Best Social Program
Planned Parenthood
In these dismal days of slashed funding and religioun-pandering lawmakers running amok, those of us who have benefited from the basic health services of Planned Parenthood are left wondering how our lives may have played out if we hadn't had access to their care. Though the state of women's health care in Texas is the source of much hand-wringing and heartache, history suggests that Planned Parenthood and its supporters are in this for the long haul. When the Komen Foundation cut funding last year, for example, there was significant public outrage and a subsequent outpouring of support and donations. Then this summer at the filibuster showdown at the Texas Lege, PP President Cecile Richards was reverently received by the crowds in the gallery and in the halls as the golden glowing Goddess of Women's Rights. So even though these days are dark, there is still hope for victory in the fight for the health of Texas women. And we can take this fight lying down – and in stirrups.
