Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai'i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky

We are proud to introduce our 2024 Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates – Idaho endorsed candidates. Our list of endorsements is 22 strong. We also have our largest list of incumbents EVER, which means last election you 👏 showed 👏 up 👏. Let’s do it again and elect unapologetic supporters of abortion access — and the freedom to decide what’s best for our bodies, families, and futures. Say hello to our champions for reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights in Idaho: https://lnkd.in/gYaszKAr Rick Just Ali Rabe Janie Ward-Engelking Melissa Wintrow Ron Taylor James Ruchti Carrie Semmelroth Megan Egbert Shari Baber Ilana Rubel Brooke Green, MBA, PCED Nate Roberts Todd Achilles Chris Mathias Monica C. Church Miranda Marquit, MBA

⚠️ BREAKING: Abortion is LEGAL in North Dakota again! A major victory in our case just STRUCK DOWN the state’s extreme abortion ban! The court agreed that the ban’s confusing and narrow "exceptions" violated the state constitution, which protects citizens' right to make personal medical decisions, including seeking a pre-viability abortion. This ruling means doctors in North Dakota can now legally care for their patients by providing abortion care—a huge win for the health and safety of pregnant people who had previously been forced to flee the state if they experienced emergency pregnancy complications. This win is huge for reproductive rights across the Midwest, but the fight isn’t over. With no clinics currently operating in North Dakota, there’s still a lot of work to do to restore access. Your support is crucial—can you make a donation to support our work today? All gifts will be doubled: https://bit.ly/3TpVXP7

Victory in Alaska! A Superior Court has struck down a harmful law that blocked Advanced Practice Clinicians (APC's) from providing medication abortions—even though it’s well within their scope of practice. This ban specifically targeted abortion care, restricting APCs from delivering essential care, even though the miscarriage care they provide is essentially the same. https://lnkd.in/gnWrK_jF This decision affirms what we've always known--every Alaskan deserves the freedom to seek abortion care from trusted providers in their own communities. This will increase the number of providers able to offer this essential health care and is a move towards improving maternal health outcomes and equity. You can read out full press release here: https://lnkd.in/grT2av98

We would like to share a post from our CEO Rebecca Gibron: “Words cannot express the depth of my outrage and grief after learning of the senseless death of Taysha Wilkinson-Sobieski — a loving mother, wife, and member of her community. Our deepest sympathies go out to her husband, Clayton, their son, Reid, and all who loved her. Her passing is nothing short of a tragedy — an avoidable and predictable tragedy. “Taysha’s death is a stark reminder of the catastrophic consequences of inaccessible health care in rural areas like DeKalb County and a broken health care system. A quarter of Indiana’s counties are maternity care deserts, with nearly 30 percent having limited or moderate access to maternal care. On top of that, the declining rate of OBGYN residency applications will likely worsen the shortage of maternal care providers. No family should lose a loved one due to a lack of timely or specialized maternity care. “Taysha’s death lays bare the brutal truth about abortion bans and Indiana’s continuing attacks on health care providers. Bans and restriction laws are passed with utter disregard for the health and lives of mothers and families. I am sick and tired of witnessing the abuse of power of our elected officials in Indiana — the attorney general, governor, and far too many legislative leaders. They’ve turned their offices against the basic needs of women and families like Taysha’s with relentless attacks trying to control our bodies and private medical decisions. Their actions have directly fueled the chaos in care we see today including the closure of clinics and maternity wards and doctors fleeing the state out of fear of being punished for doing their jobs: helping pregnant patients. Taysha’s death — and the deaths that will tragically follow — are at the hands of extremists who are hell-bent on stripping away our care and criminalizing health care providers. We need leaders who protect, not prosecute, families and doctors. “We will not sit idly by as more lives are put at risk. We will honor Taysha’s memory by fighting relentlessly to ensure every person in Indiana — and across the nation — has access to the care they deserve.”