Yeah? Where are you from? California or NY where same-sex marriage is illegal? It’s not in Iowa by the way.

Well please explain it to me then doc

Thank you for your thoughts, I would agree with you that PP is under attack, the problem is that your enemies get to shot at you at will, and you have to defend every shot, PP needs to move the goal post, while I think every woman has a right to get reproductive services in her home state, This structure has served to restrict, or in some cases deny women their rights, as the other side only has to gain marginal control, of the legislatures which, are to a great extent already hostile to women’s rights, to impose onerous requirements on the women of that state. PP needs to move away from the out post model that they have persuade, and instead build a women’s service model, yes you live in a hostile state, it does not matter, your clinics become counseling centers and organizing centers, what ever service your members need, they travel to, in states, that do not abuse their women’s rights. The bottom line is that the women are not denied their rights because of geography, you take their location off the table, and in doing so remove the ability of your opponents to use government to take your rights. There is nothing new in what I am saying, wealthy women have never had a problem getting what ever service they wants in the country, they just got on a plane, give the same option to poor and middle class women, call it a vacation, arrange for travel and lodging with group members at her destination and transportation to services, also this could extended to taking care of other children if the group was cohesive enough. This is not an insurance plan which a state could regulate, this is a mutual assistance group run by PP charging a set monthly fee and guaranteeing that members would get first rate service here ever they lived, since the cost would be low, say $5,00 a month or $60.00 a year per member, a million member goal would give you 60 million dollars a year to invest to insure member services. Then States would not matter, women would take in their own hands, their own rights, and not have to beg, for what is rightfully theirs. the numbers are on your side if you use them, you are half the population, roughly 175 million women in this country, with a membership ages from 14 to 50 or older since the larger the group the larger the fund pool. The question is not whether you will use or ever need the service, the question is who has a right to say what you do with your body, I believe that should be you, not the state, and this would give you that freedom to choose.This is a rough out line, fill it in if you like, debate it with your friends, punch it, kick it, wring it out, think about it, but staying on the present course is a non winner, as you are restricted and striped of your rights state buy state. Shake up the game remember money is power, and if you offer women the power to choose their own fate without interference, they will take it.

The only problem I see with your brilliant concept is that the ‘right to life’ idiots are also attacking Planned Parenthood. PP is under SEVERE assault right now..the best thing we can do with our time and money right now is to come to the aid of this magnificent program and try to save IT before we add more programs to it.

No she wouldn’t ‘simply have an abortion if she wanted one’n if they’re not legal in the state that she lived in.

Your comment just displayed your ignorance on the subject.

Really??? Iowa is one of the only states that recognizes marriages between all citizens as a constitutional right.

I’m going to assume you’re not from Iowa and don’t know anyone from Iowa. Please don’t insult my home state. I genuinely enjoy living there.

And what great state are you from?