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To mark three months since the fall of Roe v Wade, Planned Parenthood advocacy and political organizations across the country are hosting actions to ensure we elect reproductive rights champions in November.

If you’re interested in covering/attending an action, please email [email protected].

Washington, D.C. — This Saturday and Sunday, September 24 and 25, Planned Parenthood advocacy and political organizations will be leading actions in electoral target states to mobilize voters ahead of November’s midterm elections. From phone banks to door knocking canvasses to virtual text parties, grassroots supporters and volunteers will gather across the country to ensure all voters understand the stakes of the midterm elections for abortion access and reproductive freedom. 

The “Take Control” Weekend of Action comes three months after the Supreme Court’s devastating decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and highlights how the threat to abortion rights is motivating voters to head to the polls and make their voices heard this November. Three months after Roe’s fall, 16 states have abortion bans in effect, meaning that 1 in 3 American women of reproductive age have already lost the right to control their own bodies. 

Statement from Jenny Lawson, executive director of Planned Parenthood Votes: 

“We have said it over and over again — this election is about power and control. Who has the power to control our bodies and our lives. With this Weekend of Action, Planned Parenthood Votes and local Planned Parenthood political and advocacy organizations across the country are ensuring that voters can take control by electing reproductive health care champions, up and down the ballot, who trust us to make our own decisions about our bodies, our lives, and our futures.”

The Weekend of Action is part of Planned Parenthood advocacy and political organizations’ 2022 electoral program, “Take Control,” which represents the groups’ largest ever investment in an electoral cycle. The $50 million program will help elect champions for sexual and reproductive health care and rights, including abortion, up and down the ballot and all across the country. The strategic investments will focus on states positioned to either ban or expand access to sexual and reproductive health care. 

Lawson continued, “During this ‘Take Control’ Weekend of Action, we’re channeling voters’ energy and enthusiasm since Roe’s fall into action and ensuring they show up for reproductive freedom like their lives depend on it — because they do. Who wins in the midterm elections will determine which states protect access to abortion, or if anti-abortion politicians in the Senate will gain the majority and bring a national abortion ban to the floor. The choice on the ballot and the stakes for our freedoms are clear.” 

Among the events taking place during the Weekend of Action include:

  • Kansas: Grassroots Kickoff Phone Bank
    • WHEN: Saturday, September 24 from 12-3 pm CT 
    • WHERE: Virtual 
  • Nevada: Canvass for Reproductive Rights 
    • WHEN: Saturday, September 24 from 9:30am -12:30pm PT
    • WHERE: Las Vegas, Nevada 
  • Arizona: Phone Banking
    • WHEN: Saturday, September 24 from 11:00am-2:00 pm PT
    • WHERE: Virtual 
  • Florida: The Woman King Screening, Canvassing and Phone Banking 
    • WHEN: Friday, September 23 at 7pm ET (screening) and Saturday, September 24 (canvassing and phone banking) 
    • WHERE: Various communities throughout Florida 
  • Michigan: Phone Banking and Canvassing
    • WHEN: Saturday, September 24 at 10am ET
    • WHERE: Virtual (phone banking)  / Grand Rapids, Michigan (canvassing) 
  • Georgia: Phone Banking and Canvassing 
    • WHEN: Saturday, September 24 at 12-3pm ET
    • WHERE: Atlanta, Georgia 
  • Minnesota: Door-Knocking Canvass Kick-Off
    • WHEN: Friday, September 23 at 5:30 pm, Saturday, September 24 at 10am, Sunday September 25 at 11:30 am (all CT) 
    • WHERE: Rochester and Minneapolis, Minnesota

If you’re interested in covering/attending an action, please email [email protected]

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Planned Parenthood Votes is an independent expenditure political committee registered with the Federal Election Commission.

Paid for by Planned Parenthood Votes, 123 William St, NY NY 10038. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. 

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