2010 Election Year Event

Special Guest, Cathy Woolard

Most recently EVP of Global Advocacy and External Relations at CARE USA

Tuesday, October 5th – 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center, Atlanta

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For information, please contact Regine Clement at 404.567.8337

Endorsements

The Planned Parenthood Action Fund is pleased to endorse these candidates in contested races for the November 2, 2010 Georgia General Election.

These individuals support policies that help women and their families make responsible choices about the prevention of unintended pregnancies and overall reproductive health. We believe that these elected officials will be strong advocates for Planned Parenthood and the women and families of Georgia.

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PPAFG 2010 Statewide Races

PPAFG 2010 Contested State Senate Races

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PPAFG 2010 Statewide Race Endorsements

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PPAFG 2010 Contested State House Races

PPAFG 2010 Uncontested State Senate Races

PPAFG 2010 Uncontested State House of Representative Races

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The Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Georgia is an independent non-partisan organization formed as the statewide political arm of Planned Parenthood Southeast.

If you are a candidate and you would like more information about Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Georgia, contact MaryBeth.Pierucci@ppfa.org or Nikema.Williams@ppfa.org.

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These individuals support policies that help women and their families make responsible choices about the prevention of unintended pregnancies and overall reproductive health. We believe that these elected officials will be strong advocates for Planned Parenthood and the women and families of Georgia.

Endorsements for the November 2, 2010 Georgia General Election will be made after the Runoff.

PPAFG 2010 Statewide Primary Race Endorsements

PPAFG 2010 GA House of Representatives Primary Runoff Endorsements

The Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Georgia is an independent non-partisan organization formed as the statewide political arm of Planned Parenthood Southeast.

If you are a candidate and you would like more information about Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Georgia, contact MaryBeth.Pierucci@ppfa.org or Nikema.Williams@ppfa.org.

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2010 Elections PPAFG Statewide Primary Race Results

Statewide Primary Endorsements

Secretary of State – Georganna Sinkfield – RUNOFF
Attorney General – Rob Teilhet
School Superintendent – Joe Martin – WON
School Superintendent – Brian Westlake

2010 Elections PPAFG Senate Primary Race Results

Senate Primary Endorsements

SD-34 Valencia Seay – WON
SD-35 Donzella James – WON
SD-38 Horacena Tate – WON
SD-39 Vincent Fort – WON
SD-44 Gail Davenport – WON
SD-44 Dawn Randolph

2010 Elections PPAFG House Primary Race Results

House Primary Endorsements

HD-33 David Wilkerson – WON
HD-39 Alisha Thomas Morgan- WON
HD-44 Sheila Jones- WON
HD-55 Rashad Taylor- WON
HD-61 Ralph Long- WON
HD-65 Sharon Beasley-Teague- WON
HD-74 Roberta Abdul-Salaam- WON
HD-75 Yasmin Neal- RUNOFF
HD-76 Carlotta Harrell
HD-88 Billy Mitchell- WON
HD-89 Ernest “Coach” Williams- WON
HD-94 Dar’Shun Kendrick- RUNOFF
HD-94 Sherri Washington
HD-96 Pedro Marin- WON
HD-114 Keith Heard- WON
HD-143 Claudia Graham
HD-151 Carol Fullerton- WON

Endorsements for the November 2, 2010 Georgia General Election will be made after the Primary Election Runoffs.

The Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Georgia is an independent non-partisan organization formed as the statewide political arm of Planned Parenthood Southeast.

If you are a candidate and you would like more information about Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Georgia, contact MaryBeth.Pierucci@ppfa.org or Nikema.Williams@ppfa.org.

Endorsements

The Planned Parenthood Action Fund is pleased to endorse these candidates in contested races for the July 20, 2010 Georgia General Primary Election.

These individuals support policies that help women and their families make responsible choices about the prevention of unintended pregnancies and overall reproductive health. We believe that these elected officials will be strong advocates for Planned Parenthood and the women and families of Georgia.

Endorsements for the November 2, 2010 Georgia General Election will be made after the Primary Election.

PPAFG 2010 Statewide Primary Race Endorsements

PPAFG 2010 GA State Senate Primary Race Endorsements

PPAFG 2010 GA House of Representatives Primary Race Endorsements

The Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Georgia is an independent non-partisan organization formed as the statewide political arm of Planned Parenthood Southeast.

If you are a candidate and you would like more information about Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Georgia, contact MaryBeth.Pierucci@ppfa.org or Nikema.Williams@ppfa.org.

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We’ve witnessed 8 years of attacks on reproductive rights in Georgia. NOW is the time to support the candidates and incumbents who will work on our behalf. Vote Choice needs your support! Join us on May 18 for an important discussion.

The 2010 Vote Choice Election Year Event, Put Power in the PAC!, will be held at Kilpatrick Stockton LLP at 1100 Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta. The evening will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m., followed by the program at 6:30.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
1100 Peachtree Street
28th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30309

Click here for Tickets and Sponsorship information

Georgia Right to Life (GRTL) and its supporters pressured legislators to pass an extremely troublesome and constitutionally problematic race and sex abortion ban. The bill exploited women of color and reflected an agenda not rooted in a sincere concern for the African American community. GRTL was conspicuously absent when it came to supporting prevention initiatives that would reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and increase healthy birth outcomes. Real concern would have come in the form of support for the services that benefit all women and families in Georgia.

Planned Parenthood is committed to providing every woman with the full range of quality, affordable reproductive health care with a strong focus on preventive care. We continue to challenge politicians to work with Planned Parenthood to assure quality health care services are available to all Georgians – regardless of race, location, or economic status.

Prevention Initiative Funded:

“Planning for Healthy Babies” Medicaid Waiver

Beginning in January 2011, the Department of Community Health is planning to implement a Planning for Healthy Babies program that is designed to address Georgia’s unacceptably high rate of low birth weight infants. The goal this legislative session was to be sure that the appropriate level of state funding was included in the FY 2011 budget to implement the program. This program will be funded by a federally matched Family Planning Medicaid Expansion Waiver.  We are thrilled to report that there is $1,275,000 in the approved budget for the waiver.  This is the 10% state funding required to draw down a 90% match of $11,475,000 in federal funds for a total of $12,750,000 for this expansion.

The Medicaid family planning waiver will allow Georgia to provide family planning services to women at a higher income level than Georgia’s program traditionally allows for women who are not pregnant.  This type of waiver program has been implemented in 27 states, and has proven to yield great savings.  Obtaining a Family Planning Waiver in Georgia has been something that PPSE has been worked diligently with coalition partners to achieve for over a decade. This prevention initiative will decrease the number of unintended pregnancies, increase healthy birth outcomes and makes economic sense for the state.

Abortion Access:

House Bill 1155 (HB 1155 – Loudermilk) and Senate Bill 529 (SB 529 – Pearson)  – Sex and Race Selection Abortion Ban: Both HB 1155 and SB 529 were measures which anti-choice activists falsely asserted were necessary on the grounds that abortion providers throughout the state are coercing women into having abortions based on race and sex selection, assertions that are both false and inflammatory.  The House version passed out of the Judiciary Non-Civil committee and the next day it was “recommitted” by the Rules Committee and sent back to the committee.

Since HB 1155 stalled in the House, Senator Chip Pearson introduced SB 529 and it was put on the fast track to make it to the Senate floor for a vote on “crossover day”. The Senate employed unsavory tactics (no public notice and employing the “hawk” system) to pass this bill out of committee. During the nearly 3 hour Senate floor debate there was a motion to table the bill and three amendments were offered.  Ultimately all of these amendments failed and the bill passed on a vote of 32-15.

The bill was then assigned to the House Judiciary Committee, during the first hearing testimony was heard but no vote was taken.  A few days later the bill was voted out of committee.  House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) crafted a more moderate substitute version of the bill on the 39^th day of the session that eliminated criminal penalties for doctors and included anti-coercion language as well as the federal Nelson language banning federal funds from paying for abortion services under health insurance exchanges.

Thankfully, the measure died in the House Rules Committee due to a stalemate between pro-life Republicans regarding the best way to proceed. To make the victory even sweeter, Georgia Right to Life reportedly dug in their heels in the final hours because they believed that their nemesis Planned Parenthood was working in partnership with Speaker Ralston!

Access to Health Care:

Senate Bill 309 (SB 309 – Judson Hill), Senate Bill 407 (SB 407 – Judson Hill) and House Bill 1184 (HB 1184 – Ramsey)  – Insurance; authorize the purchase of health insurance policies from out-of-state insurers: These bills in one form or another would have allowed individuals to purchase out of state health insurance plans that would NOT be required to offer coverage mandated in Georgia law.  They would have eliminated important health insurance protections which the General Assembly has adopted over the past decade like prescriptions for contraception, screening for Chlamydia, mammograms, treatment for complications during pregnancy, hospital stays for newborns, prostate cancer screenings and more. SB 309 was assigned to the Insurance and Labor Committee and died there.  Both SB 407 and HB 1184 passed out of their respect chambers on crossover day after much debate.  SB 407 was passed by substitute which included consumer protections and then those protections were stripped out before it passed out of the House Insurance Committee.  HB 1184 version did NOT include consumer protections and passed out of the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee.  Both bills died in the Rules Committee.

What Can You Do To Help?

It will be the strength of our voices that will ensure that our side prevails.  Make sure you are informed.  Sign up for Planned Parenthood’s Action Network (PPAN) at www.plannedparenthood.org/ppse; then click “Take Action.”  Through PPAN you’ll be able to take direct action and voice your opinion to your elected officials on critical issues.

Anti-choice extremists have hit an all time low.  They are implementing a campaign on abortion and women of color that targets the African American community.

The Georgia Right To Life and Radiance Foundation began putting up over 60 billboards in Atlanta communities of color implying that “black children are an endangered species.”

They then introduced House Bill 1155 which falsely asserts that abortion providers throughout the state “solicit” women of color for abortions based on sex and race selection, assertions that are both false and inflammatory.

This bill reflects an agenda not rooted in a sincere concern for the African American community. Real concern would come in the form of support for the services that benefit all women and families in Georgia. This bill would only delay medical services for women.

The billboards and legislation are disrespectful and offensive.  If sponsors of the legislation really cared about communities of color they should fully fund public education, increase PeachCare eligibility and expand Medicaid by supporting funding for “Planning for Healthy Babies” program.

Too many babies in Georgia are being born too early and too small.  The “Planning for Healthy Babies” program is designed to address Georgia’s high rate of low birth weight infants.  A statistic that is even higher among African American women.  This would allow Georgia to expand its Medicaid program to provide contraceptive and pregnancy planning services to low income women at the same eligibility level as that applied to pregnancy care.

Planned Parenthood believes that every woman, regardless of her race or ethnic background, should have the ability to make personal medical decisions in consultation with her medical professional, family, faith leader or anyone she trusts.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the issues effecting women’s health and sex education, to talk to your legislators and to be heard!

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