Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates - West
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We fight for repro rights & health care access in AK, HI, ID, IN, KY & WA. 💪 Find updates for HI, ID & WA here!
AK: @ppaa-alaska.bsky.social
IN & KY: @ppaaeast.bsky.social
Health care info: @ppgnhaik.bsky.social
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AK: @ppaa-alaska.bsky.social
IN & KY: @ppaaeast.bsky.social
Health care info: @ppgnhaik.bsky.social
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When Planned Parenthood health centers are forced to close, patients don’t magically get care elsewhere. They lose access – full stop. Patients deserve better than deception – they deserve Planned Parenthood.
December 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
When Planned Parenthood health centers are forced to close, patients don’t magically get care elsewhere. They lose access – full stop. Patients deserve better than deception – they deserve Planned Parenthood.
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Let us be clear – when Planned Parenthood health centers close, patients lose access to real, comprehensive health care – including contraception and cancer screenings.
Most CPCs aren’t legitimate medical clinics, and use lies, shame and fear to manipulate patients at their most vulnerable moments.
Most CPCs aren’t legitimate medical clinics, and use lies, shame and fear to manipulate patients at their most vulnerable moments.
December 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Let us be clear – when Planned Parenthood health centers close, patients lose access to real, comprehensive health care – including contraception and cancer screenings.
Most CPCs aren’t legitimate medical clinics, and use lies, shame and fear to manipulate patients at their most vulnerable moments.
Most CPCs aren’t legitimate medical clinics, and use lies, shame and fear to manipulate patients at their most vulnerable moments.
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The @nytimes.com confirmed what we’ve been saying all along: crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) cannot replace Planned Parenthood health centers as a trusted health care provider.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
The Planned Parenthood Closed. A Christian Clinic Seized the Moment.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The @nytimes.com confirmed what we’ve been saying all along: crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) cannot replace Planned Parenthood health centers as a trusted health care provider.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
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🚨TAKE ACTION🚨
Yesterday, HHS announced TWO proposed rules that aim to severely restrict access to best-practice health care for trans youth. Starting today, the public has 60 DAYS to comment on the rules.
Take action now: hrc.im/comment
Yesterday, HHS announced TWO proposed rules that aim to severely restrict access to best-practice health care for trans youth. Starting today, the public has 60 DAYS to comment on the rules.
Take action now: hrc.im/comment
December 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
🚨TAKE ACTION🚨
Yesterday, HHS announced TWO proposed rules that aim to severely restrict access to best-practice health care for trans youth. Starting today, the public has 60 DAYS to comment on the rules.
Take action now: hrc.im/comment
Yesterday, HHS announced TWO proposed rules that aim to severely restrict access to best-practice health care for trans youth. Starting today, the public has 60 DAYS to comment on the rules.
Take action now: hrc.im/comment
"In a news release, the Idaho Coalition for Safe Healthcare Foundation said the report delivered data to suggest that 'the loss of obstetric providers due to the state’s near-total abortion ban is draining more than $125 million a year from the economy.'”
idahocapitalsun.com/2025/12/15/d...
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Doctors, health care services contribute billions to Idaho’s economy, new report shows • Idaho Capital Sun
The report on the economic impact of Idaho doctors and the health care sector comes weeks before the Idaho Legislature meets in 2026.
idahocapitalsun.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"In a news release, the Idaho Coalition for Safe Healthcare Foundation said the report delivered data to suggest that 'the loss of obstetric providers due to the state’s near-total abortion ban is draining more than $125 million a year from the economy.'”
idahocapitalsun.com/2025/12/15/d...
idahocapitalsun.com/2025/12/15/d...
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Brian Heywood's quest to force invasive, mandatory genital inspections on underage girls in our state has help from a new dark money group.
"Washington Rising" has no contact info on their site, their donation uses an address in Tennessee, and they aren't registered as a political committee in WA.
"Washington Rising" has no contact info on their site, their donation uses an address in Tennessee, and they aren't registered as a political committee in WA.
New shadow money from the right
Plus digging into the underground economy, tracking weed production and the missing roadkill caucus.
washingtonobserver.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Brian Heywood's quest to force invasive, mandatory genital inspections on underage girls in our state has help from a new dark money group.
"Washington Rising" has no contact info on their site, their donation uses an address in Tennessee, and they aren't registered as a political committee in WA.
"Washington Rising" has no contact info on their site, their donation uses an address in Tennessee, and they aren't registered as a political committee in WA.
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NEW: The Trump administration announced a harmful new proposal that would block access to essential gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth across the country.
If this discriminatory regulation moves forward, we will see this administration in court.
If this discriminatory regulation moves forward, we will see this administration in court.
December 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
NEW: The Trump administration announced a harmful new proposal that would block access to essential gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth across the country.
If this discriminatory regulation moves forward, we will see this administration in court.
If this discriminatory regulation moves forward, we will see this administration in court.
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Gender-affirming care for young people is based on decades of clinical research and backed by the leading U.S. medical associations.
This is cruelty, plain and simple. We’re holding our trans and nonbinary communities extra close today. 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
This is cruelty, plain and simple. We’re holding our trans and nonbinary communities extra close today. 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
New proposed regulations from the Department of Health and Human Services would bar federal programs like Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
Trump administration moves to adopt sweeping new rules targeting care for transgender youth
If approved, the proposed regulations would dramatically impact an already challenging landscape.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Gender-affirming care for young people is based on decades of clinical research and backed by the leading U.S. medical associations.
This is cruelty, plain and simple. We’re holding our trans and nonbinary communities extra close today. 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
This is cruelty, plain and simple. We’re holding our trans and nonbinary communities extra close today. 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
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*Everyone* should be able to access the support and expert medical care they need to thrive and live as their true selves. (2/2)
December 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
*Everyone* should be able to access the support and expert medical care they need to thrive and live as their true selves. (2/2)
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This is a direct attack on expert providers who deliver medically necessary care for transgender and nonbinary patients.
The goal is clear: threaten doctors and health care providers with jail time to stop them from giving patients the life-saving and evidence-based health care they need. (1/2)
The goal is clear: threaten doctors and health care providers with jail time to stop them from giving patients the life-saving and evidence-based health care they need. (1/2)
BREAKING: The House of Representatives passed a bill that would criminalize gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 18 and put doctors in prison for providing this care.
This bill is an unjustifiable threat to the well-being of trans youth and their families. The Senate must reject it.
This bill is an unjustifiable threat to the well-being of trans youth and their families. The Senate must reject it.
December 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This is a direct attack on expert providers who deliver medically necessary care for transgender and nonbinary patients.
The goal is clear: threaten doctors and health care providers with jail time to stop them from giving patients the life-saving and evidence-based health care they need. (1/2)
The goal is clear: threaten doctors and health care providers with jail time to stop them from giving patients the life-saving and evidence-based health care they need. (1/2)
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Reproductive Justice is what JDP is all about: bringing reproductive rights + social justice together to = a future where everyone has the freedom + resources to make decisions about their bodies, families, & futures without barriers like poverty, racism, & lack of healthcare.
December 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Reproductive Justice is what JDP is all about: bringing reproductive rights + social justice together to = a future where everyone has the freedom + resources to make decisions about their bodies, families, & futures without barriers like poverty, racism, & lack of healthcare.
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For 52 years, the Helms Amendment has interfered with access to the full range of essential health services in many countries, including safe abortion care.
Helms must end once and for all. #RepealHelms
Helms must end once and for all. #RepealHelms
December 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
For 52 years, the Helms Amendment has interfered with access to the full range of essential health services in many countries, including safe abortion care.
Helms must end once and for all. #RepealHelms
Helms must end once and for all. #RepealHelms
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Figures reveal stark reality of US funding cuts as 1,394 family planning clinics shut
Figures reveal stark reality of US funding cuts as 1,394 family planning clinics shut
Survey by world’s largest network for sexual and reproductive health shows devastation to services, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, and amplification of anti-rights voices
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Figures reveal stark reality of US funding cuts as 1,394 family planning clinics shut
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Abortion bans and other barriers can make accessing abortion care complex. Many patients need to raise money, schedule childcare, and take time off work. Some are criminalized for seeking care.
We deserve stories on screen that reflect real life.
We deserve stories on screen that reflect real life.
Abortion Onscreen in 2025
This year, we tracked 65 abortion plotlines across cable, broadcast, and streaming channels. While we documented some familiar trends, we also observed a return to concerning tropes.
www.ansirh.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Abortion bans and other barriers can make accessing abortion care complex. Many patients need to raise money, schedule childcare, and take time off work. Some are criminalized for seeking care.
We deserve stories on screen that reflect real life.
We deserve stories on screen that reflect real life.
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Our partner @amplifyga.bsky.social is giving a RJ 101 lesson centering a framework that is rooted in Black liberation and created around the belief that EVERYONE has the right to bodily autonomy, to have or not have children, and to parent their children in safe and healthy communities.
December 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Our partner @amplifyga.bsky.social is giving a RJ 101 lesson centering a framework that is rooted in Black liberation and created around the belief that EVERYONE has the right to bodily autonomy, to have or not have children, and to parent their children in safe and healthy communities.
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How to Talk to your Catholic family about abortion; a series for compassionate conversations 🎄❤️
Catholic theology is pro-choice. Take these six important ideas from Catholic theology that can support your perspective:
Catholic theology is pro-choice. Take these six important ideas from Catholic theology that can support your perspective:
December 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
How to Talk to your Catholic family about abortion; a series for compassionate conversations 🎄❤️
Catholic theology is pro-choice. Take these six important ideas from Catholic theology that can support your perspective:
Catholic theology is pro-choice. Take these six important ideas from Catholic theology that can support your perspective:
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The portrayal of abortion in 2025 was a bit of a letdown, failing to capture the true diversity of the experience. Most abortion seekers are parents and use medication abortions, yet TV shows focused on non-parents, with a mere 8% depicting medication abortions. @npr.org @ulabeast.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The portrayal of abortion in 2025 was a bit of a letdown, failing to capture the true diversity of the experience. Most abortion seekers are parents and use medication abortions, yet TV shows focused on non-parents, with a mere 8% depicting medication abortions. @npr.org @ulabeast.bsky.social
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Despite its recognition of the “deleterious effects” of the “defunding,” which jeopardizes care for 1.1M Planned Parenthood patients, the First Circuit nevertheless overturned a lower court’s preliminary injunction blocking the law from being enforced. Proceedings on the merits of the case continue.
New: A federal appeals court ruled that a provision of Trump's signature tax and domestic policy bill that deprives Planned Parenthood and local affiliates that perform abortions of Medicaid funding is not an unconstitutional punishment. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Court rejects Planned Parenthood's challenge to Trump-backed law ending Medicaid funding
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that a provision of U.S. President Donald Trump's signature tax and domestic policy bill that deprives Planned Parenthood and local affiliates that perform abor...
www.reuters.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Despite its recognition of the “deleterious effects” of the “defunding,” which jeopardizes care for 1.1M Planned Parenthood patients, the First Circuit nevertheless overturned a lower court’s preliminary injunction blocking the law from being enforced. Proceedings on the merits of the case continue.
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With the December 31 deadline approaching to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, yesterday’s failed Senate votes could leave millions of people’s health care hanging in the balance because of political games.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
With the December 31 deadline approaching to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, yesterday’s failed Senate votes could leave millions of people’s health care hanging in the balance because of political games.
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While (of course) not everyone has been able to access the abortions they want, this data paints a promising picture of just how determined providers, patients, and activists are.
Read the #WeCount full report here: societyfp.org/research/wec...
Read the #WeCount full report here: societyfp.org/research/wec...
#WeCount report, April 2022 to June 2025 - Society of Family Planning
The Society of Family Planning is the source for abortion and contraception science.
societyfp.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
While (of course) not everyone has been able to access the abortions they want, this data paints a promising picture of just how determined providers, patients, and activists are.
Read the #WeCount full report here: societyfp.org/research/wec...
Read the #WeCount full report here: societyfp.org/research/wec...
❤️🧡💛 Unapologetically pro-LGBTQ+ rights and affirming health care 💚💙💜
December 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
❤️🧡💛 Unapologetically pro-LGBTQ+ rights and affirming health care 💚💙💜
🔊 And we’ll scream it from the rooftops until everyone gets it 🔊
November 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
🔊 And we’ll scream it from the rooftops until everyone gets it 🔊
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November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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"Mistie DelliCarpini-Tolman, the Idaho director for Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates ... called the fears raised about locker room use 'manufactured.' 'The city council was persuaded by fear and misinformation,' she said in a Friday news release." (1/2)
Rights ‘undone’: North Idaho city repeals ban on discrimination
The rule had provided an “extra layer” of protection for minority groups. Supporters of the change said they aimed to protect women from sexual assault.
www.idahostatesman.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"Mistie DelliCarpini-Tolman, the Idaho director for Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates ... called the fears raised about locker room use 'manufactured.' 'The city council was persuaded by fear and misinformation,' she said in a Friday news release." (1/2)
We cannot allow fringe voices to dictate policy for entire communities. Let's remind our city and state leaders that Idahoans value fairness and local control — and that we believe in protections for *all* Idahoans!
Take action now: plannedp.info/4a6GlZO
Take action now: plannedp.info/4a6GlZO
PPAA – ID State Director Mistie DelliCarpini-Tolman: “Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates is deeply disappointed by the council’s decision to repeal Sandpoint's Non-Discrimination Ordinance."
sandpointreader.com/sandpoint-ci... (1/7)
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Sandpoint City Council votes to amend non-discrimination ordinance » Sandpoint Reader
Decision comes after multiple tie votes broken by Mayor Jeremy Grimm By Zach HagadoneReader Staff After more than four hours of public testimony and deliberation — and a series of tie votes, all broke...
sandpointreader.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
We cannot allow fringe voices to dictate policy for entire communities. Let's remind our city and state leaders that Idahoans value fairness and local control — and that we believe in protections for *all* Idahoans!
Take action now: plannedp.info/4a6GlZO
Take action now: plannedp.info/4a6GlZO