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A Letter from the President/CEO
F
or PPNNE, 2004 was a year of expanding vision, as we focused on new
ways to deliver accessible, personalized, and high quality health careand
education to 76,000 women, men, and teens across ourthree states. It
was also a coming of age year for PPNNE’s advocacy work — and for the PPNNE
Action Fund — as we committed to gathering and launching a new generation of
volunteer leaders and voters to champion the values we hold so dear.
Weliterally MADE HISTORY with our active participation in the April 25th
March forWomen’s Lives,the largest marchever to assemble on the national mall
in Washington. A dynamic team at PPNNE did some of our finest organizingwork
ever, delivering on our promise to send nearly 10,000 northernNew Englanders to
join more than one million individuals fromaround the globe, two-thirds of whom
were underage 25. PPNNEBoardChair PPNNEPresident/CEO
CherylHanson NancyMosher
Thepassion of that march energized and expanded our base and drew a new
generation of activists. It also helped usdefineour issues proactively, laying the
foundation for the task of mobilizing the pro-choice community for the 2004 election. And mobilize we did—registeringvoters, rallying
activists, and delivering solid pro-choice majorities in all threestates we serve.
There is no mitigating the fact that despite significant pro-choice victories regionally, the national election outcome was terrible
news for the Planned Parenthood movement and for the people who need
our services. The balance in Congress has tipped to the anti-choice side, giving “
extremists more freedom to pass legislation limiting abortion and family planning Of all the forms of
access. The Bush administration has four moreyears to push its abstinence-only
agenda, put more hurdles in place for family planning providers, withhold funding inequality, injustice in health
for critical international family planning work, and undermine access to condoms
care is the mostshocking
and information to prevent HIV/AIDS. And the biggest threat of all — rolling back ”
the basic right to privacy upheld in Roe v.Wade—is fully imaginable, given the
and inhumane.
likelihood of judges retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Theelection highlighted a deep ideological divide in this country, and since that
Martin Luther King, Jr.
time there has been much discussion about finding common ground. I frankly don’t
expect to finditwith anti-choice hardliners who areactively engaged in such activities
as keeping women from accessing birth control prescriptions in pharmacies. PPNNEwill not backslide on ourcorevalues. Wecannot
allow women to go back to the back alley.
Thatsaid, the foundation of prevention is a win-winfor the vast majority of us. Most Americans want their kids to have accessto the
truth about their bodies and their health. They believe birth controlisgood forwomen, theirfamilies, theircommunities, and theearth.
They believe decisions about reproductive and sexual health are personal and shouldbe made in the privacy of a relationshipbetween a
woman and her medical provider. Planned Parenthood provides all of these basic reproductive and sexualhealth services and does more
to prevent abortions than any other organization I can think of worldwide.
Whenever I need a surge of energy, I remember the faces of the young women and men at the March forWomen’s Lives.Iwant
to thank them for the vitality and fresh perspective they have brought to our movement. And, as always, I want to extend my deepest
gratitude to the hundreds of women and men who work and volunteer for PPNNE and believe that the rights and health of individuals
still matter. They, along with ourmany donors and activists, have helped ensurethat personal careand personal choices areavailable
to all in these challenging times.
Nancy Mosher
President/CEO
Education
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exuality is one of the most basic aspects of life, AtPlanned Parenthood
yet for many it’s one of the hardest topics to talk affiliates across the nation, there is
about comfortably. Because PPNNE’s Education recognition of thehuge—and growing —
and Training staffare specialists in discussing healthy schism betweenthe sexual images and messages in popular
sexuality, they’re trusted throughout ourregion to provide culture and the lackof basic health information forour
outreach education, professional training, curriculum young people.The vast majority of parents agree that the
and staffdevelopment, and more. During 2004, we federal government’s push towards abstinence-only
reached 17,194 parents, young people, and youth-serving education (and nearly $1billion in federal subsidies)is at
professionals with comprehensive, medically accurate, and best inadequateand, at worst, dangerous. But they’re
up-to-date programsandprofessional trainings — the uncertain howand wheretobegin to address theirconcerns,
mostparticipantseverservedinasingleyear. and, in general, they’re afraid — afraid they don’t know
Thirty professionals attended our three-daySAR enough, afraid they don’t know how to start the right
(Sexual Attitude Reassessment)and Summer Sexuality conversations,and afraid ofthe impact our highly sexual
Institute for an in-depth look at sexual health and the culture is having ontheir kids.
complexity and diversity of human sexual expression. That’s why we sought — and werechosen for —
Weagain sponsored oursuccessful, state-specific inclusion of Portland (ME)asone of four national test
TeenAdvisory Councils and added a new council in markets for agroundbreaking, social-change effort sponsored
Portsmouth (NH).These young people are an invaluable by the PlannedParenthood Federation of America, Real
resource forprogram planning and development, lending Life.RealTalk.®In November, the renowned, Washington-
unique insight into the attitudes and needs of adolescents. based Academyfor EducationalDevelopmenttraveled to
TeenAdvisory Council members joined other adolescents, Portland to host focus groups with teensand adults, conduct
including PPNNE peer in-depth interviews with community influentials, and
educators, to create a panel complete more than 600 phone surveys with Portlandarea
and participate in small- parents. Still in its preliminarystages, this multi-year Real
group discussions at our Life.RealTalk.®initiative underscores PPNNE’s
annual education commitment toaddressing the barriers to sexual health for
conference, TheSummit: northernNew England’steens. Webelieve thatanincrease in
AdultsandTeens open, honest,and balanced talk about sex and health will
Talking.Young people begin to changethe environment in which conversations
and adults shared talk on happen, socialnorms aredeveloped, and policy is created.
teen reality, what teens Encouraging people to talk about an issue —particularly
want and need from adults, asensitive orstigmatized issue — is a crucial step in social
and how adults and teens can effectively communicate change. If wework together,we can create communities
about sexuality and healthy relationships. Ivan Juzang, where adults support kids in developing healthy,affirming,
president and founderofMotivational Educational and respectful relationships and where teens havethe tools
Entertainment, was our keynote speaker. and the skillsnecessary to navigate theirever-changing world.
Our Education & Training Department tried some new things this year, including:
n freeparent workshopsthe night beforeprofessional n teenjewelrymaking groupsin Portland(ME),and
training programs,including a successfulevent ManchesterandClaremont (NH),where teenscould
discussingnewresearchabout the teenage brain, chat about relationshipsandsexualhealth in a relaxed,
facilitatedbyDavidWalsh, Ph.D.,presidentandfounder open, andcreativeenvironment.
ofthe NationalInstituteonMedia andthe Family.
n theadditionofan educatorserving Brattleboro(VT)
n parent housepartiesin Claremont(NH),providing andsurrounding communitiesandexpansionofour
informalsettingsforparentstoshare theirconcerns, ManPhone marketing andservicestocoverallof
ideas,andquestionsabout teen sexualhealth. Vermont (checkout www.themanphone.org).
n afocusoninternet-savvystrategiesforpromoting
healthysexuality(the internet isthe number one source Toviewour professional training calendar,
ofsexualhealth informationforteens). log onto www.ppnne.org/trainings
During 2004 . . .
Medical Services
n wegrewour capacityformoreadvancedproblem
D management andwere abletoraisefundstoprovide
uring 2004, PPNNE moved forward proactively at a care notsupportedbyfederalTitleXmonies.PPNNE’s
time of heightened nationwide assaults both on our
Cancer ScreeningAccessFund subsidizednearly
organization directly and on the rights and services
$25,000in care for109women whocouldnotafford
weprovide and represent. Weproudly served 58,718
the fullcostofcolposcopyorLEEPprocedures
women, men, and teens with 94,923visits to our 26 health
following an abnormalPaptest.
centers — themostpatientsservedinour39-year
history. n wecommittedtogiving allofour patientsthe
Wewere a gateway to the health care system formany resourcesnecessarytoprevent unintended
people who might not have had access to quality care and pregnancy,including the opportunitytoresponsibly
information, with 18,522women, men, and teens visiting chooseemergencycontraception(EC).Since1998,
PPNNE for the firsttime. The addition of both newly PPNNEhasprovidedjustunder50,000cyclesofEC.
trained and seasoned clinicians to our medical staffbrought
n PPNNEfocusedoneducationabout medication
dynamic energy and innovation to ourhealthcare services
abortion, whichholdssomuchpromiseforexpanded
and helped us set new benchmarks for care.
accesstoearlyabortioncare in our ruralstates.More
Last year brought one of our most profound process
improvements to date — the than one-quarter ofwomenseeking abortioncare at
opening of a centralized call PPNNEchoosethe medicationoptionover a surgical
center operating out of our procedure.
Barre(VT)health center. Patients
n PPNNE’sPresident/CEOandMedicalDirectorserved
seeking abortion information and
onthe NationalMedicalCommittee ofthe Planned
scheduling get the time, education,
ParenthoodFederationofAmerica, influencing
and uninterrupted attention they
the deliveryofreproductivehealth care acrossthe
need and deserve fromsensitive,
country.Our medicalleadershipremainedonthe
highly trained specialists. In turn,
site staffand phone lines are vanguardofevidence-basedmedicine, with protocols
free foradditional patient calls. andpoliciesreflecting the newestresearchand
PPNNE’s Laura Fund(abortion technologies.
loan fund)is now managed
directly by ourcallcenter staffand, soon, they’ll contribute
even further to personal careand convenient access with
appointment scheduling for sites open part-time. Personal Care. Essential Services.
Following the lead of affiliatesuccesses around the
country, PPNNE opened our firstEXPRESShealth center In 2004, PPNNE patients received:
in July in our Williston (VT)facility. This location, in a
community that has seen tremendous commercial and 461,000 freecondoms
residential growth in recent years, is well suited to busy 162,233 cyclesofbirth controlpills
women seeking health care close to theirhome or office. 48,270 testsforsexuallytransmittedinfections,including
Location, hours (including evenings and weekends),and HIV
walk-in/same-dayservices make getting reproductive health 25,347 Pap/cervicalcancerscreening tests(10% requiring
care as easy and convenient as possible. further diagnostic procedures)
Both our call center and our EXPRESS site represent 13,281 DepoProvera®injections
PPNNE’s continued commitment toexceptional 16,012 cyclesofPlan B®(emergency contraception)
personalizedcare.In2004 we developed a series 12,404 pregnancytestswith optionseducationandreferral
ofpatient-centered initiatives to delight currentpatients 15,955 cyclesofthe Ortho-Evra®patch
and recruit new ones, including:hasslefreeaccess
10,051 colposcopies(following abnormal Paptests)
(convenient hours as well as streamlined scheduling and
8,440 cyclesofthe NuvaRing®
paperwork);FAIRCare(representing our longstanding
3,225 surgicalandmedicationabortions(medication abortions
commitment to providing reproductive health caretoall,
represented 28% oftotal abortion services)
regardless of income);and our EasyScriptsPlan(more
420 IUDinsertions
options and convenience for our patients choosing to have
341 prenatalvisits (Claremont, NH only)
their contraceptive supplies mailed directly to their homes).
114 LEEPprocedures(following abnormal Paptests)
In Washington . . .
Action Fund
n The Unborn VictimsofViolencebillpassedboth the
P HouseandSenateandwassignedbyPresident Bush.
PNNE’s Action Fund — an independent, non-
Appliedonlytocrimescommittedonfederalproperty
partisan, not-for-profitorganization — was
andfavoredbythoselong opposedtospending
established to ensure supporters across our region
fordomesticviolenceprevention, the intent isclear
know exactly where their elected officials stand on issues
—elevating the legalstatusofafetus(atanystage of
related to sexual health and reproductive rights.
development)tothat ofapregnant woman.
During 2004, we:
n Despite overwhelming support in committee,forthe first
n createdamembershipprogramandraisedmorefunds timeever the FoodandDrug Administrationdecided
forelectoralworkthan ever before($26,000). topursue “further study”in the questionofwhether to
makeemergencycontraception(EC)availablewithout
n collaboratedwith the PlannedParenthoodFederation
aprescription. MoreextensiveawarenessanduseofEC
ofAmericaonaRoe anniversaryPresidential
holdpromisetocut abortionratesinhalf.
Candidate’sBreakfastin NewHampshire and
conductedalarge-scale,non-electoralvoter n Inaboldattempttointimidatedoctors,hospitals,
mobilizationandeducationcampaign in conjunction andwomen, federalmarshalswere dispatchedtofive
with our 501(c)(3)sisterorganization,PPNNE. hospitalsandsixPlannedParenthoodsitesaroundthe
countryin February,demanding the confidentialmedical
n organizedactivistsfordoor-to-doorcampaigning on
recordsofabortionpatients.Medicalprivacyseemed
behalfofPlannedParenthoodFederationofAmerica-
irrelevant in thisJusticeDepartment “fishing expedition,”
endorsedcandidateJohnKerry,andendorsed
claimedtobeanecessityin the defenseofan abortion
candidatesin localandstateelectionsinMaine, New
ban enactedbyCongressandquicklyenjoinedbythe
Hampshire,andVermont.
courts.PlannedParenthoodrefusedtocomplywith this
n usedpaidmediain additiontoextensiveget-out-the-vote tacticofforcing womenanddoctorstoprovewhythey
effortstohighlightourNewHampshire gubernatorial neededandprovidedabortions—andthen holding up
endorsement (ourcandidate,John Lynch,defeatedthe the circumstancesforpublicjudgment.
one-term,anti-choiceGovernorBenson).Joinour
ACTIONFUNDatwww.ppnneactionfund.org.
“
Werefuse toallowour patients tobecome the political pawnfor this
”
administration’spolicies on reproductivehealth.
JatriceMartelGaiter,President/CEO,PPofMetropolitan Washington
Getting Organized…
P
PNNE’s Activist Network has grown not just in numbers but also in enthusiasm
and participation. Following extensive organizing work for the March forWomen’s
Livesand the November election, we had 24,000northernNewEnglandersinour
ActivistNetworkby year’s end. We worked to link the personal with political, inviting
our patients to become activists, registering voters across the region, and including voter
registration information in all patient mail from August to November.
We’re committed to giving activists — particularly young activists — the information,
skills, and confidence to play a greaterrole in public policy and civic engagement in
our threestates. With activist training, community events, electronic Action Alerts, and
lobbying assistance, we’ll continue to organize the people of ourthree states to raise
their voices in support of reproductive freedom and a more balanced and open dialogue
about sexual health.
Last year, PPNNE . . .
n upgradedour FactsofLife n hostedRobie Harris,criticallyacclaimedforher books
Line with fundingfrom supporting parentsandcaring adultsin their effortsto
the Maine HealthAccess talkwith young peopleabout sexuality,at anOctober
Foundationandthe luncheonin Concord(NH).
Vermont Department of
n co-sponsoredaSeptemberCandidatesForumin
Health. Thistoll-freephone
Burlington(VT),hosting candidatesforGovernorand
line with pre-recorded
LieutenantGovernorin a questionandanswer session.
sexualhealth information
nowincludesallmessages n integratedour off-site Teen Optionsprogramin
Manchester(NH)intoour growing PennacookStreet
in both Englishand
health center.
Spanishandintroductions
andselectmessages n collaboratedwith 45localagenciesin sponsoring
in Arabic,Vietnamese, an autumn"Parent Expo"inBurlington(VT)with
French, Bosnian, andSomali.Our commitmentto exhibitorsproviding resourcesforparentsofallages.
the region’sgrowing minoritypopulationwasfurther
n seniormanagerstraveledthroughout the affiliate
strengthenedbydevelopment ofacomprehensive
toengage staffat alllevelsinGreatPlace toWork
manualforserving patientswithlimitedEnglish
Conversations.Acommitment tobetter understanding
proficiency.
the challengesandrewardsour staffexperiencesin
n renovatedandupgradedour health centersinBurlington the workplaceledtoopen dialogue, explorationof
(VT)andPortland(ME)andrelocatedourexternal waystoacknowledge andcelebratetheir extraordinary
affairsstaffin Maine toalargerfacilityin Scarborough commitment, andopportunitiestobrainstormsolutions
with a training labandvideoconferencing capabilities. toproblems.
n distributednearly90,000copiesofPPNNE’snewsletter,
Newsource,andsent nearly8,000peopleelectronic
copiesofour monthlyonline newsletter,E-CLIPS.
Bad news!
n participatedinNationalHIVTesting DayonJune28,
alerting the VermontcommunitiesofHydePark,Barre,
andRutland,aswellasClaremont(NH)tothecontinuing A
ccording to the United Nations Population Fund
threatofHIVinfectionandthe availabilityoftesting and
(UNFPA),the loss of $34million in family planning
counseling servicesat PPNNE.
dollars appropriated by Congress through UNFPA has resulted
in two million more unwanted pregnancies, 800,000 induced
abortions, 4,700 maternal deaths, and 77,000 deaths of infants
and children across the globe. President Bush has withheld an
In the news! additional $34million for 2005. When the December tsunami
hit, UNFPA was one of the firstorganizations on the ground
addressing the unique needs of women in the region by
P
PNNE received the MaureenKellyGumptionAward providing them with basic supplies such as sanitarynapkins,
from the New HampshireReproductive Health Association, clean blood, outer clothing, and support services.
for our perseverance in opening the Manchester health center,
fighting parental notification legislation, and hosting the Good news!
Presidential Primary Forum.
OurAction Fundwas one of two national recipients
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of the first-everAwardforOutstandingActionFund n2004, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Work,honoring our efforts around the presidential primary reported that the U.S. birthrate among young teens dropped
and caucuses in New Hampshire. And, ourPPNNE ManPhone to the lowest levelin nearly 60 years. In addition,overall teen
campaign won the 2003CommunicatorCrystalAwardof birthrates reached a recordlow since data collection began in the
Excellencefor the TVspot “Dumb Things!”inthe Broadcast/ 1940s. NorthernNew England has the lowest teen pregnancy and
Cable Commercial category. birthrates of anyregion in the nation.
2004
Patients
& Patient
Visits
Patients Visits
Maine
Biddeford 1,545 2,686
Brunswick 1,767 2,911
Portland 7,422 10,991
Sanford 1,824 3,336
Totals 12,558 19,924
NewHampshire
Claremont 1,799 3,281
Derry 3,241 5,237
Exeter 1,612 2,461
Keene 3,270 5,605
Manchester 4,654 7,274
Portsmouth 1,461 2,130
West Lebanon 3,623 5,574
Totals 19,660 31,562
Vermont
Barre 2,574 3,992
Bennington 686 1,128
Brattleboro 2,309 4,235
Burlington 6,306 9,519
Hyde Park 1,005 1,774
Middlebury 878 1,404
Newport 900 1,750
Randolph 331 527
Rutland 2,801 4,610
Springfield 787 1,366
St. Albans 1,503 2,623
St. Johnsbury 1,153 1,931
Waterbury 764 1,173
VTWomen’s Choice 3,937 6,736
Williston EXPRESS 566 669
Totals 26,500 43,437
PPNNETotals 58,718 94,923
Our mission
to provide, promote, and protect
access to reproductive health
care and sexuality education
so that all people can make
voluntary choices about their
reproductive and sexual health..
The following volunteers served
on the PPNNEBoard ofTrustees
in 2004:
Chair
Cheryl Hanson (VT)
Vice Chair
Wendy Frosh (NH)*
Second Vice Chair
Judith Sutphen (VT)*
Secretary
Rabbi Alan D. Fuchs (NH)
Treasurer
Jane Honeck (ME)*
Ashish Chaudhari, M.D. (NH)
GeoffreyE.Clark, M.D. (NH)*
Rev.JerryGoddard(NH)*
Cheryl Hanna (VT)*
Howard Harrison (ME)*
Alice Z. Lawrence(VT)
CrestonLea (VT)
Sheila H. Littlefield, D.C. (ME)*
Elsa M. Luker (NH)
Rhonda Morin (VT)
Rev.Johanna Nichols (VT)
Emma Ottolenghi, M.D. (VT)
TishF. Payson(ME)
EverettPage (NH)
Joan Reische (NH)
Jill Rosenthal (ME)*
Jane Sakovitz-Dale (VT)
Eliza Shulman, D.O.(NH)
Christine Streeter(ME)
Marcia M. Tingley (NH)*
Laurie Williamson (ME)
*denotes concurrent membership on the PPNNE
Action Fund Board
Administrative Staff
President/CEO:Nancy Mosher
Medical Director:Cheryl Gibson, M.D.
Senior Vice President,
Operations: Jean Cotner
Senior Vice President,
External Affairs &Organizational
Development: Ann Fielder
Vice President,
Development:Nancy Chiquoine
Vice President,
Education &Training:CatrionaMcHardy
Vice President,
Medical Services:Rachel Atkins
Credits
Editor: SkeekFrazee,PPNNE
Design:Christensen Design
Printing:Transcontinental O’Keefe
Photography: Nina Fuller Photography
WarrenRoos Photography
Personal Contributions. Public Commitment.
B
ystanding with PPNNE, our generous donors have stood up for freedom and basic human rights. In 2004, 5,777individuals,
foundations,andcorporationscontributed$1,667,513tosupportPPNNE’songoingwork.They’ve energized us all
with their words and gifts, and they’ve ensuredhealth care access to thousands across northernNew England.
n AnAprilevent at the ECHOLeahyCenter in Burlington n PPNNE’sCancer Screening AccessFundprovided
(VT),featuring SenatorJimJeffords,CongressmanBernie $24,700tohelp109womenpayforlife-saving care
Sanders,MayorPeter Clavelle,andstafffromSenator following an abnormalPaptest.
Leahy'soffice,attracted350andraisedmorethan
n Online giving tookagreatleapforwardin 2004with
$22,000toput activistson17busestoWashington, D.C.
a31percent increasein giftsvia ppnne.org,andan 85
n AlexSanger, Margaret Sanger'sgrandson, joinedusin percent increasein dollarscontributedelectronically.
Marchforareading anddiscussionofhisnewbookat the Online giftsfrom252donorstoPPNNEandthe PPNNE
Northshire BookstoreinManchester(VT),raising $6,000. Action Fundtotaled$27,660.
SupportersJohn andJanet Irving hostedafollow-up,
n Fourteen newpeoplejoinedour Future ofChoice Society
special-invitationdinner.
in 2004byincluding PPNNEin their estateplans.This
n The Laura Fundprovidedover$64,000for296women specialcirclerepresents139memberswhohaveeither
needingfinancialhelptoactontheir decisiontoterminate leftbequestsat their death orletusknowoftheir legacy
apregnancy.Tomeet thisneed,morethan 140donors intentions.PPNNE’sendowmentnowstandsat$4.4
contributed$67,000—the mostraisedandthe most million.
givenawayin a singleyear.
n PPNNE’sendowment forThe Laura Fundgrewto
During2004,PPNNE provided more subsidized
$127,400(towardagoalof$600,000)tocreateanannual
care than atanyother time in ourhistory—
revenue streamthat willhelpprovidefinancialassistance
$7,659,504.Thiswasa10percentincreaseover2003
in ourthree statesnowandin the future.
anda47percent increaseoverthepastfiveyears.In
n A$25,000challengegrant toinspire online giftsand Maine, subsidizedcare grewby20percent in justone
contributionstoouryear-endphon-a-thonwasso year. Morethan halfofPPNNE’spatientshadincomesat
successfulthat the donorspontaneouslyincreasedthe orbelow150percentoffederalpovertylevels.
grant to$35,000,matching allcontributions.
Money In: Money Out:
$16,822,913 $16,889,829
Marketing &
Other Other Grants Communications 4%
Income 2% &Contracts 1% Public
Policy 4%
Education&
Contributions 11% Training 5%
Fundraising 3%
Administration 16%
Federal,State&
Net Patient &
LocalGrants 20% DirectPatient
Third-Party
Services 68%
Fees 66%
This year’sbudget shortfall is attributable tocostsassociated with the
March on Washington and an unexpected rise in uninsuredand underinsured patients.
Public Affairs
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uring the past year,PPNNE’s Public AffairsandGrassroots staffworked acrossourthree
states to protect reproductive rights and sexual health education for all. It was an exciting,
demanding, and exhausting year, and, despite disappointment in the presidential election results,
we celebrate enormouslegislative and political successes within our service area.Our efforts
might not have led us to the White House, but that does not discount the amazing contributions
of donors, activists, volunteers, and a committed and determined PPNNE staff.Anditunderscores
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health dilemmas with state and national legislative agendas.The personal ISpolitical.
Throughout 2004, anti-choice hardliners exposed their true agenda with vocal opposition to emergency contraception and oral
contraceptive pills. That’s why PPNNE has recommitted to revealing the folly of targetingawoman’s access to safe abortion carewhile
also working tirelessly to decrease availability of the health care servicesandinformation proventoreduce unintended pregnancies. They
cannot — and will not — claim an exclusive franchise on reasonandmorality.
New Hampshire
During the 2004 election season, PPNNE:
n The HouseandSenatepassedimportant ECPharmacy
n held36votermobilizing training eventsacrossour three
Accesslegislationthat wassubsequentlyvetoedbythen-
states,registeredmorethan a thousandnewvoters,
GovernorBenson. The senatewasjustone voteshyofa
hostedpresidentialandgubernatorialcandidatesfor
vetooverride.
debatesandbreakfasts,andcanvasseddoor-to-dooron
n The Houserejectedabillthat wouldhaverequiredthe
electionday.
statetocollectstatisticsonabortionandmandatethat
n collaboratedwith AmericaComing Together andAmerica
onlylicensedphysiciansperformabortions.
Voteson“get outthe vote”workin NewHampshire and
n Supportedbythe NewHampshire NursePractitioner
Maine.
Association, the stateBoardofNursing votedunanimously
n staffandactivistsinNewHampshire were joinedbyover
tosupport PPNNE’suseofadvancepracticecliniciansto
80PlannedParenthoodvolunteersfromMassachusetts
provideabortioncare.
andseveralstafffromthe PlannedParenthoodFederation
n The legislaturerefusedtoplacegovernment between a
ofAmericain a seriesofvotermobilizing effortsthat
woman seeking an abortionandher health care provider,
ultimatelysucceeded,securing a pro-choicegovernor
rejecting a procedure ban, reportingrequirements,24-
andNewHampshire’selectoralvotesforapro-choice
hour delays,andbiasedcounseling.
presidentialcandidate.
n PPNNEandour alliesprevailedin a federalcourt case
(brought bythe Governor)challenging our statecourt
In our statelegislatures…
win preventing implementationofparentalnotification
Maine
legislationforminorsseeking abortion.
n GovernorBaldaccisignedEmergencyContraception
CollaborativePracticelegislation,making Maine the sixth
Vermont
statein the nation(firstonthe Eastcoast)toensure
n Aplethoraofbillsrestricting accesstosexualityeducation
pharmacyaccesstoEmergencyContraception(EC)
andcreating barrierstosafeabortioncare were again
withoutaprescription.
introduced,with none receiving floordebate.
n DirigoHealth wascreatedinlandmarklegislationto
n Aproposaltopermit a pharmacisttodispenseemergency
controlhealth care costswhilealsoexpanding access.
contraceptionin accordancewith a collaborative
PPNNEjoinedin supportofthisstatepartnershipwith
practiceprotocol(between participating pharmacists
privateinsurancecompaniestoprovidecomprehensive,
andprescribers)wasreferredtocommittee,receivedno
affordablehealth insurancetoemployeesofMaine’ssmall
action, andwaspromisedtobereintroducedinthe next
businesses.
legislativesession.
n PPNNEsuccessfullysecuredlevelfunding forfamily
planning servicesin ’05within a tight statebudget
delivering manycutstohuman services.