Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates - West

Make sure to cast your vote for people who show up for reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights! Check out our endorsements: plannedp.info/waendorsements

Let’s do this 💪 (2/2)

Washingtonians. Today’s the last day to use your voice and vote in the Primary Election

Washingtonians! Today is Primary Election Day. If you haven’t voted yet, here’s the plan:

📮 Drop your ballot in a drop box no later than 8 p.m.

✉️ Mailing it? Make sure it’s postmarked on or before 8/5.

🧭 Track your ballot or get help at VoteWA.gov. (1/2)

Thank you @murray.senate.gov for your unwavering support for reproductive rights and access!

Doctors left Idaho after abortion ban, study confirms • Idaho Capital Sun Idaho lost more than a third of its practicing obstetrician doctors after the state’s near-total abortion ban took effect, a new study finds.

Idaho lost more than a third of its practicing obstetrician doctors after the state’s near-total abortion ban took effect, a new study published in a peer-reviewed academic journal confirms. #idleg #idpol

More than 1.1 million Planned Parenthood patients across the country rely on Medicaid for cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, birth control, and other essential health care. But in June 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can block access to care at Planned Parenthood through Medicaid. Source: “Tangible Harm to Real People” What the Medina v. PPSAT Decision Means For Patients (Planned Parenthood)

In July 2025, President Trump signed Republicans’ key domestic policy bill into law. The bill, which makes devastating cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, also has a provision blocking federal Medicaid dollars from going to Planned Parenthood health centers to pay for services. Source: Planned Parenthood Action Fund to President Trump: Every Undetected Cancer Is on You (Planned Parenthood Action Fund)

On July 28, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction pausing the “defunding” of Planned Parenthood, but the fight is far from over. The Trump administration will appeal this decision and continue chipping away at health care access. Planned Parenthood remains committed to helping as many people get health care as possible. Source: Judge blocks Trump administration’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood (AP News)

This year, President Trump signed a bill gutting these programs & blocking Planned Parenthood patients from using Medicaid — risking millions of people's health to make the rich richer.

Swipe for an overview of what has happened in the 60 years since Medicaid & Medicare were signed into law. (2/2)

ON THIS DAY: 60 years ago today, on July 30, 1965, President Johnson signed Medicaid and Medicare into law. These state and federal government-funded programs made it possible for people with low incomes and people ages 65 and older to get health insurance they would not otherwise have access to. Source: Who We Are: History (CMS.gov)

Over the years, Medicaid eligibility expanded to include pregnant people, people with disabilities, and people in need of long-term health care. 78.4 million people are enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) today. CHIP was created in 1997 to give health care coverage to uninsured children. Source: Medicaid Unrolling and Unwinding Tracker (KFF); President Clinton Signs the Children’s Health Insurance Program Into Law (Clinton Foundation)

In 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA), expanding health care coverage and access for millions. The ACA brought us the birth control benefit, which ensured that nearly 63 million people could get birth control without a copay. In the ACA’s first year alone, this benefit saved people an estimated $1.4 billion on the pill. Source: Affordable Care Act [ACA] (Planned Parenthood Action Fund)

Today marks the 60th anniversary of Medicaid & Medicare, two life-saving programs that have given millions of people access to essential health care.

Swipe for a brief overview of what has happened in the 60 years since Medicaid & Medicare were signed into law. (1/2)

🔥 Want to vote for people who stand up for your rights? We’ve endorsed dozens of repro champs: plannedp.info/waendorsements

Vote like your rights, your future & your freedom are on the line — because they are. (2/2)

Reminder. Washingtonians: There's only 1 week left to vote in the primary election. Check out our endorsements and drop off your ballot by 8/5!

We are 1 week away from WA’s primary election on 8/5. Local races have become the frontline in the fight against the federal gov't’s attempts to strip our rights away.

🗳️ Return your ballot by mail (postmarked by 8/5) or drop box by 8 p.m.

❓ Need help? votewa.gov has your back. (1/2)

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Thank you, @atg.wa.gov, for your continued advocacy!

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It’s *especially* critical for state legislators who oppose Planned Parenthood — like in ID, IN, and KY — to hear about the very real impact of playing games with people’s health care.

Submit your story at plannedp.info/shareyourstory! (2/2)

Join us: Fight for Planned Parenthood by sharing your story

📣 Personal stories change hearts and minds.

If you’ve used Medicaid at Planned Parenthood health centers and are open to sharing your experience, we want to hear from you. Use your voice to remind lawmakers why this care and coverage are so important. (1/2)

Thank you @murray.senate.gov for reintroducing the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act! This act would eliminate barriers and expand access to abortion *regardless* of a person’s type of health insurance.

Find out if your rep is a cosponsor 👉plannedp.info/4obPcOG

Update: WE WON! A federal judge has fully blocked the “defunding” provision targeting care at Planned Parenthood health centers. This means that while this case continues, so does your access to care.

Illustration of a parent and a baby, a person in a wheelchair, two people dancing, and a person riding a skateboard. The parent wears rainbow pants and the skateboarder wears a top with the colors of the trans flag. Underneath the illustration reads: Health care is for everyone.

July is #DisabilityPrideMonth! Everyone deserves to live in a world that celebrates and makes space for us — and ensures that we have access to the health care and other resources we need to thrive.

#familiesfirst @seiu1199nw.bsky.social

Families First. A 50-State Day of Peaceful Action for Our Families. Visit familiesfirstnow.org to learn more. Seattle Rally & March. Saturday, July 26 - 11am - 1pm. Victor Steinbrueck Park. ADA Meetup - 11:30am. 2nd & Lenora

This Saturday, join PPAA – WA to say that families come first, demand an end to harmful policies, and reject the administration's gutting of essential programs like Medicaid, FEMA, food stamps, school lunches, and more.

RSVP 👉 plannedp.info/3H3um34

Special thanks to the local businesses who offered up in-kind donations for our trivia winners:

Urdaneta PDX
Hook and Needle
Source Climbing
Eryngium Papeterie
Short & Sweet
Kindred Vancouver
BatCave Games
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Vivienne Culinary Books
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✨ Timeline cleanse ✨ PPAA – WA kicked off the final weekend of Pride with a trivia fundraiser supporting Planned Parenthood.

Thank you to everyone who came out to help us raise money for essential health care!

Find the next PPAA event near you: plannedp.info/3UndzeS

Here's 3 ways to take action:

📪 Check your mail. Ballots drop on July 18.
📮 Mail your ballot or return it at a ballot drop box. You have until Aug. 5!
📱 Share this post or send it to three friends and remind them to vote for sexual and reproductive health champions! plannedp.info/waendorsements

WA's primary election day is coming up on Aug. 5. This year, we have special legislative races in addition to county/municipal races. Too often, and especially with this federal government, local seats are the last line of defense when it comes to upholding our reproductive rights and freedoms.

They want to shut Planned Parenthood down. But we'll NEVER STOP fighting for your freedom to get the care you need, when you need it.

Planned Parenthood isn’t going anywhere, and Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates won’t back down from the fight for your right to access the full range for sexual and reproductive health care. 💕

We will never stop fighting for your freedom to get the health care you need — no matter who you are, where you’re from, or how you identify. (3/3)

Freedom depends on our ability to access the resources we need to stay alive — something that the President’s bill strips away from the millions of people who need them most. (2/3)

President Trump just signed the big bad budget bill into law. Trump and his anti-abortion backers might think they’ve won, but this fight has just begun.

President Trump’s allies jammed his signature policy bill through Congress just so he could sign it on the 4th of July, aka Independence Day. (1/3)

"This is the fiercest attack on Planned Parenthood yet — and we’re in the fight of our lives to protect our rights and our freedom. Congress just chose to give billionaires tax cuts over protecting people who elected them to govern with compassion and integrity. They voted to gut cancer screenings, STI testing, and birth control access — putting millions at risk and deepening existing health inequities." Jennifer M. Allen (she/her) CEO of Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates

Let’s be clear: This bill doesn’t cut costs — it cuts care. And every lawmaker who voted for it is on the chopping block.

Trump and his anti-abortion backers might think they’ve won, but we have news for them: The fight has just begun. Join us in defending our rights and access to health for all people: plannedp.info/takeaction (4/4)

This vote is devastating but not surprising. For decades, Planned Parenthood’s opponents have tried to force through a “defund” — despite the vast majority of people supporting Planned Parenthood. (3/4)

In the Capitol and behind closed doors, Congressional Republicans sacrificed the safety net millions rely on to make the rich even richer — and stripped access to basic health care from over a million Planned Parenthood patients. (2/4)

BREAKING: The U.S. Congress has passed the budget bill that blocks patients from using Medicaid at Planned Parenthood.

Today, Trump’s shamelessly cruel budget bill passed the U.S. Congress. #IFightForPP (1/4)

Abortion is health care. Birth control should be free. Trans rights are human rights. Immigrants are essential. Health care is a basic human right. Planned Parenthood saves lives.

✌ IN THIS HOUSE WE ✌

#IFightForPP