Lawsuit Filed to Block Oklahoma’s New Abortion Bans and Restrictions
The lawsuit challenges five extreme laws passed this year and scheduled to take effect November 1
Planned Parenthood Great Plains Announces New Leadership Roles
Jay Barth, Chair of the Board of Directors of Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP), announced today that the organization has added Kourtney Vincent-Woodbury as the Vice President of People, Culture, and Equity, and Heather Rahhal Palacios as the Vice President of Community Relations and Strategic Partnerships. Barth also announced that Emily Wales has officially taken the helm as the Interim President and CEO following the departure of former President and CEO Brandon Hill, PhD.
Federal Court Blocks Arkansas Abortion Ban
The Ban, a Direct Challenge to Roe v. Wade, Would Have Outlawed Abortion in Arkansas in Violation of Decades of Supreme Court Precedent
Planned Parenthood Great Plains Announces President and CEO Brandon Hill’s Departure; Emily Wales Named New Interim President and CEO
ACLU, Planned Parenthood Sue Arkansas Over Abortion Ban
PPGP President and CEO Named One of 50 Distinguished Sexual and Gender Health Revolutionaries
Planned Parenthood Great Plains receives Oklahoma City Community Foundation grant
Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) is pleased to announce it has received a $25,000 grant from the Oklahoma City Community Foundation (OCCF) and its Access to Health Care iFund grant program.
Planned Parenthood Great Plains Launches Primary Care Services at Kansas City Metro Area Health Centers
Planned Parenthood Great Plains’ research examines COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on patient access to gender-affirming care
Planned Parenthood Great Plains recently released new research regarding patient volume across two periods — the six months prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and the first six months of the onset — for gender-affirming care related visits.
In The News
A Conversation About The New Reality of Abortion Care
April 6, 2022 • Texas Signal
After the Oklahoma legislature passed a near-total abortion ban on Tuesday, the Signal spoke with Emily Wales, the Interim President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains. After Senate Bill 8 was signed by Greg Abbott in September, Oklahoma absorbed the largest number of Texans seeking abortion care. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Okla. lawmakers approve bill to make performing an abortion illegal
April 5, 2022 • Washington Post
The Oklahoma House on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly for a Republican bill that would make performing an abortion illegal and punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Doctors Who Care for Trans Kids Are Being Targeted, Protested, and Harassed
March 29, 2022 • VICE News
“Never did I think as a pediatrician that I was gonna be doing work that was controversial to this degree, to the degree that would garner personal threats.”
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Texans Are Now Traveling 7x Further Than Patients From Other States For Abortion Care
March 22, 2022 • Elle
New Planned Parenthood data provided exclusively to ELLE.com shows the ripple effects of Texas’ restrictive abortion ban.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Planned Parenthood sues Missouri, alleging state poised to unlawfully withhold funds
March 10, 2022 • The Kansas City Star
Planned Parenthood sued the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) on Thursday, alleging Gov. Mike Parson is only a day away from unlawfully defunding the organization.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Texans Are Fleeing the State in Droves to Get Abortions
Feb. 28, 2022 • Jezebel
New data from Planned Parenthood facilities surrounding Texas are illuminating the human toll of the state’s notorious six-week abortion ban, as pregnant people flee to surrounding states to access care.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Pediatricians Who Serve Trans Youth Face Increasing Harassment. Lifesaving Care Could Be on the Line
Feb. 22, 2022 • Time
Dr. Gina Sequeira first saw the protesters on a bright clear morning last September. A co-director of Seattle Children’s Gender Clinic who provides gender-affirming care to young people, Sequeira had confronted ignorance about her medical specialty in the past. But nothing had prepared her to see people outside her office, waving signs and handing out flyers warning of the “dangers” of the work she does.
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Oklahoma Considers Database For Pregnant People As Roe Hangs In The Balance
Feb. 10, 2022 • Huffpost
The Oklahoma Legislature started its 2022 session this week with a slew of anti-abortion bills, which isn’t uncommon. “This is my 12th year in the legislature now, and it feels like every year we go through this,” said Oklahoma House Minority Leader Emily Virgin (D).
Posted by Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Column: It isn't too late to protect access to choice
Jan. 30, 2022 • Tulsa World
We are only weeks into 2022, and it’s likely this year could mark the end of a fundamental right we’ve held for nearly 50 years. Like a vise, the tenets around reproductive freedom in our country have been tightening.
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