The Year in Review

JANUARY:

X 49th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

X Abortion access Op Eds released about the harm of limited abortion access

X CCmaS, PPWI’s Latinx Outreach Program, receives grant to provide reproductive health care education in Puerto Rico

X PPWI named Winner of Shepard Express Best Women’s Medical Services category for 2021

FEBRUARY:

X Texas-style 6-week abortion ban is introduced in Wisconsin Legislature, which fails to pass

X PPWI receives grant for Community Centric programming and Family Planning Patient Navigation

X PPWI Education Team joins the Spark*ED Collaborative, a group of Sex Ed experts from five PP affiliates who develop and facilitate online training for community sex educators

X Minocqua Brewing announces new beverage CHOICE in support of reproductive freedom

MARCH:

X Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott makes gift to PPWI in recognition of its health equity work

X PPWI participates in Milwaukee Film’s Black Birth Symposium

APRIL:

X PPWI presents its 10th Annual Safe Healthy Strong Conference with participants from across the state

MAY:

X Supreme Court opinion leaks in Dobbs Case

X Media Blitz Begins: PPWI is interviewed by local, national, and international media outlets

X A group of 17 governors — led by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers — calls on Congress to guarantee abortion rights under federal law

X Abortion Rights Rally is held outside the Wisconsin State Capitol

X PPWI’s Community Centric Team expands with Regional Community Partnership Coordinators in La Crosse, Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha

JUNE:

X The Hoan Bridge in Milwaukee glows pink for Planned Parenthood

X Pink out the Capitol Rally at the State Capitol

X Gov. Evers calls for a Special Legislative Session. The Legislature fails to protect abortion access

X Supreme Court rules in the Dobbs Case on June 24, overturning nearly 50 years of legal precedent, and stripping away the constitutional right to abortion. PPWI is forced to immediately suspend abortion services and send patients home without their procedures

X PPWI begins offering free Make-a-Plan Emergency Contraception Kits to patients and community partners

X PPWI distributes Wisconsin Abortion Resources information to patients and community partners

X AG Josh Kaul and Gov. Evers file a lawsuit to challenge Wisconsin’s abortion ban

X Gov. Evers explicitly states that he will grant pardons to abortion providers

X Promotores de Salud from the CCmaS program host the first Cuentos de Confianza (Stories of Trust) event in Milwaukee

X PPWI’s Education Team participates in Pride Events around the state

JULY:

X Thirteen states including Wisconsin have abortion bans in place

X Wisconsin Faith Leaders hold press conference supporting abortion access in the state

X PPWI establishes formal partnership with PPIllinois — doubling capacity for abortion care at the Waukegan, IL Health Center, and expanding family planning services across Illinois and Wisconsin through telehealth

X PPWI Announces new services in Madison and Milwaukee: Free Pregnancy Assessment and Ultrasound Dating, Free Post-Abortion Care, and Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Insertions

X PPWI adds Abortion Navigators to assist patients who need additional support to travel out of state

AUGUST:

X Fifteen states including Wisconsin have abortion bans in place

X PPWI presents “Abortion as a Public Health Priority” at the Wisconsin Public Health Association Conference

X The Community Centric Team hosts their first Community Back-to-School Bash

SEPTEMBER:

X Sixteen states including Wisconsin have abortion bans in place

X PP-Illinois is experiencing a tenfold increase in the number of patients from Wisconsin since the Supreme Court overturned Roe

X PPWI staff continue traveling to PP-Illinois to help provide abortion care to the influx of patients from out of state

X 5th Anniversary of the Water Street Health Center

X Gov. Evers calls a second Special Session to repeal Wisconsin’s abortion ban. The Legislature fails again

X Madison East goes live with Family Planning

X Water Street goes live with Family Planning

X Maria Barker, PPWI’s Director of Latinx Programming receives a Recognition Citation from the Milwaukee County Board in honor of her contribution to increasing positive health outcomes in the Latinx Community

X PPWI’s Education Team significantly increases school-based sex education programming as most schools returned fully to in-person instruction

OCTOBER:

X Tanya Atkinson, PPWI’s President & CEO, speaks on the Future of Reproductive Rights in Wisconsin to the Wisconsin Association of Social Workers

X PPWI’s Education, Patient Services, and Community Relations Teams present at the Wisconsin STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) Summit

NOVEMBER:

X Wisconsin voters re-elect Gov. Evers, AG Josh Kaul, and preserve the Governor’s veto power

DECEMBER:

X Abortion remains legal in 19 states with little or no restriction

X Abortion is legal in 12 states with gestational age limits ranging from 20-24 weeks

X Thirteen states including Wisconsin have bans in place; one state bans abortion at 6 weeks before most people know they are pregnant

X Nine states have been successful at blocking bans

X National Respect for Marriage Act is signed into law

X PPWI’s Education Department concludes twoyear research study in partnership with Boston Children’s Hospital

X PPWI continues the fight for abortion access in Wisconsin