Planned Parenthood Opposes Discriminatory Amendment to Minnesota’s Constitution Banning Same-Sex Marriage

September 28th, 2011 – Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota’s (PPMNS) Board of Directors voted unanimously to oppose the constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage that will go before Minnesota voters next year.

“Planned Parenthood has always stood up for people’s right to make life’s most profound and intimate choices,” said PPMNS Board Chair Sarah Dodge. “All people, regardless of their sexual orientation, should be free to make their own choices about love, commitment and relationships.”

“Planned Parenthood works everyday to ensure the health and well-being of all Minnesotan families because we know that strong families are fundamental to strong communities,” said Sarah Stoesz, President and CEO of PPMNS.  “A community flourishes when its members are treated equally with fairness and respect.  Building discrimination into Minnesota’s Constitution is destructive and PPMNS is standing proudly in opposition.”

The PPMNS Board is comprised of health care providers and executives, legal and financial experts, and other business and community leaders.

Read the resolution here.

For more than 80 years, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota has worked in our region to make sure all people have the information and the means to make free and responsible decisions about whether and when to have children.  Planned Parenthood operates 20 clinics in Minnesota and South Dakota and an Online Health Center, providing quality and affordable family planning, reproductive health care services and education to nearly 64,000  women and men each year.    

Visit us on the web at www.ppmns.org