Planned Parenthood’s political and advocacy organizations will use a more than war chest to in an effort to flip the House and maintain Democratic control of the Senate and presidency. Health Brief is a coproduction of The Washington Post and KFF Health News. The plan is to focus who have repeatedly voted against access to abortion, contraceptives, in vitro fertilization or gender-affirming care for trans people.
On Tuesday, the organization’s lobbying arm, , announced its endorsement of for president. Since was overturned in 2022, the right to abortion has proved to be an issue that motivates voters, and Planned Parenthood is betting that will again be true at the ballot box this fall. News that Harris is now the leading Democratic presidential candidate, with stepping back, is also energizing advocates.
called Harris “one of the fiercest voices we have on sexual and reproductive rights.” “Having spent meaningful time and energy with abortion providers, patients, organizers and advocates, the Vice President’s presence takes the conversation around abortion rights to heights we’ve never seen before in a presidential campaign,” she said. “There’s no doubt that she will generate new energy for the future of the fight ahead.
” . Other states are considering similar restrictions. And support for a national abortion ban may pick up currency if Republicans gain control of Congress and the White House.
, who runs political initiatives for Planned Parenthood, sai.