Tag: Planned Parenthood of Greater Memphis
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Making a Difference
In the wake of the election, thousands…nay, hundreds of thousands of people took out their pens and started writing checks to Planned Parenthood and to a lesser degree the ACLU. The idea being, with a storm on the horizon, time to start helping these organizations get ready to fight for rights many folks didn’t think…
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The Battle for Title X – Wrap-Up
Over the past week I’ve written several posts about the contract to provide Family Planning services to individuals in Shelby County. The first post dealt with the political issues involved. The second post took a look at the services to be provided and inconsistencies in scoring based on the quantity of those services. Yesterday I…
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The Battle for Title X – Part 3
When we last left off, I had just finished taking a look at the proposed services to be provided by both PPGMR and CCHC. In addition, we took a look at the individual scores from the six evaluators. I raised some questions about their choices and noted that we’d talk about that more here. Well…
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The Battle for Title X – Part 2
As noted in my last post, there has been a great deal of politicization of this issue, not just at the state and local level, but nationally. What gets lost in this political tug of war are the people who stand to benefit most from the family planning services that would be provided. This issue…
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The Battle for Title X – Part 1
The political fight has been going on for months now. Since February as a matter of fact. But it all really culminated with an attempt at the state level to prevent Planned Parenthood from receiving funds for Title X Family Planning. The move was thwarted, amid calls of sabotage, and perhaps folks felt comforted by…
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Two Events, One Perspective
I spent the day today getting ready to go see my brother and niece, and attending events around Memphis. The first event was the Mid-Southerners for Choice Luncheon hosted by Planned Parenthood of Greater Memphis featuring Jeanne Richardson (HD-89). It was an inspiring event, attended by people who firmly believe in protecting a women’s right…