Planned Parenthood Great Plains Receives Grant from Oklahoma City Community Foundation to Increase Access to STI Testing for Uninsured and Underinsured Patients
Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) is pleased to announce it received a $31,000 grant from the Oklahoma City Community Foundation and its Access to Health Care iFund grant program.
Planned Parenthood Great Plains on President’s Executive Order: Abortion Should Be Safe, Legal, and Accessible
Today, Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) applauded President Biden’s Executive Order Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Services including expanding access to contraceptives and safeguarding privacy. This Executive Order comes two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned 50 years of a constitutional right to an abortion, which immediately impacted much of the region PPGP serves.
Oklahoma Total Abortion Bans Challenged in Court
Today, abortion providers and advocates in Oklahoma filed a lawsuit in state court challenging two total abortion bans with criminal penalties for providers, one of which has been on the books since 1910. The 1910 “pre-Roe” ban prohibits abortion entirely and was revived by the Oklahoma Attorney General on June 24, 2022, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
Planned Parenthood Great Plains to Arkansas County Prosecutor: Prioritize Patients and Victims Over Headlines
At a time when Arkansans are still reeling from the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strip people of their right to access safe, legal abortion care, Benton County Prosecuting Attorney Nathan Smith doubled down on plans to enforce criminal actions against providers offering what should be considered basic health care in a letter to Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP).
Planned Parenthood Great Plains Reacts to Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade; Ending Abortion Access in Majority of the Midwest
Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 opinion to overturn Roe, eliminating 50 years of protection for the right to safe, legal abortion.
Planned Parenthood Great Plains Names Emily Wales President and CEO, Launches Center for Abortion and Reproductive Equity (CARE)
Today, Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) board of directors announced Emily Wales has been named the organization’s president and CEO. To build on PPGP’s priority of expanding patient access, PPGP also announced the establishment of the Center for Abortion and Reproductive Equity (CARE), which will bring together PPGP’s expertise in lowering barriers to comprehensive care, with a commitment to addressing the structural challenges faced by marginalized communities in accessing health care.
Oklahoma Becomes First State to Entirely Ban Abortion
Today, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law H.B. 4327, a citizen-enforced total ban on abortion that took effect today immediately upon signature. Oklahoma is now the only state in the United States to successfully outlaw abortion while Roe v. Wade still stands.
Vigilante Abortion Ban Takes Effect in Oklahoma
Today, the Oklahoma Supreme Court declined to immediately block a citizen-enforced ban on abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy (S.B. 1503). The Oklahoma state legislature passed the ban on April 28 with anti-abortion lawmakers forestalling any debate or questions.
Legal Challenges Filed to Block Two Extreme Oklahoma Abortion Bans
Today, a coalition of Oklahoma abortion providers and a reproductive justice organization filed two separate challenges in state court to block two different abortion bans passed during the 2022 state legislative session.
In The News
'This is what a crisis looks like': Planned Parenthood official on abortion ruling fallout
July 26, 2022 • CNN
Emily Wales, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, says the amount of confusion is incredibly high as more states move to ban abortion.
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The threat to abortion access in purple states
July 2, 2022 • MSNBC
Several purple states like Arizona, Michigan and Pennsylvania are now under threat of having abortion banned if Republicans win the gubernatorial races there. MSNBC's Ayman Mohyeldin speaks to Oklahoma Senate Nominee Kendra Horn and Planned Parenthood Great Plains President & CEO Emily Wales on the future of abortion access in these states.
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Planned Parenthood clinic doctor details hard decisions following state's abortion trigger law
June 27, 2022 • ABC News
An Arkansas law charges anyone who conducts an abortion with a felony.
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Abortion is illegal in Missouri. Providers look to next frontier to ensure access
June 25, 2022 • Missouri Independent
While abortion-rights advocates lay the groundwork for the post-Roe world, their opponents say they’re also gearing up for the next battle.
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Oklahoma Abortion Providers Say SCOTUS Ruling Devastating But Fight Isn’t Over
June 24, 2022 • News 9
Oklahoma was one of 13 states with an abortion trigger law. Those laws took effect the moment the Supreme Court handed down their decision on Roe v. Wade.
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Planned Parenthood builds staff network to help U.S. women navigate abortion hurdles
June 13, 2022 • Reuters
Planned Parenthood and other abortion-rights groups are expanding a network of staff to guide patients through what is expected to become an increasingly complex and expensive process to obtain abortions across much of the United States.
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With a new CEO, Planned Parenthood Great Plains rethinks abortion care for a post-Roe world
June 6, 2022 • KCUR
Following a nine-month-long search, Planned Parenthood Great Plains — which operates clinics in Kansas, western Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas — has named Emily Wales as its president and CEO.
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Oklahoma lawmakers pass nation's most restrictive abortion law
May 19, 2022 • The Oklahoman
Oklahoma is poised to implement the strictest anti-abortion law in the nation after state lawmakers on Wednesday gave final passage to a Texas-style ban that begins at conception.
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VP Harris blasts Oklahoma abortion law as ‘outrageous'
May 19, 2022 • MSNBC
Dr. Iman Alsaden, Medical Director for Planned Parenthood, Great Plains, tells MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell she thinks Oklahoma’s new abortion bill banning nearly all abortions from the moment of fertilization is “ridiculous” and shows that Oklahoma politicians “are interested in controlling and criminalizing” women’s bodies instead of focusing on “people’s health.”
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