{"id":14005,"date":"2018-10-31T11:13:39","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T15:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=14005"},"modified":"2022-05-10T11:55:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T15:55:24","slug":"usa-planned-parenthood-strikes-back-preparing-for-the-worst-in-the-wake-of-kavanaughs-confirmation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=14005","title":{"rendered":"USA: Planned Parenthood Strikes Back: Preparing for the Worst in the Wake of Kavanaugh\u2019s Confirmation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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. HUMAN RIGHTS .<\/p>\n

A blog by Miranda Martin for MS Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n

Planned Parenthood isn\u2019t waiting to see if the worst has yet to come for\u00a0Roe v. Wade\u00a0in the wake of Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s confirmation to the Supreme Court. Instead, they\u2019re planning to launch a multi-million dollar, nationwide campaign to ensure that abortion remains accessible\u2014even if the landmark decision legalizing it nationwide is overturned.<\/p>\n

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Kavanaugh\u2019s confirmation to the Court \u00a0tips the scales against\u00a0Roe\u00a0<\/a> for the first time since it was decided in 1973;\u00a0he would likely cast the fifth vote necessary to overturn the decision\u00a0<\/a> and give states the power, once again, to criminalize abortion providers and their patients. Kavanaugh\u2019s record shows that he is hostile to reproductive freedoms.\u00a0Should\u00a0Roe\u00a0be overturned,\u00a0women in over 20 states across the country could lose access to safe and legal abortion overnight<\/a>. <\/p>\n

According to Planned Parenthood, overturning\u00a0Roe\u00a0would leave over 25 million women with access to safe, legal abortion in their own state, including over 4.3 million Latina women and almost 3.5 million Black women of reproductive age.<\/p>\n

Planned Parenthood has been preparing for such a moment since President Trump\u2019s election in 2016. Trump ran on a platform of outlawing abortion and talked about \u201cpunishing\u201d women who elect to undergo the procedure on the campaign trail; his administration has consistently attacked women\u2019s access to reproductive health care and undermined their bodily autonomy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that we\u2019ll need an ironclad network of states and providers across the country where abortion will still be legal and accessible,\u201d Planned Parenthood executive vice president Dawn Laguens told the\u00a0New York Times,<\/a> \u00a0\u201cno matter what happens at the Supreme Court.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The \u201cCare for All\u201d campaign, at face value, is simple: In states where abortion access is at risk, Planned Parenthood will mobilize against legislation that further restricts or outlaws abortion. In states where abortion access will likely remain in place even with\u00a0Roe,\u00a0they\u2019ll work to expand access, opening more clinics and hiring more staff in order to keep them open for longer hours in order to accommodate women crossing state lines in pursuit of care. They\u2019ll offer women traveling long distances transportation assistance through\u00a0a Regional Access Network\u00a0and push to expand telemedicine abortion access, in place now in 14 states, for those who can\u2019t make the trip.\u00a0The organization\u2019s efforts will manifest first in states where abortion policies fall short of those in place along both coasts, specifically Illinois.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2018 alone, advocates introduced 869 positive measures expanding reproductive health care\u2014the highest number of policies introduced to advance reproductive rights in a single legislative session ever,\u201d the organization noted in a press release announcing the new multi-pronged effort. \u201cIn tandem, advocates and pro-women\u2019s health legislators blocked or delayed 93 percent of the state-level abortion restrictions introduced in the 2018 legislative session.\u00a0Now, Planned Parenthood Action Fund will kick off the 2019 legislative session by doubling down on this work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Abortion access remains at risk even if\u00a0Roe\u00a0remains in place as long as a majority of Justices sitting on the Supreme Court are opposed to reproductive freedoms. Rulings in smaller cases on abortion and contraception are now likely to result in outcomes which further inhibit access, allow for obstruction and increase the burdens imposed on women seeking care.<\/p>\n

In order to proactively shift cultural perceptions around abortion\u2014and thus provide a buffer against further attacks on women\u2019s reproductive rights\u2014the organization also plans to engage with media more effectively and more often in order to smash stigma and break the silence around what is a safe and common medical procedure with widespread public support.\u00a0A recent NBC\/Wall Street Journal poll showed that Planned Parenthood is popular even amongst conservative voters:\u00a057 percent\u00a0<\/a> of Trump voters oppose women being restricted from accessing birth control, healthcare and cancer screenings.<\/p>\n

In advance of their 2019 campaign kick-off, Planned Parenthood is doing all they can to mobilize pro-choice voters with a\u00a020 million dollar\u00a0<\/a> effort in coalition with other like-minded organizations. In total, they predict that they will engage\u00a02.5 million voters\u00a0<\/a> before the midterm elections on November 6.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know this is a winnable fight,\u201d the organization told the\u00a0New York Times\u00a0<\/a> in a statement. \u201cEach of us deserves the right to control our own bodies, including the right to decide if and when to become a parent.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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