The
#BansOff
fight continues. Tell SCOTUS
#BansOff
as we face yet another attack on abortion access. Blocking or limiting mifepristone access would be devastating โ we can't let them win.
โก๏ธ
To be clear: Planned Parenthood health centers remain open, and we are here to help Texans navigate this dangerous law. We will continue to fight in the courts for abortion rights and access.
I am horrified by reports that immigrant women trapped in ICE detention centers are being subjected to forced and coerced hysterectomies. Immigrants are human beings with autonomy and rights, not bodies to be experimented on, and oneโs documentation status should not change that.
This leaked opinion is dangerous but we have been preparing for every possible outcome in this case โ and are built for this fight! Our health centers remain open and make no mistake, weโre fighting like hell.
The Supreme Court has now officially given politicians permission to control what we do with our bodies, deciding that we can no longer be trusted to determine the course for our own lives. But make no mistakeโwe are a movement that will demand we are treated like equal citizens.
We stand in solidarity with Britney and all women who face reproductive coercion. Your reproductive health is your own โ and no one should make decisions about it for you.
#FreeBritney
Like Nessie and Bigfoot, the term โlate-term abortionโ is completely made up. Itโs anti-abortion propaganda with no basis in medicine, intended to confuse people.
If you havenโt heard of activist & political strategist w/
@genzforchange
,
@0liviajulianna
, where have you been?! She led the charge after SCOTUS overturned Roe V. Wade & raised millions for abortion funds in one week.
Keep up the incredible work, Olivia!
You're wrong,
@VP
. It was your administration that tried to bully Planned Parenthood into withholding information from our patients โ and we said no.
Your gag rule will put birth control and reproductive health care out of reach for millions of people.
Do NOT pretend otherwise.
Tonight,
@POTUS
made important calls to protect reproductive, LGBTQ+ & voting rights, advance maternal health, expand health care access, and to confirm Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court. There is no more time to waste โ NOW is a time to be as bold and strong as possible.
The history of forced sterilization in the United States is long, dark, disturbing, and dehumanizing. Preventing women, particularly Black women and women of color, from having full autonomy over their bodies and reproductive futures is white supremacy in action.
Tonight I'm joining
@TrevorNoah
on
@TheDailyShow
to talk about abortion access, what's at stake and how Planned Parenthood is fighting back. Tune in at 11PM ET!
Sen.
@GaryPeters
made history as the 1st sitting senator to share a personal family experience with abortion. Michiganders responded by sending him back to the Senate. Voters agree: health care decisions should be between a patient & their doctorโperiod. Congratulations, Senator.
Michigan, thank you. It's an honor to serve you for another six years in the U.S. Senate.
To all who believed in us, gave your time and effort in our fight: thank you for putting your trust in me. I'm so grateful and energized to keep working to move our state forward.
Iโm proud to serve as Acting President to facilitate a smooth leadership transition in this critical moment for Planned Parenthood and the patients and communities we serve. I thank Dr. Wen for her service and her commitment to patients.
We are incredibly grateful for Ms. Scott's extraordinary philanthropic investment.
As we face the most serious attacks on access to abortion that we've seen in a generation, PPFA is proud to play a vital role in ensuring access to essential health care.
Michigan WILL decide for Michigan. The Supreme Court's decision gave power to the states, but this fall, direct democracy will determine whether abortion remains safe, legal, and accessible in Michigan.
For most of our history, womenโs reproductive destinies have been the concern of and controlled by men. Six decades ago, we began taking that power back โ one little pill at a time.
This shouldn't be up for debate.
#HandsOffMyBC
โI know I wouldnโt be a clown on TV here today if it werenโt for the abortion I had on my 23rd birthday. โฆ It ought to be safe, legal, and accessible.โ
Our stories power our fights for justice and freedom โ even when, no joke, they make us laugh, too. โค๏ธ Thanks, Cecily.
The fact that President Trump has nominated anyone to fill Justice Ginsburgโs Supreme Court seat in this moment of national crisis is a direct threat to our health and rights and a disgrace to our democracy.
OK, let's get something straight. Singling out Planned Parenthood health centers has nothing to do with their eligibility for coronavirus relief efforts, and everything to do with the Trump adminโs desire to use a public health crisis to attack access to reproductive health care.
Sheโs making history again. For the first time EVER, a sitting Vice President is visiting a Planned Parenthood health center.
Thanks,
@VP
Harris for joining us to see the work of those providing abortion access firsthand.
Reasons I love
@ewarren
: She's unapologetically committed to fighting for reproductive health and rights, she stands with Black women, and she's helped pave the way for women to run for office (and win!) โ and she always has a plan. ๐
#DemConvention
#WeDecide2020
Abortion is still safe and legal in all 50 states. Alongside our partners in the reproductive health, rights, and justice movements, we are pulling out all the stops to ensure that never changes.
Count on it.
#RoevWade
While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the lastโbecause every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities.
I
#WearOrange
with
@Everytown
on this Gun Violence Awareness Day. Itโs horrifying that 58% of Americans or someone they care for will experience gun violence in their lifetime. Enough is enough. We cannot fail to act again.
The 6 states with the highest maternal mortality rates? Those are the EXACT same states which moved to ban abortion after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
We've always known what anti-abortion politicians' true agenda is: Power and control.
Today's guilty verdict is some measure of justice, but it cannot remove the pain of George Floydโs death โ or that of the many other Black people who have been murdered by police. Our hearts go out to the family and friends who knew and loved him.
Lawmakers should never force a person to carry a pregnancy or give birth against their will. A personโs health, not politicians, should guide medical decisions at all stages of pregnancy.
This ban will be devastating for abortion access in the South.
At Planned Parenthood, we trust and stand with Black women. That's why I'm SO excited to announce that tomorrow, I will be taking over
@ewarren
's Instagram account to celebrate Black brilliance and discuss our fights for justice and for freedom. ๐ช๐ฝ
#ShareTheMicNow
Yesterday, the four police officers who senselessly ended George Floydโs life were fired. Amy Cooper weaponized her whiteness against Christian Cooper and was fired. The FBI is investigating the murder of Breonna Taylor. Three men were charged with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.
To politicians and anti-abortion groups playing political games amid a pandemic: Let this be a lesson to you that we wonโt allow you to put our patients and the community at risk.
#AbortionIsEssential
#COVID19
BREAKING: A federal court just ruled in our case that Oklahoma abortion providers can resume care, blocking the stateโs order to halt abortions during the pandemic.
#AbortionIsEssential
#COVID19
In this year of loss, we must take care of each other. Sending Meghan Markle love for sharing her grief so courageously and helping to destigmatize the conversation around miscarriages.
Fighting for reproductive freedom is real hot girl sh*t! ๐๐ฅ
Not over this moment!
@theestallion
, thank you for always using your voice and your platform to encourage others to show up as their full and authentic selves. Keep going!
Attacking reproductive health and rights is not only egregious and inhumane โ it's also bad politics. Thank you for standing strong,
@PeteButtigieg
.
The constitutional right to reproductive freedom is still under systemic attack.
As president, I will never let a state or a jury or any politician in Washington take that right away.
#PeteOnFox
Breaking: A Federal Court permanently struck down Georgiaโs 2019 six-week abortion ban. The law was in clear violation of Roe v. Wade and nearly a half century of Supreme Court precedent.
People rely on birth control for their health, livelihoods & ability to plan their futures. In no other area of health care do we see such a coordinated political attack on a successful breakthrough medication.
But we keep fighting.
#HandsOffMyBC
#SCOTUS
Yet another anti-abortion candidate who knows their views aren't popular. Let's not forget that this is the same Tiffany Smiley that celebrated Texas's extreme S.B. 8 law.
Do not be fooled: Putting her in the Senate would put Washingtonians + this country at risk.
Tiffany Smiley, the Republican nominee for US Senate in Washington says she supports a law in her state guaranteeing the right to an abortion up to fetal viability, a rare Republican to take a stance supportive of abortion rights
To anyone today who is scared or angry or determined, know this โ 17 million Planned Parenthood supporters proudly stand with you. We will rebuild the freedom that is ours. We're in it for the long haul.
This is historic! And only possible because of the tireless work from "la marea verde" and feminist organizations' demands for women's sexual and reproductive rights and freedom. Congratulations!
#EsLey
๐
We will work with our partners however we can to immediately stop this practice, not just in detention centers, but also in the prison system and globally, where these atrocities continue.
Dear Justice Sotomayor. Thank you for reminding us that even in the darkest times, there is power in dissent. Our deepest gratitude goes out to you.
#DearSoniaSotomayor
โAbortion on demandโ is right-wing language that reinforces stigma and spreads misinformation. Abortion is health care. The only thing we demand is full equality.
Full stop.
Thank you,
@POTUS
for speaking out and committing to act to address this abortion crisis. We look forward to seeing more actions in the coming days/months. We need our elected officials at all levels to do everything in their power to reduce the impact of todayโs SCOTUS decision.
We will do everything we can to make sure Planned Parenthood patients donโt lose care. While the Trump-Pence administration may have given up on you, we never will.
#ProtectX
Today, the Trump admin is forcing us out of the Title X program โ our nation's program focused on family planning, of which we serve 40% of patients. This is a *direct attack* on Planned Parenthood and on our health and rights, and we will not stand for it.
#StandWithPP
#ProtectX
To Planned Parenthood patients everywhere: We know this can be a confusing and frustrating time. Weโre here to make sure you can get the health care you need โ and to fight so that all people can access the health care they deserve.
I will always be in awe of Justice Ginsburgโs service and her entire legacy in service of equality for women, communities of color, and those whose voices too often go unheard. Thank you, RBG. May you rest in peace.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court and a pioneering advocate for womenโs rights, who in her ninth decade became a much younger generationโs unlikely cultural icon, died on Friday. She was 87.
It was a pleasure to visit champion and new
@HELPCmteDems
Chair
@SenSanders
to talk about how we can protect abortion and expand access to sexual and reproductive health care.
Excited to work together to fight for our rights.
.
@JoeBiden
is the only one on this stage to take racial justice seriously. Trump has not only incited violence toward Black people & tear gassed peaceful protestors for a photo op, but he's pushing a policy agenda that actively disregards Black & Brown lives.
#Debates2020
Tonight's Super Bowl between Cincinnati and Los Angeles is also the tale of two states where your zip code decides your access to abortion.
If the Supreme Court allows states to ban abortion, OH could ban it and CA will expand it.
While S.B. 8 is in effect, Planned Parenthood will comply with the law. But make no mistake, we will continue to be there for patients: helping people in Texas access the care they need both in Texas, under the confines of S.B. 8, and in neighboring states. Our fight continues.
America is waking up to *yet another* horrific act of police violence against Black people. We must demand accountability from every system that governs us โย for Jacob Blake, and for all of Black America.
I'm praying for Jacob, his fiancรฉ, and his children.
Monday: Leave abortion rights to states to decide.
Wednesday: Theyโve gone too far ๐คฏ
Make no mistake โ Donald Trump is just as responsible for Arizonaโs abortion ban as the stateโs Supreme Court. And like clockwork, heโs hiding his hands.
Texas's new abortion law is nothing short of cruelty and extremism. Your abortion is your business โย not a politician's, not your neighbor's, and DEFINITELY not a complete stranger's.
My heart is breaking. Parents should not have to worry that sending their child to school could be the last time theyโll see them. We deserve more than thoughts and prayers โ we deserve a life free from gun violence.
Within days, even hours, Oklahoma will be the first state in the country to completely outlaw abortion, even while Roe still stands.
OK patients:
@PPFA
and our partners are already in the courts to block this and other bans โ and will bring everything we have to this fight.
The Trump admin would have you believe that places like Obriaโa network of anti-abortion centers which received a $1.7 million Title X grant this yearโcan provide the same level of care as Planned Parenthood health centers.
But you know what Obria doesn't provide? Contraception.
Breaking: Planned Parenthood Title X direct grantees are being driven out of the family planning program as part of the Trump Administrationโs coercive ideological agenda to undermine peopleโs reproductive autonomy.
#ProtectX
#SRHR
The people of Maine deserve a Senator who will fiercely fight for their right to imagine and not bend to party politics โ and that person is
@SaraGideon
.
#WeDecide2020
The 1 in 4 people who walk into Planned Parenthood health centers every year will never forget how fearlessly you defend their rights and freedoms,
@ewarren
. You and your team ran an incredible campaign and we at
@PPact
thank you.
Breaking News: Elizabeth Warren is dropping out of the 2020 U.S. presidential race. Once a front-runner, she was unable to build broad support and placed 3rd in her home state.
The dual public health crises of COVID-19 + systemic racism and violence are pushing people, our health care system, and our economy beyond their limits. Yet today, the Supreme Court has allowed the Trump admin to make essential health care MORE difficult to access.
#HandsOffMyBC
Pay attention: The Supreme Court just ruled that your boss or your university can, based on their own objections, take away your birth control coverage.
#SCOTUS
#HandsOffMyBC
โLetโs set our sights higher than getting one man out of the office.โ YES to
@HillaryClinton
's list of reasons to vote: for justice, for health care, for repro care, for immigrant rights, for the future of our democracy. That was incredible. (โค๏ธ the PP shoutout!)
#DemConvention
This thread right here. They are saying the quiet parts out loud. Itโs never been about the safety and care of women. Itโs been about control of our bodies and freedom. ๐๐ฝ
For two months, S.B. 8 has created chaos and confusion for Texans. Patients are driving hundreds of miles โโ one way โโ to exercise their constitutional right. Some have had to travel more than 1,000 miles.
We shouldnโt be here.
Having been part of the Planned Parenthood family for nearly a decade, and having spent my career working in movements for social justice, I canโt think of a greater honor or more weighty responsibility than leading an organization like Planned Parenthood in this moment.
For years, anti-reproductive health legislators in Virginia have attempted to โdefundโ Planned Parenthood and block access to safe, legal abortion.
That ends TODAY! Huge congratulations to the new pro-reproductive health majority in the legislature!
#PinkOutVA
Last night,
@AOC
opened up about the fear she faced on Jan. 6 and the way it compounded past trauma. She shouldn't have had to.
But millions of people, particularly Black and Brown women, saw themselves in her story.
I'm thinking of them today.
.
@KamalaHarris
as the vice presidential pick is a powerful, historic move.
@JoeBiden
โs selection of Harris is invigorating for our movement and Planned Parenthood patients. We're thrilled she'll be joining the presidential ticket that will defeat Donald Trump!
#WeDecide2020
Throughout her entire career,
@KamalaHarris
has been a steadfast champion for reproductive rights and health care. Everything is on the line this election โ and our members are going all in to elect her and
@JoeBiden
to the highest offices in the land!
#WeDecide2020
At
@PPact
, we believe survivorsโand saying we believe survivors doesn't mean only when it's politically convenient. Our country is hungry for leadership on this issue & now is the time to give it to them.
@JoeBiden
must address this allegation directly.
Thank you to the 160 artists who've signed on in resolve to keep bans off their bodies. They are a source of hope during a dark time, and we are determined to keep fighting alongside them, for them.
#BansOffOurBodies
Itโs clear that the courts have been used as a vehicle to advance a dangerous agenda against reproductive rights.
Thank you
@InsideWithPsaki
, for this conversation on why court reform is needed to protect ALL of our freedoms.
โWe think itโs incredibly important now that we need to see expanded courts, from lower courts all the way up to the Supreme Court. We need to see term limits. We need to see ethical reforms.โ
@alexismcgill
on Planned Parenthoodโs first-ever call for SCOTUS reform
It's important to understand that
@PPFA
is a repro rights organization. Black women created a RJ framework and lead that work today. We will continue to follow their lead, and work to fully embrace the framework to drive intersectional equity through health care and advocacy.
@Philanthropy
We appreciate the acknowledgment, but we are not an RJ org. Giving us that label erases the legacy and contribution of RJ organizations and leaders. Our hope is to follow and partner as allies with these orgs as we work to embody the principles of the framework fully.
Congratulations
@Sifill_LDF
on being named one of 2021's
#Time100
! By acknowledging
@NAACP_LDF
's Sherrilyn Ifill, TIME100 has only affirmed what we all already knew: she has changed the world and changed the game.
In the wake of the nationโs abortion access crisis,
@KamalaHarris
has been the reproductive champion, voice, and leader we need in the White House.
Letโs keep her there.
HUGE congrats to
@ReverendWarnock
!!! As a young man, he was a peer health educator โ and he's continued to champion reproductive health and rights throughout his career and campaign. We at
@PPact
couldn't be more thrilled to work alongside you in Washington, Senator-elect!!
Georgians have spoken! This is a huge victory for Reverend Warnock, Georgians, and people across the country. We know
@ReverendWarnock
will work to protect and expand reproductive rights. Now, we can get to work!
Reckoning with Sanger is one thing. We need to reckon with ourselves. Yesterday, our federation voted to affirm that health equity requires race equity. To fulfill our mission, we must fight the systemic racism that creates barriers to care.
While today was a win, reproductive freedom for too many is *still* on the line, and some politicians will continue to do everything they can to take control of our bodies, lives, and futures. Enough is enough.
#MyRightMyDecision
Itโs been only ONE WEEK since the draft opinion was leaked detailing how SCOTUS plans to overturn Roe v. Wade. Since then, I have seen the support for abortion rights and know there is strength in numbers to tell legislators that we are not backing down. Keep it up, I'm with you.
This is politics at its worst. Planned Parenthood will continue doing what South Carolina's elected officials refuse to do โ ensure every person has access to basic health care, including abortion, if and when they need it.
No matter what.
BREAKING:
@PPFA
and
@ReproRights
are suing to stop South Carolina's unconstitutional 6-week abortion ban.
At a time when millions are struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, this reckless and irresponsible governing must not stand. South Carolinians deserve better.
With the election of
@JoeBiden
and
@KamalaHarris
, America will be in the hands of leaders who are committed to advancing and expanding reproductive rights. We at
@PPact
are thrilled to see them elected and will be ready to work with them on day one.
Todayโs decision challenging the FDA's decades-long approval of mifepristone exposes how far anti-abortion activists will go to further restrict abortion nationwide.
We should be enraged that approval of a safe and effective abortion method could be overruled by ONE judge.
I will honor what each of you do for this organization and this movement. I will keep us moving forward, toward a more just, equitable future where every personโs health care decisions are their own.
That is my commitment to you.
There are a million reasons Iโm heartbroken and enraged by the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Because he was Black, because he was just out for a run, because his murderers walked free for over two months. Because the case is now on its 3rd prosecutor.
Today, the House PASSED two bills to protect our abortion rights!
Our ability to access abortion changes by the hour, state by state, and we need our elected officials to keep up this momentum. Let's celebrate our wins and use that energy to keep fighting forward ๐ฃ
What a loss. What a tremendous legacy.
Planned Parenthood will continue to honor Sarah Weddingtonโs work every day โ by keeping up the fight to ensure that EVERYONE has access to abortion.
Texas was home to Sarah Weddington who argued Roe, which no longer exists here. A Texan, LBJ, enshrined voting rights but we're now the hardest state in the country to vote. Our history provides hope for our future. We must keep fighting for a better Texas.