What does Planned Parenthood mean to you?
Watch the video to hear people share what Planned Parenthood means to them.
High-quality, affordable health care for all: That’s what we believe in and it's why we fight for patients every day.
Millions of patients rely on Planned Parenthood, but public officials hostile to sexual and reproductive health care want to "defund" Planned Parenthood health centers and shut them down — taking away vital, affordable health care from millions of people across the country.
Planned Parenthood has never backed down from a fight and we won’t start now.
We are the majority, and we aren’t going anywhere — are you with us?
Send a thank you note to Planned Parenthood staff
Take a look at what people across the Planned Parenthood community are saying, and add your own note about what Planned Parenthood means to you.
What does Planned Parenthood mean to you?
Planned Parenthood health centers see an estimated 2 million patients every year and provide critical preventive care, like birth control services, wellness exams, STI tests and treatment, breast and cervical cancer screenings, gender-affirming care, and abortion care, where legal.
Sexual and reproductive health care is health care. Sharing our stories about what that means to you is a powerful way to advocate for the care all people deserve. No matter what.
Read (and listen) to these patients' stories to understand, learn, be inspired — and get involved.
A few years ago, I was between jobs and without insurance. I always thought that Planned Parenthood was just for pregnant women. It's not. I was able to go in and get medical care. Turns out I had an STI and was able to get antibiotics. Had this resource not been available, the infection could have gotten really serious and even killed me. Planned Parenthood is vital to our communities, for so much more than the general public even realizes.
I went to my local Planned Parenthood to get on the birth control pill before my then-boyfriend-now-husband had any sexual contact.
We were both in high school and we skipped the day of school. My boyfriend paid for my visit and we went out for lunch.
Accessing birth control was the difference between being able to attend college classes or having to write emails to professors apologizing because I was sick. Literally sick. Because everyone's period is different. And for some of us, that means pain, illness, and incapacitation. Birth control allowed me to stop missing class and get a college degree. Birth control is helping me get a masters. Attacking women's health care access is attacking women, period.
I drove two of my roommates to abortion and from clinics in college.
They were grateful to have the choice. They are also both mothers now.
Why have you taken this safe and healthy choice away from us?
I went to Planned Parenthood as a broke college student with no insurance. I got a well woman exam, STD testing and birth control when I couldn't afford it any other way…
I am now a school teacher. I am married to a wonderful man with 3 beautiful children. I was able to have my children at a time when I was ready to take care of them. I was able to PLAN when I became a parent.
I have always said that Planned Parenthood saved my life! While getting a Pap smear ...as a young teenager, a test showed an abnormality. I was able to get treatment. I am over 40 now, and the rest of my Pap smears have been normal. I never faced judgment while going to Planned Parenthood. I was a teenager engaging in risky behavior but Planned Parenthood is the reason why I made it to middle age.
What's your story?
Share your story to motivate others, break stigma, and tell lawmakers your body is your own. Sexual and reproductive care is essential for all.