all the men writing to me asking what I’m going to do - consider this an invitation to start organizing men to fight back. You don’t need permission from any of us, or a road map - there are thousands of talented organizers in this country - get going!

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7 years

At Planned Parenthood, immigrants are our patients, staff, organizers, activists, and leaders. Today and every day, we stand with you.

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"When women succeed, America succeeds." - 🔥 @SpeakerPelosi

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7 years

In honor of Dr. George Tiller, a courageous man and doctor. On the 8th anniversary of his assassination, remember to trust women. He did.

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5 years

Thank you @SenGillibrand for putting women at the front and center of your campaign from the very beginning. You brought the issues women cared about into the national conversation with fight, grit and so much bravery.

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A reminder from Amy Poehler for our friends at @TIME (Banning the word "feminist"? Seriously? http://t.co/LGd1cjzKm3) http://t.co/YmOEt9iuT8

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5 years

As I have traveled the country over the last year listening to women, I have met more than I can count who have been inspired by @HillaryClinton to run for office, march, organize, and come together to solve big, important problems. As Mom would say, you can't un-ring a bell.

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I'm excited to see @CecileRichards , @aliciagarza , @aijenpoo , and the Pantsuit Nation community build this powerful new force for gender equity. Supermajority's goal is to train and mobilize 2 million women over the next two years.

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Planned Parenthood will never stop fighting for our patients, and providing the care they need.

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