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Stand Up for Planned Parenthood

sorry, we're closedIn New York State, nearly 300,000 women and teens are served by federally funded Title X clinics each year.  Many go to your local Planned Planned Parenthood. 

Representatives Peter King, Randy Kuhl and Vito Fossella, voted to prevent Planned Prenthood from receiving this essential family planning funding needed to serve women and their families.

They voted to restrict access to services to provide health care to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women who count on Planned Parenthood as their trusted provider.

And they voted to prevent Planned Parenthood from providing millions of women, men and teens with services to prevent unintended pregnancies and support healthy families.

Stand up for Planned Parenthood and Women's Health. Tell these out-of-touch politicians that Planned Parenthood is an important part of your community and you are outraged by their vote.  

Sample Letter for Campaign

Subject: I support Planned Parenthood

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

I am a supporter of Planned Parenthood and I am outraged that you voted to deny federal Title X funding to such an essential health care provider in my community.

Each year, nearly 300,000 women and their families are served by Title X clinics in New York State. Many receive these services at my local Planned Parenthood.

Restricting access to reproductive health care will only harm women and their families.

Please support these vital services in my community, by supporting Planned Parenthood with your vote.

Sincerely,

Campaign Launched:
January 17, 2008



Background Information

  • Title X of the Public Health Service Act, the only federal program devoted solely to the provision of publicly supported family planning services, supports 198 family planning clinics in New York. These clinics serve 295,360 women, including 84,290 teenagers.
  • 55 percent of Title X patients are served by Planned Parenthood.

  • Title X–supported clinics in New York help women avert 68,800 unintended pregnancies each year.

  • In New York, 2,544,420 women are in need of contraceptive services and supplies. Of these, 1,217,950 women need publicly supported contraceptive services because they have incomes below 250% of the federal poverty level (877,820) or are sexually active teenagers (340,130).

  • In New York, 17% of women aged 15–44 have incomes below the federal poverty level, and 18% of all women in this age-group are uninsured (i.e., do not have private health insurance or Medicaid coverage).

  • In New York, 18% of women aged 15–44 are enrolled in Medicaid.

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