Oklahoma House Passes Ban on Gender-Affirming Care and Targets Insurance Coverage and Funding, Effectively Ending Care for Trans Youth and Adults
Freedom Oklahoma, ACLU of Oklahoma, and Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes Call on Legislature to End Attack on Best Practice Medical Care for Transgender Oklahomans.
Kansas Senate Advances Bills Attacking Reproductive and Trans Rights; Expands Taxpayer Funds for Deceptive Anti-Abortion Centers
Despite a resounding win for abortion rights last August and continued cries to protect bodily autonomy, Kansas legislators this week passed several bills out of the Senate that attack a person’s ability to make their own health care decisions, free from government interference. Additionally, lawmakers have prioritized expanding critical taxpayer funds for deceptive anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), none of which are licensed or regulated by the Kansas Department of Health.
Oklahoma Senate Advances Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors, Denying Best Practice Medical Care for Transgender Youth
Today, Freedom Oklahoma, ACLU of Oklahoma, and Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes call upon the Oklahoma Legislature to stop the advancement of SB 613, a direct attack on transgender youth in Oklahoma. SB 613 would ban best practice medical care for transgender Oklahomans under 18, while threatening medical providers with criminalization, civil action, and license penalties, effectively ending live-saving, gender-affirming care for transgender youth across Oklahoma. This is part of the wave of anti-trans legislation being introduced in state legislatures across the country.
In First General Elections Since Fall of Roe V. Wade, Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes Celebrates Re-election of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Candidates Across Four States who will Protect Reproductive Rights
In a victory for reproductive rights in the first general elections after the overruling of Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes (PPGPV) is celebrating midterm candidates from executive to state and local offices endorsed by the organization across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. In a major win in Kansas – just months after the state overwhelmingly voted to protect abortion rights – voters turned out to further preserve access by re-electing Governor Laura Kelly and rejecting anti-abortion politician Derek Schmidt.
Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes endorses 90 candidates in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma ahead of midterm elections
Today, Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes (PPGP Votes) PAC announced a slate of candidates including long-time public servants and rising stars committed to improving the health of their constituents across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
In Final Debate, Gov. Laura Kelly Reaffirms Abortion Rights in Kansas, Opponent Derek Schmidt Runs from of Out-of-Step Record
Today, in the final gubernatorial debate this election season, Gov. Laura Kelly reaffirmed that she shares Kansans’ values in supporting reproductive freedom. In the debate, Gov. Kelly said, “A woman's right to make private medical decisions should be made between her, her family and her doctor … Women should have bodily autonomy equal to that of men.”
Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes PAC Launches Six-Figure Digital Ad Campaign in Kansas Highlighting Derek Schmidt’s Extremism on Abortion
Today, Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes PAC announced the release of "Contrast" part of a six-figure digital ad campaign focused on the race for Kansas governor. The 30-second ad highlights the stark contrast between anti-abortion rights candidate Derek Schmidt and reproductive freedom champion Gov. Laura Kelly.
Statement from PPGPV CEO Emily Wales on Proposed National Abortion Ban
Today, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced a nationwide abortion ban, making crystal clear that banning abortion in all 50 states is a top priority for a Republican Congress. The proposal underscores the high stakes in November’s elections. Right now, 16 states have abortion bans in effect — leaving one in three American women without control over their own bodies. Under a national abortion ban, pregnant people in remaining access states would lose their rights as well.
Kansas voters protect abortion access by rejecting constitutional amendment
Tonight, in a definitive statement of support for reproductive freedom in the state, Kansas voters rejected a ballot measure that would have eliminated any right to abortion in the state’s constitution and opened the door to dangerous abortion bans. The vote, which comes just over a month after the U.S. Supreme Court revoked federal abortion rights, demonstrates once again that voters across the country do not want politicians interfering in their health care decisions.