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Planned Parenthood of CT is the largest provider of reproductive health care in Connecticut, serving over 60,000 patients annually at 18 health centers across the state. Services range from annual exams to the full range of birth control options, emergency contraception, STD testing and treatment, HIV testing, abortion (both surgical and be medication) and colposcopy/cryosurgery (for treatment of abnormal Pap results. PPC accepts most insurance, HUSKY (Medicaid) and offers services on a sliding fee scale. PPC has long been a partner in the Connecticut Coalition for Choice and, in addition to our medical services, is proud to support public policies that protect our ability to offer those services to the women (and men) of Connecticut. PPC is also widely known for high quality professional trainings of teachers, parents, and other youth-serving professionals on the range of issues surrounding healthy sexuality and relationships and sexual health. PPC’s state headquarters are in New Haven and can be reached by calling 203-865-5158. The National Council of Jewish Women is a volunteer organization that has been at the forefront of social change for over a century. Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW courageously takes a progressive stance on issues such as child welfare, women’s rights, and reproductive freedom. Plan A: NCJW’s Campaign for Contraceptive Access educates and empowers individuals to advocate for women’s universal access to contraceptive information and health services. Through a combination of education and advocacy initiatives at the community, state, and national levels, Plan A aims to secure and protect access to contraceptive information and health services for all, putting individuals back in control of their personal health decisions. BenchMark, the National Council of Jewish Women’s Campaign to Save Roe, educates, mobilizes, and advocates—reaching out to the decision-makers in Washington, DC to deliver your voice on the importance of fundamental freedoms, including women’s right to reproductive choice. CWEALF is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women, girls, and their families to achieve equal opportunities in their personal and professional lives. For more than 127 years, AAUW has taken strong positions on issues affecting women and families. On this 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, given the recent threats, AAUW will continue to fight for these rights on the state and federal level. Because Equity is Still An Issue.
The Connecticut Conference is one of 39 regional conferences in the 1.5 million-member United Church of Christ, a "united and uniting" Protestant denomination in the United States of America. Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc. is a statewide coalition of individual sexual assault crisis programs, which work to end sexual violence through victim assistance, community education, and public policy advocacy. The Religous Coalition for Reproductive Choice of Connecticut is the voice in Connecticut that brings the moral power of religious communities to ensure reproductive choice through education and advocacy. RCRC of CT is working to engage clergy and people of faith who share our belief in the moral agency of each women to govern her own reproductive health care. Republicans for ChoiceThe CT Republicans for Choice are an affiliate of the Republican Pro-Choice Coalition, a national organization committed to the Republican principles of individual liberty, freedom and privacy. To that end, the Coalition is dedicated to supporting the Roe v Wade Supreme Court ruling of 1973; to promoting reproductive health as policy rather than politics; to encouraging personal responsibility through family planning initiatives; and to maintaining individual liberty for all women by ensuring access to reproductive health care, regardless of income. Connecticut Civil Liberties Union (CCLU) In the years since Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court's 1973 landmark decision legalizing abortion, being "pro-choice" has come to mean more than supporting the legality of abortion. Today, it means ensuring that the full range of reproductive freedoms extends to all women - regardless of age, class, race or geographic region. Connecticut National Organization for Women (CT-NOW) Just one new Supreme Court Justice could endanger the future of Roe v. Wade, so it is crucial that we do everything within our power to keep opponents of our rights off the bench. |
