Join us for Reproductive Health and Justice Lobby Day 2009!

Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice Washington are holding our annual Reproductive Health and Justice Lobby Day in Olympia, WA on Monday, February 23, 2009.

Join citizens from across Washington State for a day of lobbying to ensure access to basic health care services and information. No experience necessary - just a desire to make a difference in your community.

And, for the first time in many years, we are working with a coalition of women's groups to host a Legislative Reception for elected officials and our citizen lobbyists. The Reception is your chance to meet and mingle with legislators from around the state in a less formal setting, and will be an exciting conclusion to your lobbying experience! The Reception will take place immediately following Lobby Day.

Training, food and transportation are all provided. Register to attend or visit our FAQs. We hope to see you at Reproductive Health and Justice Lobby Day 2009! Contact us with any questions.

Women's Health Matters Health Care Conversations

This month you have an unprecedented opportunity to speak up about the health care issues that matter to you and to help shape the Obama administration’s health care policies.

President-elect Obama’s nominee for secretary of health and human services, Tom Daschle, has asked all of us at Planned Parenthood in Washington State and our supporters (you!) to participate in a nationwide discussion on the future of health care reform. With a network of millions of supporters across the country, Planned Parenthood is in a unique position to highlight the importance of women’s health at the grass-roots level, and advocate for health care reform that establishes affordable, accessible health care for every woman.

From NOW through December 31, we want to gather your ideas and input and start shaping the health care debate. You don’t have to be an expert, just someone who cares about the future of health care in America.

Maybe you’ve already got a holiday party planned or have a standing coffee date with friends...you have the perfect opportunity to talk about the issues that matter to you and bring real change to our nation’s health care system.

Here’s what you can do:

1. Sign up to host a house party or turn an already-planned event into a health care conversation. Visit the Obama transition team website to let them know you’ll be taking part in the discussion and to receive a special moderator kit. Please be sure to mention Planned Parenthood in your event description. Click here for additional women’s health questions ensure reproductive healthcare is part of this healthcare reform conversation. This way, President-elect Obama will know we’re organized and we support his efforts.

2. Don’t have a standing coffee date with friends or can’t host a house party? Click here to visit our statewide survey to share your thoughts.

3. Invite your friends, family, and everyone you know who cares about women’s health to participate in a house party or visit our survey. Together we’ll talk about the issues that matter to you and help shape the new administration’s health care priorities.

Bush Administration’s Final Attack on Women’s Health

The Bush administration just implemented a disastrous new policy that would limit the rights of patients to receive complete and accurate reproductive health information when they visit a health care provider that receives federal funding.

Take Action: Ask the Obama administration to reverse the new rule immediately.

Learn more: Read our press release.