Planned Parenthood 2013-2014 Annual Report

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In every medium and across every platform, we informed Americans that the U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision is dangerous because it gives bosses the

power to decide whether or not women can get access

We turned the Hobby Lobby decision into a national rallying cry.

to no-copay birth control. Over 250,000 supporters signed Planned Parenthood Action Fund’s “Join the

Dissent” online petition to send a message to lawmakers, employers, and the Supreme Court that our medical decisions belong to us, not our bosses.

Planned Parenthood shifted public opinion against the ruling, reminding women that they saved $483 million

in 2013 through the birth control benefit, and that more than 48 million are already eligible for this benefit and

can therefore plan their families, lives, and futures. The result? Nearly three out of four women voters now say this issue is important to them personally.

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