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Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · 1d

The Annual Check-In is only a week away!

Get your tickets now to join us for drinks and hors d’oeuvres at 6:00 PM, and a speaking program at 7:00 PM on the current political and legal landscape of reproductive rights.

Tickets and more info: ppvotes.org/check-in

Promotional poster for Annual Check-In 2025. Event details included for October 22, 2025, 6PM.

Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · 5d

Get your tickets now for the Annual Check In!

Our panel of experts will share insights on the current political and legal landscape of reproductive rights, and how together we can win back our freedoms and strengthen protections at the state level.

🔗 Tickets & more info: ppvotes.org/check-in

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Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · 7d

Make no mistake: President Trump and Republicans in Congress are to blame for the government shutdown. Tell your Member of Congress to protect health care access now and end this shutdown.

#PlannedParenthood #IFightForPP

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Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · 7d

Contact Governor Lamont and your state legislators to urge them to protect Planned Parenthood patients' access to care and backfill blocked federal funds.
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Protect Planned Parenthood Patients in CT

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Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · 7d

"Of the 52,000 Connecticut patients who sought care at Planned Parenthood last year, Raffa said about 46% were covered by the state's Medicaid program, known as HUSKY Health. Medicaid reimbursement accounted for approximately 27% of the total revenue in fiscal year 2025."

CT Insider app screenshot showing an article headline about Planned Parenthood, stating that Connecticut Medicaid cuts could force closures, endangering patient access.

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Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · 13d

Join us, @agwilliamtong.bsky.social and other leaders for an evening on the state of repro freedom and find out how you can help us win back our freedoms and protect access to care for future generations.

📅 10/22, 6PM
📍 151 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT
🔗 Tickets & more: ppvotes.org/check-in

Promotional poster for the Annual Check-In 2025, featuring a large crowd of demonstrators in the background with the text "THE TIME TO FIGHT IS NOW" prominently displayed. Event details include 6:00 PM, Wednesday, October 22, 2025.

Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · 15d

📢 Contact your legislators today and urge them to protect access to care for Planned Parenthood patients in Connecticut 📢

Patients across the country should have the right to visit their trusted Planned Parenthood provider.

⚡Take action: bit.ly/4pvYm9d

#IFightForPP #PlannedParenthood #Connecticut

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Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you to the CT-based obstetricians and gynecologists who used their voices to take action and speak out for the community. 📢

Submitting an LTE is a great way for you to take action as well!

Read their article ➡️ bit.ly/3VJU9kK
Find LTE Tips ➡️ bit.ly/480ZefU

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Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · 20d

Pase lo que pase, estaremos aquí luchando por los derechos sexuales y reproductivos, todos los días.

Unirte a nuestra lucha → ppact.io/together

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No matter what happens, we will be here fighting for sexual and reproductive rights, every day.

Join our fight → ppact.io/together

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Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · 21d

📢 Protect Planned Parenthood patients! 📢

Urge Governor Lamont and your state legislators to protect access to care for patients using HUSKY Health (Connecticut Medicaid) at PPSNE.

💥TAKE ACTION: bit.ly/4pvYm9d

#PlannedParenthood #Connecticut #IFightForPP

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Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · 22d

One month until the Annual Check-In ✔️✨

Join us for an evening of conversation centered on protecting reproductive freedom, and what you can do to help us win back our freedoms and protect access to care for future generations.

🔗 Tickets & more info: ppvotes.org/check-in

#PlannedParenthood #IF4PP

Promotional poster for Annual Check-In 2025, a fundraising event benefiting Planned Parenthood of Connecticut, featuring a list of health and reproductive services in the background and the outline of the state of Connecticut.

Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · 23d

Last week our new cohort of Generation Action interns gathered to kick off the year! They'll be taking action on their college campuses and in their communities to advocate for reproductive rights across Connecticut and Rhode Island. 💖

#GenAction #PlannedParenthood #IF4PP #ReproRights

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Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · 25d

'Tis the season! 💞☕✨

#PlannedParenthood #ReproRights #PumpkinSpice #PSL #ReproCare

Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · 26d

Tell Governor Lamont, your state Senator, and Representative to protect access to care for the nearly 25,000 patients who have HUSKY Health, our state Medicaid program, who receive care from their trusted health care provider at PPSNE.

📢 TAKE ACTION: bit.ly/4pvYm9d

#PlannedParenthood #IF4PP

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Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · 27d

The "defund" of Planned Parenthood is now in effect, blocking access for over 1.1 million patients nationwide. Together, we’re fighting back.

Join us on 10/22 with @agwilliamtong.bsky.social and thought leaders as we discuss how to protect reproductive freedom. ➡️ ppvotes.org/check-in

Promotional poster for Annual Check-In 2025, a fundraising event benefiting Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut. Features an individual with a megaphone, event details for October 22, 2025 at 6PM.

Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · Sep 13

Let’s get one thing straight: Planned Parenthood is popular, and so is the care Planned Parenthood health centers across the country provide.

#PlannedParenthood #IFightForPP #Connecticut #HealthCare

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Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · Sep 10

Give back to Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut and connect meaningfully with your community✨

📅 Thursday, September 25
⏰ 6 - 8 PM
📍 Two Wrasslin’ Cats Coffee House and Cafe
🔗 Tickets & more info: bit.ly/3JfROLv

#PlannedParenthood #IFightForPP #TwoWrasslinCats #PurrsAndPurpose #Connecticut

Promotional poster for 'Purrs & Purpose' event on September 25, from 6-8 PM at Two Wrasslin' Cats Coffee House & Cafe, featuring an illustration of a playful cat on a bright pink background.

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Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · Sep 3

For over a century, Planned Parenthood has empowered people with the care and resources they need. In the face of unending attacks, we've fought for patients, and we'll keep fighting now.

#IFightForPP #PlannedParenthood

Three individuals holding signs that read "I Fight for Planned Parenthood" and "I Fight for Medicaid," standing against a pink background with the text "Planned Parenthood" at the bottom.

Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · Sep 2

Connect, learn, and take action at Purrs & Purpose! You'll leave with concrete ways you can take action to protect Planned Parenthood patients and repro rights.

📅 9/25
⏰ 6 - 8 PM
📍 Two Wrasslin’ Cats Coffee House & Cafe
🔗 bit.ly/3JfROLv

#PlannedParenthood #IFightForPP #TwoWrasslinCats #Connecticut

Event poster for "Purrs & Purpose" on Thursday, September 25, from 6 to 8 PM. The design features bold text and an illustrated black cat on a pink background. The themes are connect, learn, and take action.

Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · Aug 30

🗣️What we really, really want🗣️

#PlannedParenthood #IFightForPP #ReproRights

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Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · Aug 27

Get your paws to Two Wrasslin' Cats on September 25 for Purrs and Purpose! 🐾 Everyone’s welcome.

Fur real, you won’t want to miss it, so get tickets ➡️ bit.ly/3JfROLv

#IFightForPP #PurrsAndPurpose

Event poster for 'Purrs & Purpose' on Thursday, September 25, from 6-8 PM. Encourages attending at Two Wrasslin' Cats to support Planned Parenthood Connecticut. Features an illustration of a black cat with bright yellow eyes on a pink background.

Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's #WomensEqualityDay, the day in 1920 when the right for women to vote was finally enacted into federal law.

Today, 100+ years later, we're still fighting for basic rights for all people, like the right to accessible health care. We won't stop fighting, no matter what. 💪 💪🏽 💪🏿

Participants at a Women's Equality Day rally holding signs, with the U.S. Supreme Court building in the background.

Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · Aug 22

For over a century, Planned Parenthood has empowered people with the care and resources they need. In the face of unending attacks, we've fought for patients, and we'll keep fighting now.

#IFightForPP

Protesters holding signs with a bold overlay text saying 'WE FIGHT BACK.'

Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · Aug 17

Take action for repro rights at Two Wrasslin’ Cats! Support Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut, while connecting with fellow advocates, hearing what’s at stake locally and nationally, and finding concrete ways to make an impact.

📅 Thursday, 9/25, 6 - 8 PM
📍 Two Wrasslin' Cats
🔗 bit.ly/3JfROLv

Promotional poster for 'Purrs & Purpose' event on September 25, from 6-8 PM at Two Wrasslin' Cats Coffee House & Cafe, featuring an illustration of two animated cats, one leaping and one crouching, on a pink background.

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Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut @ppvotesct.bsky.social · Aug 14

We’ll always fight for your right to get the care you need — where you need it. 💞📍💞

#IFightForPP

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