Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia's mission is to preserve and broaden reproductive freedom through legislation, public education, electoral activity, and litigation in the Commonwealth of Virginia. PPAV works to ensure that individuals and families have the freedom, information, and ability to make their own informed reproductive choices.
The 2009 Reproductive Rights Report is now available. We encourage you to use this document to communicate with your legislators about their votes on issues affecting access to reproductive health care and rights. The votes we selected are of significant importance to us. However, your legislators' votes should not be the sole criteria by which they are judged. You should also take into account public statements, performance in committees, legislation introduced, and constituent services. Click here to see the report.
As the most far-out fundraiser in the state, the
third annual 80s prom raised over $5800 for our political work in
Virginia during this crucial election year! Thanks to everyone who attended (over 275 fly kids!), helped fundraise, publicize and turn Live Arts into the high school gym that took our breaths away.
Think
you can hang with the cool kids and help put 80s Prom together next year?Email 80sprom@ppav.org
to let us know you're legit.
Sign our petition for REAL Sex Ed!
Abstinence-only
programs employ fear, shame, guilt and misinformation to discourage teens from
engaging in sexual activity. While
any good sex education program is rooted in abstinence, the reality is that
many teens are already sexually active and need information about responsible
decision-making, disease-prevention and contraception. Decisions about
sexuality education programs are made at the national, state and local levels.
It is time to demand accountability, responsibility and REAL sex ed from
decision-makers at all levels of government! Click here to learn more.
action alert: Gov. Kaine Signs 'Choose Life' License Plates into Law
On Monday, March 30, Gov. Tim Kaine signed Sen. Cuccienlli's 'Choose Life' license plate bill into law. This is heartbreaking for several reasons, including the fact that funds generated from the sale of these plates will go to Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs). Read more about the deceptive practices of Crisis Pregnancy Centers here. This also marks the first time an anti-choice bill has passed through the General Assembly and become law in over six years.
Please take a moment to express your disappointment to Gov. Kaine for funding these dangerous, deceptive organizations by clicking here or calling his office in Richmond at (804) 786-2211. Planned Parenthood will continue to advocate for funding for proven preventative services in Virginia like affordable birth control, quality family planning services, and comprehensive sexuality education.
victory alert: Obama signs fix to affordable birth control crisis
After twoyears of collaborative work, we passed the language needed to restore affordable birth control. On March 10, 2009, the Senate passed the FY09 Omnibus Appropriations Act (HR 1105) which includes the language to once again permit pharmaceutical companies to offer nominally priced drugs to Planned Parenthood health centers, as well as family planning clinics and university-based health centers. This will restore affordable access to birth control for millions of women! Click here to read more about the recent victory!
This could not have happened without the continued advocacy efforts of our VOX chapters and activists around Virginia. Thank you for your support for prevention!
