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Planned Parenthood Action Fund Kicks Off Program To Bring One Million Voters to Polls

On 35th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Reproductive Health Organization Flexes Political Muscle

January 22, 2008

Washington, DC — Today, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision with a bold and ambitious announcement: the political and advocacy arm of the nation’s most trusted reproductive health care provider will bring one million voters to the polls on Election Day 2008. Calling their program the “One Million Strong Campaign,” Planned Parenthood leaders outlined a grassroots effort that also seeks to elect a pro-choice president and win key elections up and down the ballot.

“Under President Bush, women have seen access to basic health care like birth control become increasingly unaffordable and inaccessible. They watched as the president appointed an anti-birth control hardliner to run the nation’s family planning program. And they’ve now seen the White House and the state governments pour more than $1.5 billion into ineffective and dangerous abstinence-until-marriage programs that do nothing to prevent unintended pregnancies,” said Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

“To keep our doors open and continue serving the millions of Americans that come to Planned Parenthood every year for information and health services, it’s clear that we need to step into the electoral arena. That’s why we’re going to bring one million voters who care about women’s health to the polls to change things in 2008,” continued Richards. “Women voters and young adults already trust Planned Parenthood’s health information — and this year they’ll be able to rely on the Planned Parenthood Action Fund for election information.”

Sign up here to keep track of the campaign’s activities:

The Action Fund’s work is crucial to protecting Americans’ reproductive health and rights. Here’s what we’re doing now:

* Focusing on key state races to elect legislators who will fight to protect the right to privacy and a woman’s right to choose. (The South Dakota abortion ban passed the State Senate by only three votes — proof that elections have consequences.)

* Targeting governor’s races, so that we can elect statewide representatives who will have the courage and wherewithal to oppose and veto legislation like this.

* Mounting aggressive grassroots political efforts in key states like Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin.

and have your voice counted among the 1,000,000+.

(Hopefully more like 10,000,000, but them’s wishful thoughts!)

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