Remember in 2012 when the Susan G. Komen Foundation announced that they’re removing funding from Planned Parenthood? Fortunately that quickly backfired as people rallied to support the literally lifesaving organization and Komen backpedaled. Unfortunately the anti-choicers are back at it five years later:
Sigh. Here we go again.
One of the bright spots in the dark rage that sprung during the 2012 fiasco was the outpouring of personal stories from patients about their relationship with the organization. A project started by media technologist Deanna Zandt created a home for some of these stories on a Tumblr titled “Planned Parenthood Saved Me,” featuring user-submitted stories of current and former patients. In light of the recent move by Paul Ryan, Deanna has relaunched the project to highlight stories like this:
With GOPers starting 2017 by working hard to take away healthcare access instead of, oh, helping Americans, it’s time to give them a reality check. If you have a story that you want featured, visit Planned Parenthood Saved Me to have your voice heard.