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Planned Parenthood Minnesota Action Fund Happy New Year!! Hope you all have a fun and SAFE evening tonight! We’ll see you next year! ;)

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http://www.dontdroptheball.org If you can accidentally text your Grandma on New Year's Eve, what else can go wrong? Condoms break. Pills are forgotten. Back Up Your Birth Control. Don't Drop the Ball: Statistics show that New Year's Eve is not a good night for birth control use. ...
Planned Parenthood Minnesota Action Fund

Planned Parenthood Minnesota Action Fund Please consider supporting your local Planned Parenthood with a gift in 2009. You make all the difference! Donate today!

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I just made a tax-deductible year-end gift to support Planned Parenthood. Will you do the same?
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Planned Parenthood Minnesota Action Fund Check our RH Reality Check’s roundup of top reproductive rights and health stories in 2009. See ya ‘09! Here’s to more progress in 2010!

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As much as RH Reality Check works tirelessly to keep our fingers on the pulse of what's happening in the world of reproductive and sexual health and rights news, we sometimes, occasionally, possibly, might miss an important or newsworthy story about this broad range of issues. ...
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Planned Parenthood Minnesota Action Fund Last year we provided 165K units of contraception, 37K units of EC, 34K STI tests, 15K breast exams, 12K cervical cancer screenings, 9K pregnancy tests, and 5K HIV tests in our region. But we couldn’t have done it w/o your support. Make a year end gift today to your local PP to help us continue to serve the women and families in our region.

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I just made a tax-deductible year-end gift to support Planned Parenthood. Will you do the same?
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Planned Parenthood Minnesota Action Fund Via Huffpo, “With stagnating incomes for the working class, this upper quarter of families, concentrated in urban areas and the blue states on the coasts, has increased the advantages their children enjoy. Their secret: invest in women as well as men, empower reproductive choice, support companionate relationships, and... reap the benefits of family formation by mature parents with a measure of financial security.”

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The areas of the country that have embraced the new "blue" model of family life have seen teen birth and divorce rates plummet. In contrast, "red" marriage promotion, which tries to control sex rather than childbearing, is a proven failure.
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Planned Parenthood Minnesota Action Fund Check out this fantastic blog post from Sarah, a Planned Parenthood teen council member! She blogs about our latest education night, which focused environmental toxins, and explains why Planned Parenthood is involved in this issue.

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When people think of Environmental toxins, their minds usually go straight to the news horror story of the newest ‘big and bad chemical. The thing farthest from their minds, is probably Planned Parenthood. ...
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Planned Parenthood Minnesota Action Fund Consider yourself a feminist? Here's an interesting article about young
feminists' attitudes toward abortion. What do you think?

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NEW YORK - At 21, Jelena Woehr describes herself as a feminist, focusing on issues such as domestic violence and improved career opportunities for women
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Planned Parenthood Minnesota Action Fund Our CEO attended the climate change conference in Copenhagen—But no one is talking about the positive contribution family planning could be toward sustaining our planet, not to mention its positive effect on women’s lives.

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Every $7 spent on family planning reduces carbon emissions by a ton, according to one study.
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Planned Parenthood Minnesota Action Fund Senator Franken continues to be a strong advocate for women’s health. Today he introduced the Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act. Learn more below. Thank you Senator Franken!

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Planned Parenthood Minnesota Action Fund Check out this great piece from the Twin Cities Daily Planet about our education programs that work toward preventing teen pregnancy and STIs.

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The August 13 hit-and-run murder of Evelyn Geng has sparked new debate about the lack of police resources in the Longfellow neighborhood.
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Planned Parenthood Minnesota Action Fund Senator Franken has been a strong advocate for women's health during the healthcare reform debate, having spoken out in support of the Women's Health Amendment as well as against the Nelson/Hatch(Stupak) amendment. Please, take 1 minute to send him a quick thank you for all his hard work!

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During the effort to reform our health care system, Senator Franken has been a strong advocate for Minnesota women and women and families across the country, speaking on the Senate Floor about the importance ...
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To often Senators hear from people only when they are not happy, it is great and always important to let them know when you approve!:) Thank you PP for suggesting this action!!
December 15, 2009 at 1:22pm
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You are very welcome! I completely agree. Thank you messages incredibly important!!

BTW, Thanks again to everyone who contacted their Reps and Senators to make sure that we stopped Stupak--it couldn't have been done w/o you!
December 15, 2009 at 2:07pm
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Planned Parenthood Minnesota Action Fund Rep. Lois Capps responds to the highly inaccurate assertions of Rep. Stupak and his anti choice talking points. Thank you Rep. Capps for setting the record straight!

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On Wednesday, December 9th, the New York Times published an op-ed by Congressman Bart Stupak in which he makes misleading claims about the Stupak-Pitts ...
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Planned Parenthood Minnesota Action Fund Tonight is our Education Night! We'll be talking about the link between the environment and your reproductive health. You'll also learn how to make safe cosmetics and cleaners. Check out the link for more info and to RSVP!

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Planned Parenthood Minnesota Action Fund 3 cheers for the Senate for defeating nelson/hatch!

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The Nelson/Hatch amendment mirrored the Stupak amendment to the House health care reform bill. The amendment would have placed a new restriction on women's access to abortion coverage in the private ...
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Planned Parenthood Minnesota Action Fund Great news!! With your help we stopped Stupak!! Thanks
for all your help! Now all we have to do is pass health care reform! Yes we can!
Stay tuned!

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Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota (PPMNS) applauds the defeat of the Nelson/Hatch Amendment in the Senate today and congratulates Senators Franken (D-MN), Klobuchar (D-MN) and Johnson (D-SD) for protecting the health of women and families.