Go to Content Go to Navigation Go to Navigation Go to Site Search Homepage

Planned Parenthood PA Advocates Statement on Recent Attacks on Abortion Access

For Immediate Release: May 17, 2019 (Updated: May 17, 2019, 7:17 p.m.)


Statement from Maggie Groff (she, her, hers), Interim Exec Director, Planned Parenthood PA Advocates

"The current trend of abortion bans in this country is terrifying and dangerous. Pennsylvania is one of many states where anti-reproductive health politicians, as part of a coordinated political agenda, are attempting to ban access to safe, legal abortion. Just this week we saw yet another unconstitutional abortion ban (House Bill 321) pass in the PA House.  These “reason bans” – based on any particular reason a politician may chose – are passing all around the country, joining other restrictive anti-abortion legislation in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, and earlier today, Missouri. Attacks on abortion access are harmful to people’s lives. In addition, these bans disproportionately impact people of color, who already face systemic barriers to health care, such as racial and economic injustice.

It’s 2019, and Americans support the right to abortion, with seven in ten (73%) supporting Roe v. Wade. Abortion is health care and needs to be treated as such. At Planned Parenthood, we know a patient’s health should drive important medical decisions. We stand firm against these attacks in Pennsylvania and across the country, and we will continue to provide compassionate care, including safe, legal abortion services. It’s time for politicians to get out of the exam room."

This page is controlled and operated by Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates.

Planned Parenthood cares about your data privacy. We and our third-party vendors use cookies and other tools to collect, store, monitor, and analyze information about your interaction with our site to improve performance, analyze your use of our sites and assist in our marketing efforts. You may opt out of the use of these cookies and other tools at any time by visiting Cookie Settings. By clicking “Allow All Cookies” you consent to our collection and use of such data, and our Terms of Use. For more information, see our Privacy Notice.

Cookie Settings

Planned Parenthood cares about your data privacy. We and our third-party vendors, use cookies, pixels, and other tracking technologies to collect, store, monitor, and process certain information about you when you access and use our services, read our emails, or otherwise engage with us. The information collected might relate to you, your preferences, or your device. We use that information to make the site work, analyze performance and traffic on our website, to provide a more personalized web experience, and assist in our marketing efforts. We also share information with our social media, advertising, and analytics partners. You can change your default settings according to your preference. You cannot opt-out of our Necessary Cookies as they are deployed to ensure the proper functioning of our website (such as prompting the cookie banner and remembering your settings, to log into your account, to redirect you when you log out, etc.). For more information, please see our Privacy Notice.

Marketing

On

We use online advertising to promote our mission and help constituents find our services. Marketing pixels help us measure the success of our campaigns.

Performance

On

We use qualitative data, including session replay, to learn about your user experience and improve our products and services.

Analytics

On

We use web analytics to help us understand user engagement with our website, trends, and overall reach of our products.