Defend Planned Parenthood Today

IDAHO RESIDENTS: Representative Mike Simpson's telephone number is listed below.


A message from MoveOn.org:
The House of Representatives could vote TODAY to strip all federal funding from Planned Parenthood health centers.¹  

If this happens, the consequences will be devastating. Planned Parenthood serves 5 million people annually—in fact, one in five American women will visit Planned Parenthood in her lifetime. And six in 10 patients who receive care at a women's health center like Planned Parenthood consider it their primary source of health care.² 

This isn't funding for abortions—it's to give women access to basic health care. Funding for cancer screenings, HIV testing, birth control, and more is in danger of being cut.³ 

Every member of Congress needs to hear from voters who support Planned Parenthood right away—can you call Rep. Simpson today? Tell him to vote "no" on the amendment to strip Planned Parenthood's funding. 

Idaho residents, here's the number to call:

Representative Mike Simpson
Phone: 202-225-5531

Then click below to let us know how it goes:
http://pol.moveon.org/call?tg=FHID_02&cp_id=1524&id=26130-18623853-O3yiArx&t=3

Progressives in Congress are fighting back. Representative Barbara Lee, among a group of Democrats leading the charge against Republican efforts to cut family planning funding, said "This is a war on women. They're trying to inject their politics and their religion into local family planning."⁴

But facing a concerted right-wing attack, Planned Parenthood is in real danger—and we need to speak out, now. Thanks for all you do.

–Kat, Eli, Carrie, Stephen, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Dems vow Planned Parenthood fight," Politico, February 15, 2011
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49556.html

2. "Who We Are," Planned Parenthood website, accessed February 15, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=205967&id=26130-18623853-O3yiArx&t=5

"Next Steps for America's Family Planning Program," The Guttmacher Institute, 2009
http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/NextSteps.pdf (PDF)

3. "Planned Parenthood Action Center," Planned Parenthood website, access February 15, 2011
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=206092&id=26130-18623853-O3yiArx&t=6

4. "Dems vow Planned Parenthood fight," Politico, February 15, 2011
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49556.html

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