Planned Parenthood Will Start Registering Voters At Its Clinics

[babylonsister]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/planned-parenthood-voter-registration_us_57a4cdf4e4b021fd98787cef?section=politics&


Planned Parenthood Will Start Registering Voters At Its Clinics
The health care provider wants to “engage historically disenfranchised communities.”
08/05/2016 02:34 pm ET
Laura Bassett Senior Politics Reporter, The Huffington Post


WASHINGTON― Planned Parenthood announced Friday that it will start registering voters at its clinics, on college campuses, online and at other locations, “regardless of their background, beliefs, or political ideology,” in an effort to get disenfranchised populations more involved in the political process.

The non-partisan campaign, called “My Vote, My Voice,” has the potential to reach a lot of people who don’t normally vote in presidential campaigns. Volunteers across 45 states will set up “action” tables outside of Planned Parenthood health centers and other locations in the community to sign people up to vote, educate them about voter ID laws in their states, and then remind them two weeks before the November election to vote.

Planned Parenthood serves 2.5 million patients a year, and many of those patients are young, low-income, and people of color― the demographics that are disproportionately affected by voter suppression laws.

“If we can’t all participate in our government, we all get cheated,” said Anna Keene, a Planned Parenthood spokeswoman. “We’re launching the ‘My Vote, My Voice’ campaign to help ensure that every voice is heard and every vote is counted in communities across the country. No matter what your political beliefs are, if you don’t or can’t vote, then you can’t elect officials who will keep your best interests in mind.”


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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/planned-parenthood-voter-registration_us_57a4cdf4e4b021fd98787cef?section=politics&

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. Democracy... the more access to voting registration, the better.

[kimbutgar]

2. This is great news

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

3. Haaaaaaahahhaaaaaaaa

Hear that?

RW pinheads exploding.

[MerryBlooms]

4. Beaut!

Rec/Kick/Share

[livetohike]

5. Great idea! Daycare centers should do the same. n/t

[Hekate]

6. This is a truly great idea

[brer cat]

7. What a great idea!

To PP!

[sheshe2]

8. Great~

[George Eliot]

9. Excellent idea! Good for them and very brave.

[Wounded Bear]

10. K & R ......great idea....

That'll make some RW heads explode.

[procon]

11. Every federal office should be equipped to register voters.

Like US Post Offices, Passport Agencies, FBI field offices, even prisons could add voters. And even state offices, fire and police depts, libraries, schools and universities, should be ready to register voters.

[mopinko]

12. ^^^^this^^^^

yes they should.
but pp is a brilliant place to start.

[SCantiGOP]

13. Be careful

That could lead to rampant democracy.

[mopinko]

14. ooooh, you may be right.

[kestrel91316]

15. They're gonna need twice as much security now.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

16. Awesome!!!!! Brilliant!!!!!

!!!!!!

[Chicago1980]

17. What kind of regulations will republican states/legislatures try to impose against this?

Don't think they won't try to hinder this or send in that douche O'Keefe with his video camera.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

18. Expect more RW protesters obstructing entrance to the clinics.

[Rose Siding]

22. And then litigation that might have more favorable results because of this.

SCOTUS has been stronger on voting rights. Maybe that can be worked into an argument for protection for clinics if registration is occurring there

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

23. That would give the obstructors a well-deserved shock.

[Control-Z]

19. Great idea!

Makes me love and appreciate PP even more.

Now let's see how the right twists this into somehow being "unconstitutional". Though, with all the crap they have on their plates, there's a chance they'll leave it alone, at least for the moment.

[groundloop]

20. Please please please, don't sign up this guy

[Monk06]

31. You beat me by 19 hrs Oh well better late than never I suppose

[saidsimplesimon]

21. Brava babylonsister, we are on the same page.

Never thought it would happen, quelle surprise!

I support Planned Parenthood, a womans' right to health and medical testing. FU if you do not agree my repuglican fellow citizens. Sometimes an intervention, while unpleasant, is required to save many lives.

[DemonGoddess]

24. K&R!

[KrazyinKS]

25. Love It!

This is just getting too fascinating.

[B Calm]

26. Remembering ACORN. .

[Lucky Luciano]

27. Should have always been doing this!!!! nt

[marble falls]

28. Great news from a great public asset.

[calimary]

29. Well, that's gonna stir up the haters even further.

GOOD.

[Monk06]

30. Look forward to the next phoney Planned Parenthood sting by James O Keefe with a voter fraud bonus

reel

Twofer !!

[SunSeeker]

32. Great idea!

[NastyRiffraff]

33. That sound you hear

Republican heads exploding

[Gothmog]

34. Yeah